THE REAL Matoaka was the beautiful and lively daughter of Powhatan, ruler of the land that the English named Virginia "Pocahontas" was her childhood nickname, translated as "little wanton," meaning she was playful and hard to control She was her father's favourite, "the apple of his eye" Pocahontas is most famous for saving the life of Captain John Smith Disney's Pocahontas was their first story based on a historic event, not another fairy tale Of course, Disney changed the facts, but here is the original story In 1607 the English established a colony at Jamestown, Virginia One day, during 1608, Captain John Smith and some of his men were captured by Indians while they were out searching for food Captain Smith's men were all killed and he was taken to Chief Powhatan The mighty Indian Chief ordered that Smith be killed At the last moment, the Chief's daughter, 13 year old Pocahontas, saved Captain Smith's life In 1613, when she was 18 years old, Pocahontas was baptized as a Christian She also took the “Christian” name of Rebecca During this time, Pocahontas was engaged to Kocoum, but she fell in love with John Rolfe and he with her They got married and she got the name of Lady Rebecca Rolfe Pocahontas and John had a child named Thomas In 1616, John, Pocahontas and their son all traveled to England where they met King James and Queen Anne As they prepared to come back home to Virginia in 1617, Pocahontas became ill and died She was buried in England a) b) c) Read the text and answer the questions Who was Matoaka? Explain Is Disney’s “Pocahontas” a true story? Why? What were John Smith and his men doing when they were captured? d) e) f) g) Were all men killed by Indians? Who survived and how? What did happen when Pocahontas was 18? With who did she get married? How old was she when she died? Match wanton the apple of his eye fairy tale establish(ed) capture(d) search(ing) mighty baptize(d) engage(d) (bury) buried a) b) c) d) e) * to build, create * to look for * someone who is playful and likes making jokes * to give a name and become a member of a religion * to be lay down in the ground (after death) * to be someone’s favourite * a cartoon but with moral * to take someone into control by force * powerful * to agree to marry formally Discuss these questions in pairs What story did you like more? Disney’s Pocahontas or the real story of her? Why? What scene did you like the most? Retell What character of Disney’s Pocahontas did you like the most? Why? What character of the film didn’t you like the most? Why? Do you see any similarities in the “Avatar” movie and “Pocahontas”? What? Play the game “10 questions” Teacher gives a name of one hero from the film to a student and he/she has to guess who he/she is by asking yes/no questions to the rest of students He/she has only 10 questions to find it out Pocahontas John Smith Powhatan Governor Radcliff Kocoum Grandma the Willow Thomas Nakoma Meeko Percy Flit Wiggins Write a short story (80-120 words) about the visit of Pocahontas in England after saying goodbye to Captain John Smith