Pocahontas and John Smith

Pocahontas and John Smith

Pocahontas and John Smith
Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 5 to 7
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	9.24

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		initiation, repeated, original, encyclopedia, link, unknown, traveled, suspect, settlement, history, form, explorer, although, fact, such, peace
	content words:		John Smith, Maybe John Smith, King James, Algonquian Indian Chief Powhatan, North America, Englishman John Rolfe, Algonquian Indian

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Pocahontas and John Smith
By Sharon Fabian

¹     You know what happens when you play "gossip." Each time another person tells the story, it changes a little. After many people have repeated the story, sometimes it is nothing like the original. The same thing happens with history. At one time history was passed on by word of mouth; now it is usually passed on in written form. Either way, it is likely to change a little each time it is told. That's why there is more than a little "story" in "history."

²     The story of John Smith and Pocahontas is a good example. Maybe you've seen the Disney movie, or read about the explorer John Smith and the Indian princess Pocahontas who saved Smith and the other colonists at Jamestown. Maybe you've noticed that each time the story is a little different, or wondered which facts are true.

³     When facts appear in several different sources, such as articles written by different people, that is a clue that they might be true. You can also look to see where the facts come from. For example if the article is in an encyclopedia you might suspect that it is true, although even encyclopedias don't always get every fact right. If the article is by an unknown source, such as some web sites, you might want to verify their facts by checking a few other places.

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