What is a Text Set?
"Text sets are collections of resources from different
genre, media, and levels of reading difficulty that are
designed to be supportive of the readers
with a range of experiences and interests. A text-set
collection focuses on one concept or topic and can
include includes multiple genres such as books,
charts and maps, informational pamphlets, poetry
and songs, photographs, non-fiction books, almanacs
or encyclopedias."
From: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson305/creating.pdf
genre, media, and levels of reading difficulty that are
designed to be supportive of the readers
with a range of experiences and interests. A text-set
collection focuses on one concept or topic and can
include includes multiple genres such as books,
charts and maps, informational pamphlets, poetry
and songs, photographs, non-fiction books, almanacs
or encyclopedias."
From: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson305/creating.pdf
Jamestown Text Set
This text set was compiled in order to support the learning of a student in the fourth grade who is obtaining information about SOL VS.3. This SOL covers material about Colonization and Conflict: 1607 through the American Revolution. The SOL states:
VS.3 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the first permanent English settlement in America by
a) explaining the reasons for English colonization;
b) describing how geography influenced the decision to settle at Jamestown;
c) identifying the importance of the charters of the Virginia Company of London in establishing the Jamestown settlement;
d) identifying the importance of the General Assembly (1619) as the first representative legislative body in English America;
e) identifying the importance of the arrival of Africans and English women to the Jamestown settlement;
f) describing the hardships faced by settlers at Jamestown and the changes that took place to ensure survival;
g) describing the interactions between the English settlers and the native peoples, including the contributions of Powhatan to the survival of the settlers.
VS.3 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the first permanent English settlement in America by
a) explaining the reasons for English colonization;
b) describing how geography influenced the decision to settle at Jamestown;
c) identifying the importance of the charters of the Virginia Company of London in establishing the Jamestown settlement;
d) identifying the importance of the General Assembly (1619) as the first representative legislative body in English America;
e) identifying the importance of the arrival of Africans and English women to the Jamestown settlement;
f) describing the hardships faced by settlers at Jamestown and the changes that took place to ensure survival;
g) describing the interactions between the English settlers and the native peoples, including the contributions of Powhatan to the survival of the settlers.
Books
Websites
http://www.e-learninglinks.com/history/Jamestown_Crossword_Puzzle2.pdf
http://content.time.com/time/interactive/0,31813,1619206,00.html
http://apva.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=4
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/interactiveadventures/john-smith/
- Crossword puzzle based off Jamestown unit
- Flesch-Kincaid Level: Grade 8.6
- This crossword puzzle would be great for students in fourth grade to compete after learning about Jamestown. The vocabulary would be taught to the students and they should have a grasp on most of the words that are in the crossword. The crossword may be used as a quiz/test/assessment tool to see how much students have learned after the Jamestown unit. The crossword puzzle could also be just used for fun as an enrichment activity. It could be completed in groups and students could be allowed to use their books or other resources to help them complete it.
http://content.time.com/time/interactive/0,31813,1619206,00.html
- Virtual tour of Jamestown
- Flesch-Kincaid Level: Grade 6.55
- This resource is great for students in a class that is learning about Jamestown. The teacher can create a "scavenger hunt" worksheet of questions (whose answers should be on the website) and use the website as a station in a rotation or a resource for students to look at if they finish their work early. This website would be good for children in the fourth grade because most of the site is visual so even if they were not reading all the works correctly, they would be able to gain information from the pictures. Students are able to scroll around a digital Jamestown colony to see how it was set up, what kind of businesses the colony had and what each building was used for. There is also a tab for students to click that shows students the population of the Jamestown colony throughout the years.
http://apva.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=4
- Students can view artifacts and maps from Jamestown
- Flesch-Kincaid Level: Grade 8.02
- This website would be appropriate for students who are from fourth grade and above. This website allows students to click on different links to see the fort map, excavation areas, what the statehouse site looked like, how the James fort was discovered, and samples of artifacts that were found on the site. The site would be useful for the students since they would be able to see the set up of the fort and the artifacts that were found. Students could explore this website if they were to finish their work early in class or if they wanted to see what life was like in Jamestown on their own time. The teacher could also use the artifacts on the website to make an activity which could compare and contrast the lives of the Jamestown colonists to our own lives today as a writing activity. This would give the students an idea of what was important in Jamestown life.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/interactiveadventures/john-smith/
- Watch a video about Jamestown while reading along!
- Flesch-Kincaid Level: Grade 6.49
- This website would be appropriate for students in the fourth grade and above. This is an interactive website that allows the visitors to follow the adventure of Captain John Smith. There is a video that plays on the top of the page while the corresponding words are found on the bottom. This would be useful for students who are trying to follow along and see words as they are listening to the reading. The website is set up with an animated video so it is also very kid friendly! At the end of different sections, the student can pick to play a mini-game and sometimes pick different options that Captain John Smith had on his journey. The selections that that are made by the students change the outcome of the video and tell the students if that was the same choice that John Smith made. Any student on any reading level could use this website as long as they had headphones because the site can read to you as the student watches the video.