1. Did Pocahontas Save John Smith?

2. Warm-Up: Copy and Fill Out Did Pocahontas Save John Smith?
What I know…
What I think I know…
What I need to know…

3. Walt Disney’s “Pocahontas”
The Walt Disney Company is responsible for the version that many people know best
Let's Take a Look...

4. Walt Disney’s “Pocahontas”
Drama? √
Romance? √
Moralistic? √
Happily Ever After??????????????
Accurate?????????????

6. Comparing Smith’s Accounts
Are there different facts in Smith’s two account of his captivity in December 1607?
A True Relation (Source 1.1) says:
General History (Source 1.2) says:
Why would Smith add on to his earlier story?
Why might he lie or exaggerate and invent new information?
Why would he not lie about the story?

7. Comparing Historians and Smith
Record a five (5) part “play-by-play” description of the “facts” as detailed in the General History of Virginia
Which historian(s) believe that the sequence did occur?
Describe what they think “facts” mean…
Historian ______________ believes...
Historian ______________ believes…

9. Walt Disney’s “Pocahontas”
The Walt Disney Company is responsible for the version that many people know best
Let's Take a Look...

10. Essay Logistics Due two class periods from today
250 – 300 words (include word count)
12 Point Times New Roman or Calibri Font
Double Spaced
Title, Name, Date, Block
Staple rubric to the front of your essay