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Summary and Objective
Students will understand that English colonists wrote about the event known as King Philip's War from their perspective. Students will examine documents to look for clues that a historian might use to determine some of the causes of the war and people's reaction to them.
Teaching Plan
Step 1.
The teacher will introduce the war by showing the students a picture of Metacomet drawn by Paul Revere one hundred years after the war. The students will be introduced to Metacomet as a persuasive and charasmatic leader. Also as someone who believed that everyone had to stand together to resist the English pressures that were dividing tribes. The students will read the picture caption, and consider the white man's deciption of the leader.
Step 2.
Have the students work in small groups to answer the question: What kinds of problems might divide people living in a common area? Students should consider modern situations as well as issues that may have occured during the time of King Philip's War. Have the groups share their discussions/answers with the whole class.
Step 3.
Hand out primary documents to small groups. Have the groups read these documents in their groups discussing why they think the documents were written and the intent of the author. Each group will be given a list of vocabulary words and a timeline for better understanding of the document. The students will then summarize some of the information/vocabulary found in the document they were assigned to read/discuss for the entire class as well as their opinions of why the document was written and the author's intent. This will give students a better understanding of some causes of the war and people's reaction to them.
Step 4.
As the small groups share their findings, students will be encouraged to discuss the perspectives found in these documents as well as any evidence found pointing to some causes of war.
Step 5.
Reflect on perspectives and problems discussed. Encourage the students to look at the key issues of power, respect, and sovereignty.
Step 6.
Post Activity: Students will be asked to write a short essay on ways the Indians and settlers could have shared land more successfully.
Step 7.
Students will have the opportunity to share their written essays on a volunteer basis.
Step 8.
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