1、Historic Williamsburg A Place from Our Pastby Daphne Greavesillustrated by Richard Torrey|xHSKBPDy502477zv*:+:!:+:!ISBN-13:978-0-15-350247-7ISBN-10:0-15-350247-9 GRADE 4Lesson 25WORD COUNT999GENREReaders TheaterLEVELELLHarcourt LeveledReaders Online Database RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL_COV.indd 2-3RXENL08ARD
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6、session of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication,or any portion of it,into electronic format.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 985 12 11 10 09 08 07 06Historic Williamsburg A Place from Our PastRXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 1RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 111/20/06 2:35:59 PM11/2
7、0/06 2:35:59 PMRXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 2RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 211/20/06 2:36:20 PM11/20/06 2:36:20 PMCharactersTamika Sally JosMs.Wells Samantha Patrick HenryThomas Jefferson NickMan 1,2,and 3 Woman 1 and 2Setting:Williamsburg,VirginiaTamika:Hi,Im Tamika Boyd.Sally:Im Sally Chou.Welcome to Travel
8、TV.Tamika:Travel TV is the show that takes you to interesting places around the world.Sally:Today were visiting historic Williamsburg,Virginia.This is a town where visitors can fi nd out all about colonial times.Tamika:Weve got a lot to cover.Lets go right to our reporter Jos Martin.3RXENL08ARD4E25_
9、ELL.indd 3RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 311/20/06 2:36:42 PM11/20/06 2:36:42 PMJos:Thanks,Sally.Im speaking with Marion Wells who is in charge of this interesting place.Ms.Wells:Colonial Williamsburg has over fi ve hundred historic buildings.The English colony of Williamsburg began in the late 1600s.Willi
10、amsburg was the largest colony in America.Visitors can learn how Americans lived hundreds of years ago.They can see the houses and furniture.They can learn what people wore and what they ate.Visitors can also fi nd out what it was like to live during the American Revolution.Jos:Thanks for that infor
11、mation.Now we are going back to Tamika and Sally.4RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 4RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 411/20/06 2:37:36 PM11/20/06 2:37:36 PMTamika:Thanks,Jos.There is another great thing about Williamsburg.Actors help people learn more about the time.Sally:Thats right.Actors dress in colonial clothing
12、.Then they act out important events that happened in the colony.Tamika:They act out events that led to the American Revolution.Sally:Raleigh Tavern was a place for people to eat,play games,and dance.Tamika:It was also a place for more serious meetings.Sally:Reporter Samantha Hernandez gives us the s
13、tory.5RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 5RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 511/20/06 2:38:01 PM11/20/06 2:38:01 PMSamantha:Thanks,Sally.Its the year 1773.A group of colonists are meeting here at Raleigh Tavern.A colonist is a person who helps to settle a new place.The group includes important people like Thomas Jeffers
14、on and Patrick Henry.Lets listen.Patrick Henry:King George of England does not care about what is best for Americans!Man 1:Thats true!Patrick Henry:Every colony in America agrees on this point!6RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 6RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 611/20/06 2:38:21 PM11/20/06 2:38:21 PMMan 2:You cant fi
15、ght the king.Thomas Jefferson:We can if we join together.Patrick Henry:What do you suggest,Thomas?Thomas Jefferson:We should form a group to write letters to all the other colonies.Its important that everyone understands what is happening.Man 3:Thats a great idea!Lets get started!7RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL
16、.indd 7RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 711/20/06 2:38:42 PM11/20/06 2:38:42 PMSamantha:This simple idea was the beginning of something much bigger.The American colonists were getting ready for the war for freedom from England.This was called the American Revolution.Tamika:Thanks,Samantha.Another site at the
17、 museum was also important before the revolution.Sally:It was the magazine.No,the magazine was not like the magazines people read today.Tamika:The magazine was a place where the colonists kept their weapons.Sally:Reporter Nick Stevens gives us the story.8RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 8RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.i
18、ndd 811/20/06 2:39:04 PM11/20/06 2:39:04 PMNick:Its June 8,1775.A joyful crowd has gathered in the streets of Williamsburg.Lets ask this woman whats going on.Woman 1:The English governor has run away.He was in charge of this colony.Woman 2:He was afraid for his safety.Man 1:After what he did he shou
