Book Summary
Brought together by circumstances beyond their control, two young girls, one English and one Native American, work to prepare dishes to be served at a feast that years later will be known as the first Thanksgiving. In the process, a near tragedy forms a bond of friendship that the girls believe will last forever. 

About the Lesson 

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Retelling

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of retelling to understand and remember a story
• Understand and identify story elements of characters, setting, and parts of a plot
• Understand and identify formal and informal language
• Understand and use often-confused words

Materials

• Book – Two Kettles (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Two colored pencils per student (optional)
• Story elements/plot diagram, often-confused words worksheets

    Indicates an opportunity to use the book interactively (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are not consumable.)

Vocabulary

• Content words: deerskin, doublet, football, fowling, hearth, longhouse, muskets, Nasump (samp), pompion, quahogs, sinew, wetu