First semester (week 1)
Historical Period 1 (1491 – 1607) [CR2]
DUE DATE: 8/8/2014 (FRIDAY)
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Student Activities
***See the electronic copy of the checklist and rubric at the bottom of the page.
1. Read Chapter Two-Three, 2-3, in Out of Many and answer the correlating questions that accompany the chapter.
Reading Guide for Chapter 2
Reading Guide for Chapter 3
2. Students will work with primary and secondary sources. They will blog on the difference, and identify source types in their blog response. http://heathercreamer.weebly.com/apush-blog/primary-and-secondary-sources
***See Blog rubric at the bottom of the page.
3. Lessons in Historiography: Read the following document from the Digital History website: What is the Legacy of 1492? Answer the two questions at the end in your journal.
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/topic_display.cfm?tcid=102
***See journal rubric at the bottom of the page.
4. Listen to the following link from NPR interview with Charles Mann on his book 1493 http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=138924127&m=139024924 Write a brief journal summary on this interview concerning the ecological and historical impact of contact with Native peoples (Americans).
You may read the transcript if you do not wish to watch the video.
Transcript
***See the electronic copy of the checklist and rubric at the bottom of the page.
1. Read Chapter Two-Three, 2-3, in Out of Many and answer the correlating questions that accompany the chapter.
Reading Guide for Chapter 2
Reading Guide for Chapter 3
2. Students will work with primary and secondary sources. They will blog on the difference, and identify source types in their blog response. http://heathercreamer.weebly.com/apush-blog/primary-and-secondary-sources
***See Blog rubric at the bottom of the page.
3. Lessons in Historiography: Read the following document from the Digital History website: What is the Legacy of 1492? Answer the two questions at the end in your journal.
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/topic_display.cfm?tcid=102
***See journal rubric at the bottom of the page.
4. Listen to the following link from NPR interview with Charles Mann on his book 1493 http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=138924127&m=139024924 Write a brief journal summary on this interview concerning the ecological and historical impact of contact with Native peoples (Americans).
You may read the transcript if you do not wish to watch the video.
Transcript
5. Discuss the use of APPARTS as a tool to analyze documents.
Analyze Howard Zinn’s Chapter 1 “ Columbus, The Indians, and Human Progress”.
FIRST, use the APPARTS to break down this document.
SECOND, Answer the guiding questions below:
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ARTICLE/CHAPTER
Analyze Howard Zinn’s Chapter 1 “ Columbus, The Indians, and Human Progress”.
FIRST, use the APPARTS to break down this document.
SECOND, Answer the guiding questions below:
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ARTICLE/CHAPTER
- How did Christopher Columbus initially describe the Arawaks he encountered on his first voyage to the Americas? What was he looking for when he went there?
- Why did European countries seek a sea route to the Indies? What was Columbus promised in return for bringing back gold and spices to Spain?
- Why did Columbus take some Arawaks prisoner upon arriving in the Bahamas? Why did Columbus get in a fight with the Arawaks on his first voyage?
- What did Columbus guarantee the King and Queen of Spain if they financed a second voyage to the “Indies”? How did Columbus and his men treat the Arawaks on his second voyage? How did they respond?
- What did Columbus do when his men were unable to find any gold in 1495? What did Columbus do to pay off his debts in Cicao?
- How come the Arawaks were unable to fight back against the Spanish? What did Arawaks do to escape the Spaniards?
- Why were the encomiendas set up? How many Arawaks were left in the Bahamas by 1650?
- Who is our main source of information about Columbus and the conquistadors? How did he get this information?
- How did Las Casas describe gender relations in the Native American societies he encountered? How were slave-holding Spaniards shaped by slavery according to Las Casas?
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6. Blog debate the following topic: Christopher Columbus: Hero or Villain?
Your assignment is to read the below article and decide whether your think Christopher Columbus is a hero or villain? Explain your answer in detail and debate with your peers. This means you will need to read your peers posts and respond to at least two.
***See Blog rubric at the bottom of the page.
http://heathercreamer.weebly.com/apush-blog/columbus-hero-or-villain
7. Reading Quiz will be multiple choice and short answer.
8. Test over Chapters 2-3 will be short answer and multiple choice.
Your assignment is to read the below article and decide whether your think Christopher Columbus is a hero or villain? Explain your answer in detail and debate with your peers. This means you will need to read your peers posts and respond to at least two.
***See Blog rubric at the bottom of the page.
http://heathercreamer.weebly.com/apush-blog/columbus-hero-or-villain
7. Reading Quiz will be multiple choice and short answer.
8. Test over Chapters 2-3 will be short answer and multiple choice.
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