Monday
Students presented their vision boards to the class.
Tuesday
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The teacher gave out a copy of the syllabus and went over it with students. Please bring back a signed copy of your syllabus by Monday, August 23rd. Afterwards, students were given a Summer Quiz to see what news stories they kept up with over the summer. The quiz was for fun and not worth points. Students do not need to make it up.
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Wednesday
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Students will begin to read and take notes on the different people/groups who believe they deserve the credit for the discovery of America. Click the tab to the left for the directions as well as the groups/people you will be reading up on. This portion will be done individually. Your notes likely won't be more than 2-3 bullet points per section. When finished, students will form groups of 4. In that group of 4, students will decide who they believe deserves credit for the discovery of America and why.
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Thursday
In groups of 4 (the same group of 4 that was created yesterday), students will create a poster using a piece of butcher paper (this will be provided for you) explaining who they think deserves credit for the discovery of America and why. The poster must have the following:
- Title (“Who Discovered America?”)
- Theory (e.g. “We believe ________ deserves the credit for the founding of America.”)
- Selected documents/evidence to support your theory
- Visuals to help illustrate your theory
Friday
Students will be given about 15 minutes or so to finish up their posters before presenting. EVERY student must talk, however, one person can be in charge of completing most of the presentation. The rubric for the poster/presentation is as follows:
Who got credit: ______________________
Evidence: _____
Picture: ______
Everyone Spoke: ______________
Total: ____/30
Who got credit: ______________________
Evidence: _____
Picture: ______
Everyone Spoke: ______________
Total: ____/30