Oklahoma Social Studies 5.C.1.8

5.C.1.8 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 5.C.1.8.A

  adaptation to an unfamiliar and harsh environment

• 5.C.1.8.B

  practice of self-government established by the Mayflower Compact

• 5.C.1.8.C

  leadership of William Bradford.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students explain how Plymouth settlers faced cold, hunger, and unfamiliar land. They describe how the Mayflower Compact set up self-government, how William Bradford led the colony, and how Wampanoag people helped settlers grow food.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can place the Compact, the first winter, Bradford’s election as governor, and the 1621 harvest in order. They can connect a challenge to a response, such as food shortages to learning local farming methods.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think everyone at Plymouth had a say in the Compact, but women and children did not sign it. They may also picture the land as empty or think Bradford kept the settlement going on his own.

04

How to Assess It

On an exit ticket, ask: What was one challenge Plymouth settlers faced, how did they respond, and how did the Compact or Bradford help them govern?

1. 01

   Give pairs cards for the Compact, first winter, Bradford’s election, and 1621 harvest; have them put the cards in order.

2. 02

   Ask, “Why would settlers agree on rules when food and shelter were uncertain?” Have students use one fact from a Plymouth timeline.

3. 03

   Play a card match: pair hunger with Wampanoag farming help, disputes with the Compact, and colony leadership with Bradford’s election.

4. 04

   Put six pencils on a desk for ten students; groups write a sharing rule and compare who gets a say with Plymouth’s signers.

• 5.C.1.7

  Describe the importance of freedom from religious persecution that motivated immigration by Pilgrims (separatists) to Plymouth Colony as opposed to economic rea...

• 5.C.1.9

  Explain the founding and development of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, including

• 5.C.1.5

  Analyze the early successes and challenges of Jamestown, by explaining the

• 5.C.1.10.B

  early alliances with the Wampanoag under the leadership of Ousamequin (Massasoit) and the importance of Tisquantum (Squanto) to Plymouth’s survival