Essential Question: How does the interaction of cultures and people lead to conflict and change?
Make sure you know the vocabulary terms on the right, as you may be quizzed on them this week.
Why do you think the Spanish were so successful in their conquest of the Americas?
What factors aided their conquest?
I. Notes: European Conquest in the Americas
II. (Extension) YouTube Video | Tenochtitlan - The Venice of Mesoamerica by Invicta
Display all of the collected pirate ships and allow students to vote on the best one(s)
Winner gets to choose a powerup for the Thematic Chart
Identify the historical figure who appreciated the fashion trend of a good beaver pelt hat.
I. Notes: European Colonies in the Americas
Identify the flags of each of the famous pirates including Blackbeard and Calico Jack
Byrnes is proctoring in F19
Testing should start no later than 8:45 AM
No bells
That is all.
Follow the PSAT Day schedule for the remainder of your day.
Complete the vocabulary quiz based on the words from this week's readings. In the event that you did not do well you are welcome to earn the points back by submitting definitions for the vocabulary terms using the Frayer Model (click for example).
(Extension) Discussion | America the Beautiful
Do you think America was a pristine wilderness before the arrival of Europeans?
Why do you think people are so interested in pirates? Why do they tend to overlook the violent nature of pirates in favor of portrayals like Disney's Captain Jack Sparrow?
Source Reader: Read through the Golden Age of Piracy reader
Worksheet: Complete the Golden Age of Piracy - Claims and Evidence worksheet
What do you think the most successful pirate of all time was like?
Provide physical features (peg-leg, parrot on the shoulder, other tropes)
Provide where you think they were located (Caribbean? somewhere else?)
Watch | The Most Successful Pirate of All Time by Dian Murray
What do you think is the greatest legacy of Native Americans before Columbus?
Watch: the first section of the National Geographic documentary, America before Columbus (2009)
Viewing Guide: As you watch, complete the America before Columbus viewing guide for credit
If you are not paying attention during the documentary you will not earn credit for the viewing guide
Turn in your completed viewing guide for grading
[ YouTube ] CCWH 1.25 - The Spanish Empire
MSDE Objective(s) | Students will analyze the regional origins and global consequences of overseas expansion in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries by:
I.B.1 | Explaining the causes and consequences of European (Portuguese, Dutch, Spanish, English and French) exploration and colonization of the Americas. (ENV, CDI, GOV, ECN, SIO)
I.B.3 | Explaining how plantation production of sugar and tobacco and the mining of silver in the Americas impacted the economies of Europe, South America, and East Asia and global labor systems (ENV, CDI, GOV, ECN, SIO)
Present: Your Native American Culture c. 1500 projects
The order of the projects is based on which culture you chose:
1st: Arctic and Subarctic Cultures
2nd: Eastern Woodlands and Southeast
3rd: The Great Plains
4th: Californian, Great Basin, and Southwest
5th: Mesoamerican and the Caribbean
Rubrics: The rubric(s) are available on page 2 in the MW07 [ Thematic Research Project ] Native American Cultures c. 1500
<--- See the column on the left for the rubrics mentioned above
Grading: I will use the rubrics during your presentation to grade your work.
In the event that you chose to write an essay instead of present, see the [Research Paper] rubric, also in the handout
Present: Your Native American Culture c. 1500 projects
The order of the projects is based on which culture you chose:
1st: Arctic and Subarctic Cultures
2nd: Eastern Woodlands and Southeast
3rd: The Great Plains
4th: Californian, Great Basin, and Southwest
5th: Mesoamerican and the Caribbean
Rubrics: The rubric(s) are available on page 2 in the MW07 [ Thematic Research Project ] Native American Cultures c. 1500
<--- See the column on the left for the rubrics mentioned above
Grading: I will use the rubrics during your presentation to grade your work.
In the event that you chose to write an essay instead of present, see the [Research Paper] rubric, also in the handout