Jamestown’s Survival

This structured writing worksheet supports students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 as they practice expository writing, paragraph organization, historical analysis, and evidence-based reasoning. By explaining how Jamestown succeeded after early struggles, students analyze leadership, agriculture, and cooperation while learning to organize ideas clearly across an introduction, evidence-based body, and conclusion.

Learning Goals

• Expository Writing (Grades 4-6) – Compose a clear, organized short essay with a beginning, middle, and end.
• Using Evidence to Support Claims – Support ideas with accurate historical details and examples.
• Colonial History Analysis – Explain key factors that contributed to Jamestown’s long-term survival and growth.
• Cause and Effect Reasoning – Connect early challenges to the strategies that helped the colony succeed.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with upper elementary ELA and social studies standards.
• Guided Writing Structure – Sectioned format helps students plan and organize ideas effectively.
• Flexible Classroom Use – Suitable for independent writing, assessments, homework, or social studies integration.
• Supports Developing Writers – Clear expectations reduce overwhelm while encouraging thoughtful explanations.

This printable worksheet helps students strengthen writing fluency, historical reasoning, and evidence-based explanation by focusing on why Jamestown ultimately survived. By organizing ideas and supporting claims with facts, learners build confidence in both writing and historical understanding. It’s a practical, no-prep resource that works well in both classroom instruction and homeschool learning.

This worksheet is part of our Jamestown Settlement collection.