John White and Roanoke John White's Narrative of the 1590 Voyage to Virginia Read th e passage using the RUNNERS strategies and answer questions# 46-60.

John White and RoanokeJohn White's Narrative of the 1590 Voyage to Virginia

Read the passage using the RUNNERS strategies and answer questions# 46-60.

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R Read the title and scan the text. Make predictions.

Read the title, look at pictures, scan the text. Make predictions about the genre and author’s purpose.Do the pictures look real or fake?Is there dialogue throughout the passage?Fiction or non-fiction?Be sure to read the writing that is under the title.(sometimes written in italics. Often this will give you a summary, hint at the main idea or give more information about the topic). *Remember these are only predictions, so they may not be correct, but they will get your brain warmed up and thinking.

U Underline / highlight key words in the questions

This will help you set a purpose for reading. You should underline important names, dates, and parts of the question.If a word is already bold or italicized it is not necessary to underline since it is already telling you how important the word is.What is the question really asking? (author’s purpose, main idea, sequencing, etc.)

N Number the paragraphs / stanzas

If the passage contains a lot of dialogue, avoid numbering all of the paragraphs.

N Now read the passage

E Enclose clues to right answers

Highlight information in the passage that may be answers to the questions.

R Reread the question and all answer choices

Read the question again and focus on the words you circled / highlighted from before. Read the question again and read ALL of the answer choices A-D.

S Slash the trash and select the best answer

Show proof from the passage of where your answer was found (justify).

John White and RoanokeJohn White's Narrative of the 1590 Voyage to Virginia

Read the passage using the RUNNERS strategies and answer questions# 46-60.

pgs. 27-33

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46. According to "John White and Roanoke," which of the following best illustrates John White's personality when he first came to Roanoke?

47. Read these sentences from "John White and Roanoke."

Then, five days later, White's daughter Eleanor, gave birth to a daughter. Virginia, as she was called, was the first English baby born in America.

How do these sentences help the reader better understand White's role in this historical episode?

48. Read these sentences from "John White and Roanoke."

White assumed he would not sail to Croatoan, where he hoped to be reunited with his family and other colonists.

The prefix re- means "again" and the root word uni means "one." What does the word "reunited" mean as used in this sentence?

49. In "John White and Roanoke," the author develops the point of view that John White was not well prepared to be the governor of Roanoke. Which sentence from the passage best supports this conclusion?

50. Which of the following claims is best supported by evidence in the passage "John White and Roanoke"?

51. Which of the following details is important enough to be included in a summary of "John White and Roanoke"?

52. Read this sentence from paragraph 2 of "John White's Narrative of the 1590 Voyage to Virginia."

As we entered up the sandy bank we came upon a tree, in the very brow thereof were curiously carved these fair Roman letters, "CRO."

What does the word "curiously" suggest in this sentence?

53. In "John White's Narrative of the 1590 Voyage to Virginia," how does White elaborate on what he found in the tree?

54. Read this sentence from paragraph 2 of "John White's Narrative."

We knew these letters to signify the place where I should find the planters seated, according to a secret token agreed upon between them and me at my last departure from them.

What does the word "token" relate to as it is used in this sentence?

55. Which words from "John White's Narrative" best reveal White's attitude by the end of the narrative?

56. In the last paragraph of "John White's Narrative," John notes that his armor was almost "eaten through" with rust. What does he mean by this?

57. Based on the information in "John White's Narrative," what does White believe about the colonists?

58. Which of the following provides the best summary of "John White's Narrative"?

59. How does the perspective, or point of view, of Brendan Wolfe seem different from that of John White?

60. What information does the reader learn from "John White's Narrative" that is not mentioned in "John White and Roanoke"?