19、ld be afraid!Nick:What did the governor do?Man 2:He tried to get English soldiers to take the weapons from the magazine.Woman 1:The governor was afraid that we Americans would take the weapons and use them to try to win our freedom.9RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 9RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 911/20/06 2:39:25
20、PM11/20/06 2:39:25 PMWoman 2:When the governor found out what we were trying to do he was very angry.Man 2:A big crowd has been in the streets for days.Nick:Does anyone know where the governor went?Woman 1:They say he ran to an English ship.Woman 2:People are saying that English soldiers will be com
21、ing back to try to get the weapons.Man 1:Let them try!Well be ready for them!10RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 10RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 1011/20/06 2:39:52 PM11/20/06 2:39:52 PMMan 2:Its time we had our freedom!Nick:Its pretty clear that this crowd does not want to be ruled by the English.Back to you,Tamika
22、 and Sally.Tamika:The actors at Colonial Williamsburg are terrifi c.Sally:Yes,they really make you feel as if you were part of Williamsburg history.Tamika:It sure seems like something important is going to happen.Lets go back to reporter Samantha for the last part of our show.11RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.in
23、dd 11RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 1111/20/06 2:40:13 PM11/20/06 2:40:13 PMSamantha:Thanks,Tamika.Its May 15,1776.The people here are getting ready to send a group to a meeting in the city of Philadelphia.People from all the colonies will be at the meeting.The group is trying to decide whether the colonie
24、s should break away from England.Thomas Jefferson is about to speak.Thomas Jefferson:What we decide here today could lead to war.We must carefully look at the facts.Man 1:We all agree that England has not treated the colonies fairly.Man 2:We also agree that we want to be free.12RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.in
25、dd 12RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 1211/20/06 2:40:32 PM11/20/06 2:40:32 PMMan 3:We know that England will not agree to let us be free.Thomas Jefferson:Then what should I say at the meeting in Philadelphia?Man 1:Tell the others that we should all join together to fi ght for our freedom from England.Thomas
26、 Jefferson:Im glad we have made this decision.I will tell the others at the meeting what we have agreed on here today.Samantha:This was a very important meeting.The people have decided to do something that will most likely lead to war.Back to you,Tamika and Sally.Sally:Thanks,Samantha.Thomas Jeffers
27、on went to the meeting in Philadelphia.13RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 13RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 1311/20/06 2:40:56 PM11/20/06 2:40:56 PMTamika:At the meeting,the colonists decided to break away from England.Sally:They wrote a paper telling the world why they were doing this.Tamika:That paper was the Decl
28、aration of Independence.Sally:Thats all today for Travel TV.Tamika:We hope youve enjoyed this look at Colonial Williamsburg.Sally:Good-bye for now.Sally and Tamika:May all your travels be safe,fun,and interesting!14RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 14RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 1411/20/06 2:41:16 PM11/20/06 2:41:
29、16 PMTo the TeacherScaffolded Language DevelopmentIDIOMS Point out the idiomatic phrases used in the book:a lot to cover(page 3),run away(page 9),act out(page 5),and break away(page 14).Model other sentences with the idioms:The lead cyclist broke away from the pack.Have students chorally fi ll in th
30、e blanks in the short play about the revolution with the idioms from the word bank.Then have students act out the play.Word Bank:a lot to cover,run away,act out,break awayThomas Jefferson:OK,ladies and gentlemen.We have.We have a long list of demands for King George.Patrick Henry:England does not wa
31、nt to give us our freedom,but we must not from this fi ght.Person 1:It is time to from England!Person 2:Hear,hear!We must against England.Let us form the United States of America!Social StudiesThirteen Colonies Help students make a list of the thirteen original colonies.Explain that each of the thir
32、teen colonies became a state in the United Sates of America.Help students fi nd these states on a map.School-Home ConnectionFreedom Play Have students tell family members about what they learned.Encourage them to speak some of the lines in the Readers Theater for family members.Word Count:999RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 15RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 1511/20/06 2:41:34 PM11/20/06 2:41:34 PMRXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 16RXENL08ARD4E25_ELL.indd 1611/20/06 2:41:52 PM11/20/06 2:41:52 PM
