1. Read about the Lost Colony of Roanoke:
                        Who are the main characters?
                        What are the main events that happened? List them in order.

                  2. Read another version of the Roanoke story. 
                     How is it similar/different from the first one?

                  2a. Read about the Lost Colony from the National Park Services
                            https://www.nps.gov/fora/learn/education/roanoke-revisited.htm
                            https://www.nps.gov/fora/learn/education/the-first-english-colony.htm
                            https://www.nps.gov/fora/learn/kidsyouth/voyage.htm
                            https://www.nps.gov/fora/learn/education/search-for-the-lost-colony.htm
                            
                            What were 4 problems the colonists faced?

                  3. Theories As to What Happened to the Lost Colony - More theories - Still more
                       Choose one (or develop your own theory) and be prepared to present your reasons why

                  4. Map of Roanoke - Another map  What has been learned about the White map?

                  5. Check out the Web Quest about Roanoke. Another webquest. Still another webquest.

                  6. More sites to check:
                      KidInfo - http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Colonization_Roanoke.html
                      National Geographic-http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/03/0302_040302_lostcolony.html
                      Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_of_Roanoke
                      North Carolina State Library - http://ncpedia.org/history/colonial/roanoke-island

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