HSI Jamestown Lesson

1.  What is the show CSI about?
 What do you know about Jamestown and its success or
failure?

2.  We are doing a project called HIS…Historical Scene
Investigation…What do you think we will do?

3.  Our investigation is going to focus on Jamestown
 Was Jamestown a success or failure?

4.  Our investigation is going to place us right in the
middle of Jamestown.
 Our job is to investigate the why’s of Jamestown.
 Why was Jamestown a failure and who or what caused
it?
 How did Jamestown overcome these failures?
 How do historians know what happened?
 Why does this matter to our lives?

5.  Read the background about Jamestown with your
group and write down what caused the failure of
Jamestown.
 Also answer this question:
 How do historians who write this information know
what they do?

6.  Questions for answer while examining Document D:
1. Who was John Smith?
2. What was his role in the colony?
3. Why is it important to listen to him?
 Complete Detective’s log for Documents C & D

7.  With a partner or a group of three complete the
detective’s log for Documents A &B

8.  What was the role of Native Americans during the
establishment of Jamestown? Helpful or Not?
 What were some characteristics of the Native
Americans described by the documents?
 How is a Historical Investigation similar to a Criminal
Investigation?

9.  Go over what we have completed thus far.
 In your pairs or groups complete Documents E,F,G

10.  Based on your analysis of the documents and citing
evidence to support your answer, please write two
paragraphs answering the following questions:
 So what happened that caused the "starving time" in
Jamestown colony?
 If you were asked to write your own historical account of
the events, how would you go about doing so?
 Within your analysis, please indicate whether you were
satisfied with the evidence and list any additional
questions that have been left unanswered through your
investigation.