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_____________’s Pilgrim Journal

Journal Prompt 1: Describe why you are leaving and what you will bring.

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Dear Journal,

I am leaving my home in England because _________________________________________

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I will pack ____________________________________________________________________

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I chose these things because _____________________________________________________

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Here is a drawing of the things I will bring.

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http://mayflowerhistory.com/pilgrim-history/

Journal Prompt 2: What do you see, hear, smell, feel and taste on the ship?

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Dear Journal,

I am finally on board the Mayflower and I’ve been noticing many things with my senses.

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I see _________________________________________________________________________

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I am eating ___________________________________________________________________

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Journal Prompt 3: Describe the journey to the new world.

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Dear Journal,

I have been on the ship for many days. This is the story of my journey on the Mayflower.

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http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/voyage/journey.htm

Journal Prompt 4: Describe life in the new world.____________ _______, _____________

Dear Journal,

After a long journey, we arrived! Let me tell you a story about my usual day in Plymouth.

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Journal Prompt 5: Describe the lives of the Native Americans.____________ _______, _____________

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We were not the first people to live in this new world. People called the Wompanoag

already lived here when we arrived. Let me give you some information about their lives.

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