Christopher Columbus A Web Quest for YEAR 6
Christopher Columbus A Web. Quest for YEAR 6 By Mrs. Narina Kudaeva
Introduction • We are going to study Christopher Columbus and his discovery of America. • Was Columbus a brutal murderer, a conquering general, a brave explorer, a greedy pirate, a missionary, or a man trapped by the culture and society of his time?
Roles • • • Historian Geographer Biographer Journalist Sociologist American • • • Biologist Policeman Sailor Teacher Indian Archivist
Historian • Tell about four Columbus voyages and why were they so important for the world? • • • http: //www. ehow. com/info_8567987_went-columbuss-fourth-voyage. html http: //www. carnaval. com/columbus/4 voyages. htm http: //www. kidspast. com/world-history/0312 -Christopher-Columbus. php http: //www. infoplease. com/ce 6/people/A 0857464. html http: //www. colonial-america. info/christopher-columbus-facts. htm http: //stori. my 1. ru/publ/18 -1 -0 -237
Archivist • Make Christopher Columbus Timeline • http: //www. history-timelines. org. uk/people-timelines/15 -christopher-columbus -timeline. htm
Geographer • Who really discovered America? • • http: //www. lyen. net/gpage 119. html http: //southernmuse. hubpages. com/hub/Who-Discovered-America http: //answers. ask. com/Society/History/who_was_america_named_after http: //answers. ask. com/Society/History/who_really_discovered_america http: //www. who 2. com/bio/christopher-columbus http: //www. americansights. ru/history/otkritie-americi http: //stori. my 1. ru/publ/18 -1 -0 -237
Biographer • Tell us about Columbus. • • • http: //columbus-day. 123 holiday. net/christopher_columbus. html http: //www. socialstudiesforkids. com/articles/worldhistory/columbus 1. htm http: //www. gardenofpraise. com/ibdcolum. htm http: //kidsfront. com/biography/christopher_columbus_biography. html http: //www. ehow. com/list_7825123_10 -christopher-columbus. html http: //www. americansights. ru/history/otkritie-americi
Journalist • Try to find out the most interesting and unknown facts about Christopher Columbus and his discoveries. • • • http: //www. thekidswindow. co. uk/News/Christopher_Columbus http: //latinamericanhistory. about. com/od/thevoyagesofcolumbus/a/ 09 columbustruth. htm http: //www. ehow. com/list_7765204_christopher-columbuskids. html http: //www. ehow. com/list_7825123_10 -christopher-columbus. html http: //www. thefreeresource. com/ten-little-known-facts-aboutchristopher-columbus http: //znaeteli. ru/? s=%D 0%BA%D 0%BE%D 0%BB%D 1%83%D 0 %BC%D 0%B 1 http: //factopedia. ru/person/khristofor-kolumb http: //muzey-factov. ru/tag/columbus http: //flytothesky. ru/interesnyj-fakt-o-xristofore-kolumbe/ http: //www. americansights. ru/history/otkritie-americi
Sociologist • Was Columbus a brutal murderer, a conquering general, a brave explorer, a greedy pirate, a missionary, or a man trapped by the culture and society of his time? • • http: //campuspages. cvcc. vccs. edu/polis/2003/nonfiction/whitney %20 dewitt. amlit. htm http: //www. bookrags. com/essay-2005/12/14/225924/80 http: //www. antiessays. com/free-essays/115232. html http: //encyclopedia. kids. net. au/page/ch/Christopher_Columbus# Columbus_as_The_Great_Hero
Biologist • Try to find out which cultivated plants were brought from America? • • http: //americanindiancenter. unc. edu/files/2010/10/Native-Foods. Curriculum_Final-2010. pdf http: //www. ehow. com/info_8570168_were-americans-were-firstdevelop. html http: //www. freshforkids. com. au/veg_pages/veg. html http: //www. historyforkids. org/learn/india/environment/indiaplants. htm
Sailor • What was it like sailing those days, tell about the ships, voyages and what helped you to survive? • • http: //www. elizabethan-era. org. uk/christopher-columbus-ships. htm http: //www. christopher-columbus. eu/columbus-ships. htm
Policeman • Try to find out what were Christopher Columbus’ crimes against humanity. • • http: //www. dailykos. com/story/2007/10/05/394526/-Christopher. Columbus-His-Crimes-Against-Humanity http: //socyberty. com/history/christopher-columbus-and-the-genocide-ofthe-taino-nation/
Teacher • You are going to study Christopher Columbus with your class. Find the best games and songs for your lesson. • • http: //www. gardenofpraise. com/ibdcolum. htm http: //www. bbc. co. uk/schools/famouspeople/standard/columbus/index. sh tml#focus http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=LJh. Lt. Ou 0 M 9 s http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=y. KVh. De. H 8 qsg&feature=related
Indian • You are the native American. What were the effects of Christopher Columbus on American Indians • • • http: //www. ehow. com/info_8410334_effects-christopher-columbusamerican-in http: //www. understandingprejudice. org/nativeiq/columbus. htm http: //teacherlink. ed. usu. edu/tlresources/units/byrnescelebrations/columbus. html
American Tell about Columbus Day. What do people celebrate and what do they do on that Day? Remember, Columbus Day is a controversial celebration, however. Do you think the United States should celebrate Columbus Day? • • • http: //columbus-day. 123 holiday. net/index. html http: //holidays. pppst. com/columbusday. html http: //www. kidskonnect. com/subject-index/32 -holidaysseasons/117 -columbus- Pro CON
Resources (Pro) Secondary Sources “Columbus Day: A Time to Celebrate” http: //www. aynrand. org/site/Page. Server? pagename=objectivism_columbus “Why We Should Celebrate Columbus Day” http: //www. osia. org/public/pdf/Celebrate_Col_Day. pdf Primary Sources “By the President of the United States of America a Proclamation” http: //www. osia. org/public/pdf/Columbus_Day_06. pdf “Celebrate! Holidays in the U. S. A. ” http: //stockholm. usembassy. gov/Holidays/celebrate/Columbus. html
Resources (Con) Secondary Sources “A Faithful Response to the 500 th Anniversary of the Arrival of Christopher Columbus” http: //www. transformcolumbusday. org/faithful. html “An Open Letter from the American Indian Movement of Colorado and our Allies” http: //www. indians. org/welker/byecolum. htm “Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress” (excerpted from a People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn) http: //www. thirdworldtraveler. com/Zinn/Columbus_Peoples. Hx. html “A Message from the United Confederation of Taino People: Why Celebrate Columbus Day? Please Share & Help Educate” http: //www. uctp. org/Message 1. htm
Process 1. Read and study all the “Resources” of this Web. Quest. 2. As you read through the multiple sources, gather the info you need. 3. Organize this information into a PPT. 4. Check the spelling. 5. Get ready for presenting it in your class.
Conclusion Congratulations! You have critically examined a controversial question of historical significance, analyzed various sources, and expressed your point-of-view. Keep up the good work!
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