Primary sources are eyewitness accounts from the past.

This DQ allows you to practice analyzing visual primary sources. Primary sources are eyewitness accounts from the past.

You will need to have completed the reading in order to properly address this discussion question. Specifically, this DQ is asking you about the visual sources and information found on pages 36-46.

Additionally, use ONE fact (evidence) that you learned from the assigned podcast (Stuff You Missed in History Class – 20 minutes – (Links to an external site.)Pocahontas) in your response. (PS: The podcast is available online at the given link. It’s no longer on iTunes. Also, there is a written transcript on the podcast link shared above so scroll down that page and click on Transcript if you’d rather read it.) Make sure it is CLEAR where you learned the information. For example, state, “As mentioned in the podcast, ABC.”

Look at the visual representation of Pocahontas on page 46. What is the irony of picturing Pocahontas wearing this highly valued New World export? Why might Smith and others of the Virginia Company have sponsored this type of representation of Pocahontas? Be specific and detailed in your response. Remember to make your response a minimum of 7 sentences.