The First Thanksgiving with John Green

During seventh grade social studies today, we're talking about John Green and the First Thanksgiving. But how are those two things related?

Who is John Green? John Green is a young adult author and YouTuber! What has John Green written? The Fault in Our Stars, Paper Towns, Will Grayson, Will Grayson, Looking for Alaska, Turtles All the Way Down and more!

Check out his website to learn more about him: https://www.johngreenbooks.com/bio

Why are we talking about John Green during social studies? Crash Course! John and his brother, Hank, put together a series of information videos called Crash Course, initially focused on World History and Biology. They have since grown and have been able to get more teachers to teach more subjects!

Crash Course: When is Thanksgiving? Colonizing America #2 (starts talking about Thanksgiving around 5:15): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o69TvQqyGdg&feature=youtu.be

If you're looking for reading topics, don't forget the Library also has a collection of non-fiction (true) books on these topics. We have an entire section on Colonists, Native Americans, and other related topics. Check them out at: https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/8962

To revisit our slides from today's class: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Aq_BgtBRmYjbS_YLjEhOjChKAwF2NmuOIVf1-r6SbNg/edit?usp=sharing

Happy fall, y'all!

Ms. Clinton