The Lost City:Roanoke

Island

Standards: AL.SS.5.10, 10.1,10.2

Objective:TSW describe the success and failures

of Roanoke Island settlements.

By Jennifer Conner

You will need:• Social Studies text book• Paper• Pencil• Art supplies• Social Studies interactive notebook• Turn to page 155• Read “Why We Remember” to yourself.

Day 1

•Reflect on “Why We Remember”. •On a sheet of paper, make a personal connection to the text.•Tell me what this paragraph made you think about.

Why is what we are about to learn important?

• It is the very beginning of the country in which we live with many luxuries and freedoms.• This is one reason we celebrate Thanksgiving every year.

• Read pages 156 – 157

Why did the English & Spanish want colonies in America?

• To find gold and other natural resources.

What is a resource?

• The resources they were looking for were probably natural resources. A natural resource is a material source of wealth, such as timber (or wood), fresh water, or a mineral deposit that occurs in a natural state and has economic value.•It is not man made, but can be used for food, to build with, and trade or sell.

Why was Sir Walter Raleigh a good choice as the organizer of the first English Colony in North America?

• He had explored North America in the early 1580’s, so…

How did war between England and Spain affect the fate of the Roanoke Island Settlement?

• England needed all of its ships for the war, so John White could not return with a shipload of supplies until about 3 years later.

• Clear your desk.• You will need:• Pen or Marker• Scissors

Who was Sir Walter Raleigh?

• Raleigh was a wealthy friend of the Queen of England, who gave him permission to start a colony in North America.

• Twice he tried to start a colony in North Carolina, but failed.

Why did Raleigh’s first colony fail?

• The colonist did not plant enough crops to support the colony.

•The Indians nearby got tired of providing the colonist with food.

•The colonist began to starve and a ship from England picked up the survivors.

What happened to the second colony?

• England became involved in a war with Spain and sent no ships to check on the colony for 3 years.

• When ships finally did arrive, there was no sign of life in the colony.

• The only clue was the word “CROATOAN” carved into a tree.

The Lost City:Roanoke

Island

Standards: AL.SS.5.10, 10.1,10.2

Objective:TSW describe the success and failures

of Roanoke Island settlements.

By: Jennifer Conner

You will need:• Social Studies text book• Paper• Pencil• Art supplies• Social Studies interactive notebook• Turn to page 155• Read “Why We Remember” to yourself.

Day 2

• Clear your desk.

• Get out the flip book we made yesterday.

http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00156/roanokeoverview2.html

Who was Sir Walter Raleigh?

• Raleigh was a wealthy friend of the Queen of England, who gave him permission to start a colony in North America.

• Twice he tried to start a colony in North Carolina, but failed.

Why did Raleigh’s first colony fail?

• The colonist did not plant enough crops to support the colony.

•The Indians nearby got tired of providing the colonist with food.

•The colonist began to starve and a ship from England picked up the survivors.

What happened to the second colony?

• England became involved in a war with Spain and sent no ships to check on the colony for 3 years.

• When ships finally did arrive, there was no sign of life in the colony.

• The only clue was the word “CROATOAN” carved into a tree.

Roanoke Island Question & Answer Disc

•You will need:• Pen or Pencil• Scissors

Why did the English and Spanish want colonies in America?

• To find gold and other resources

Why was Sir Walter Raleigh a good choice as the organizer of the first English colony in North America?

• He had explored North America in the early 1580’s, so he had some experience.

How did a war between England and Spain affect the fate of the Roanoke Island Settlement?

• England needed all of its ships for the war, so John White could not return with a shipload of supplies until about 3 years later.