1. The lost colony of Roanoke

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2-4

Lesson goals:

1. Improve vocabulary

2. Learn new words

3. Improve reading

4. Improve writing

What mystery story do you know?

True or False: The English were the first Europeans to create a successful settlement in the Americas.

A. True

B. False

A. true > Virginia

In your own words:
What does colonize mean?

Colonize = settle among and establish control over (the indigenous people of an area).

Color in and label the four European countries (Spain, France, the Netherlands, and England) that attempted to settle in the United States in the 16th century.

Imagine you were one of the first colonists to arrive in a new settlement. What do you think would have been the biggest hardships or challenges?

How long do you think it took colonists to sail from England to the east coast of the United States where their new settlement was located?

3 days

2 weeks

1 month

2 months

Answer: around 5 weeks, so 1 month

Now, we are going to dive deeper into

 the "Roanoke colony"

What do you think happened
to the lost colony?

00:12

Why did White return to England?

00:33

White returned to...

1. Get more food
2. Resume his position as governor
3. Get more people
4. Ask for more financing

01:00

When did it begin? 

01:24

It all begins in:

1. 1584
2. 1585
3. 1587
4. 1582

01:52

How long could the colony sustain itself?

02:22

About:

1. One year
2. Two years
3. Three years
4. Five years

02:44

Why was Roanoke island specifically chosen for?

03:07

It was chosen for its:

1. The land has food
2. Because there were natives
3. There was no other choice
4. Strategic positioning

03:43

What did the natives believe?

04:07

What did the natives believe?

1. They had diseases
2. The Englishmen shoot invisible bullets
3. They killed them on purpose

04:13

What was the real reason the natives kept dying?

1. Killed by harm
2. Shot dead
3. Suicide
4. Diseases

04:52

What does massacre mean?

1. Help the natives
2. Make-up
3. the indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people.

06:49

How many ships returned the second time?

07:17

How many ships returned?

1. Two
2. One
3. Four
4. Three

09:12

Why did White not challenge the navigator?

1. He was scared
2. Navigator had more experience
3. He was not the captain
4. He was sick

09:58

With what was the skull caved?

1. A knife
2. A wooden club
3. A gun
4. With bare hands

13:27

How many colonists dissapeared?

14:02

How many colonstist dissapeared?

1. 151
2. 115
3. 150
4. 105

15:31

They located to which island?

1. Croation
2. Aruba
3. Napel
4. Croalion

16:41

What was sir Walter Raleigh found guilty of?

1. War crimes
2. Murder
3. Treason
4. Not obeying the law

21:18

Why does he think that much evidence got lost?

1. Because of shifting sand and erosion of the islands
2. A lot got stolen and were found all over the place
3. Many are fake so you cannot believe them anymore
4. It has been too long ago

Your turn!

Make the assignments on the handout.

Next week:

-We will practice all 23 irregular verbs;

-Discuss your handout;

-Look at what everyone thinks about the "lost Colony"