Lesson Topic: Writing: "Life Aboard the Mayflower"
Grade Level: 2nd Grade
Teacher of Lesson: Ms. Caravia
Approximate time of lesson: 45 minutes

Objectives:

1. The students will continue their study on Pilgrims and their life on the Mayflower by writing about and demonstrating an understanding about what life was like for the journeying Pilgrims (Knowledge and Comprehension).
2. The students will continue to practice their creative writing skills (Application).
3. The students will review what they have learned so far about the Pilgrims and incorporate this into their writings (Comprehension). 

Materials:

1. Cut-away drawings of the Mayflower completed in class last week.
2. Perilous Voyage on a Sweet Ship: Life Aboard the Mayflower by Kay M. Shive (a short story)
3. Optional: The book If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 by Ann McGovern
4. Writing Paper
5. Pencils

Procedures

1. Read to the students the short story Perilous Voyage on a Sweet Ship: Life Aboard the Mayflower by Kay M. Shive and briefly discuss.
2. Ask the students to describe what life was like for the Pilgrims traveling on the Mayflower. What were the living conditions like? Where did the passengers sleep? What did they eat? What did they take with them? How did they keep clean?
3. Have the students point to the different locations on their cut-away Mayflowers (sleeping locations, captains room, sailors sleeping areas, kitchen, etc...).
4. Write some of the descriptions of the chalkboard (so that the students have some ideas for what to write about).
5. The students can now begin their writings. They are to pretend that they are a pilgrim boy or girl on the Mayflower and write about their 66 days aboard the ship.
6. When finished, the students can attach their stories to the cutaways that they have already completed.
7. Some of the students can share their adventures to the class.

Evaluation:

1. Observe the students as they are writing. Can they think of many instances to write about? Do they seem to have these ideas from either of the two readings?
2. Do the students make many grammar or spelling mistakes? Did they ask any questions or how to spell certain words?