The topics that were covered in the fishbowl discussion between Natives, Colonists, and Promoters were mainly based on the topics list written on the board which were based on the book American Colonies by Alan Taylor, a book about the colonization of America. I played as Richard Halkuyt, a promoter. I think the class generally performed well. We followed the list of topics while being in character which led to a lot of witty comments and funny arguments. I think my classmates did a very good job being in character because it made the discussion more fun and engaging. I think the fishbowl discussing was great overall.
I think the group that presented their points the most successfully was the Native American group because they brought up more different topics for frequently which caught me of guard and they also did a good job with defending their argument. I think one of the most interesting and important points made in this discussion was the one about how the colonizers burned the natives crops because they burned their crops and there was this whole back and forth between groups harming each other and their property. It helped me realize that this part of history really was a back and forth with this endless cycle of revenge and killing. Nothing really confused me. Some wonderings I still have is about this time period is the personal details of what every group went through. I know that we probably will never know more details of this time period than we already have now but after realizing how the back and forth that happened is comparable to the conflict we have today, I could help but think about the personal details.
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