Pocahontas

Pocahontas is FUN--that's what your students will say. This is an accurate version of the story and it constantly encourages the students to use CRITICAL THINKING to analyze her ethical decisions; but it's a READ ALOUD CLASSROOM PLAY so they BECOME the fabulous characters they EXPERIENCE the plot! This is SOCIAL READING. They comprehend more-- because they have BECOME what they read. I think it will take about three hours of class time. I wrote it for FIFTH-EIGHTH GRADERS (especially for the GIFTEDbut I think older students could also use it because of the sophistication of the ideas. Pocahontas is EASY to use for the teacher. Detailed TEACHER INSTRUCTIONS tell you what to say and do. It does NOT cause control problems because everybody is busy all the time mentally. It's perfect for the busy teacher who wants something different for a change a FUN addition to a unit on EARLY American History.