EUROPEAN COLONIZATION

DIVERS ITY

TOLERANCE

What is diversity?

(Discuss this with your partner.)

DIVERSITY

The state of having people who are different races or who have different cultures in a group or organization.

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diversity

What is tolerance?

(Discuss this with your partner.)

TOLERANCE

The willingness to accept feelings, habits, or beliefs that are different from your own.

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tolerance

SHORT READ ALOUD: “A NEW BEGINNING”

The city of New York was originally called New Amsterdam. This Read Aloud selection describes the arrival of a settler in New Amsterdam in the 1600s.

Vocabulary: Diversity Tolerance

Remember that diversity is variety within a group of people and that people who respect others’ beliefs are showing tolerance.

SUMMARIZE

Summarize means to put something in your own words.Can you summarize “A New Beginning?”