The Story of Pocahontas

Before reading

Have you seen the film Pocahontas? What did you think of it?

Pocahontas was a Native American woman who became famous because she made friends with the English settlers of Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of Powhatan, a local chief, so she was in fact a princess. She lived from 1596 to 1617. Pocahontas was an extraordinary woman, and there are many stories about her.

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Pocahontas and the other girls of the Powhatan people collected firewood and helped the adults.

Pocahontas saved the life of English settler, Captain John Smith. 3 Vurderingseksemplar

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Pocahontas played with the English children. One of their favourite games was doing cartwheels. Englishman John Rolfe married Pocahontas. They had a son, Thomas.

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King James of England met Pocahontas. She was one of the first people from America to visit England. Pocahontas fell sick and died on her way back to America. She was only 22 years old.

After reading a What chores did Pocahontas and her friends do as children? b Which games did Pocahontas play with the English children? c Who did Pocahontas marry? d Which special person did Pocahontas meet in England? e How long did Pocahontas live? Talk about it! What do you think Pocahontas really looked like?

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While John Smith was a prisoner of the Powhatan people, he was a teacher for Pocahontas. He taught her simple English. She was also his teacher. She taught him some useful phrases in her Native American language.