Age of Exploration

I use this assignment as the summative assessment for the Age of Exploration Unit. The students will have to annotate a secondary source, then use that source, plus the outside information from their unit, to write a structured claim to the essential...

In this lesson, we look at how the genocide of the Native Americans at the hands of the Spanish, and the Spanish desire for free labor led to the rise of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade Bellwork: Answer the questions below base on the corresponding...

In this lesson, we move beyond Spanish and Portuguese colonization and examine the French and the Dutch colonization and compare their treatment of Native people to the other Europeans that came to the New World Bellwork: Why did the Europeans explore...

This lesson builds off the prior knowledge of exploration from the previous lesson, Spanish and Portuguese Exploration, and allows for the students to explore the impact of the Spanish colonization.   Bellwork: Before we begin, let’s...

In the 4th lesson of my Age of Exploration Unit, the students are introduced to Spanish and Portuguese explorers. The students are reminded that their unit assessment is to decide if Columbus is a hero or a villain, so, they should start forming their...

In the 3rd lesson of my Age of Exploration Unit, students practice their highlight skills on an informational text, fill out a graphic organizer, then decide which invention was the most important. Bellwork: Think of your favorite piece of...

In the second lesson of my Age of Exploration Unit, we introduce the 3 G's and why Europeans wanted to explore. We also examine other cultures that were trading at this time. Bellwork: Why do people like to go away on vacation to places they’ve...

This is my introductory lesson for my Age of Exploration unit. This lesson focuses on establishing place, time, and vocabulary for the unit. Bellwork: Read the passage about Queen Isabella and answer the following scaffolding questions. Instruction...