VOCABULARY
What is a record?
What inspired today's tradition of the Thanksgiving feast?
An autumn celebration and shared meal between the Pilgrims and Wampanoag tribe
Why did the Pilgrims eat deer, mussels, and corn?
Because those foods were naturally found on the land that they were on.
The food often served at Thanksgiving today differs from the food served at the feast in 1621. What evidence from the section "Fish and Shellfish" supports this statement?
Many historians believe that much of the Pilgrims' and Wampanoags' meal consisted of seafood, which is often absent from today's menus.
What text structure gives similar and differences between two objects?
Compare and contrast
Doing something at times but not very often
What is occasionally?
What does the article list?
Thanksgiving food
Based on the information in the first paragraph, how did the Pilgrims and Wampanoag MOST LIKELY feel?
They were excited about their new relationship with one another.
What is the central idea of this article?
There are differences between the food served at the event that inspired today's Thanksgiving feast and Thanksgiving food today.
What text structure describes a topic with details?
Description
Putting different things together to make into one thing
What is a mixture?
What are some foods that were probably eaten at the 1621 feast?
deer, beans, and mussels
Read the following sentence from the text:
Fruits indigenous to the region included blueberries, plums, grapes, gooseberries, raspberries, and of course, cranberries, which the Wampanoag ate and used as a natural dye.
What does the word "indigenous" most likely mean in based on the clues in this passage?
specific to or coming from a certain place
What is the central idea of the section "Turkey"?
Although wild turkeys were eaten at the first Thanksgiving, there were other birds that were eaten, too.
What text structure tells steps or events in time order?
Sequence/Chronological
to gather crops
What is a harvest?
When did the Thanksgiving holiday become a national tradition for the United States?
1860s
Infer why the Pilgrims were celebrating their survival in a new land as part of their Thanksgiving meal.
They had a rough ride on the Mayflower. They were not familiar with many of the crops on the new land.
What is the central idea of the section "Did You Know"?
Even though people think that turkey is to blame for being drowsy, it is actually all of the foods that have a high amount of carbohydrates in them.
What text structure gives causes and effects?
Cause and effect
to feel tired; desiring a nap
What is drowsy?
Why do people feel tired after eating a Thanksgiving meal?
Because of the many carbohydrates and desserts that people eat.
The Pilgrims and Native American did not have as many types of foods as we do. For example, they did not have sugar or flour.
What is the main idea of the section "Pumpkin Pie"?
There was pumpkin at the first Thanksgiving, but there was not pie.
What text structure presents a problem or dilemma and then follows with a solution?
Problem/Solution