William Bradford : the pen & the person
a curriculum unit for grades 9-12

1.  Meet William Bradford and his journal
Vocabulary & concepts to be defined :

journal
record
document
colony
governor
first-hand
primary source
historian
manuscript

Classroom reading assignments :
Who was William Bradford? Link to www.pilgrimhall.org/bradfordwilliam.htm
What is the Bradford Journal? Link to www.pilgrimhall.org/bradjour.htm

Classroom discussion questions :
What is a journal?
What does it do?
What other ways have people of the past used to record their reactions to events?
How do people of the early 21st century record their reactions to events?
How can poetry be used to express emotions?
How are poetry and a journal alike? How do they differ?

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