How can we research and write narratives from the point of view of European explorers? by chaselibrary

Columbus's Letter to the King

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Standards

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SS4H2a The student will describe the reasons for, obstacles to, and accomplishments of the Spanish, French, and English explorations of John Cabot, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Juan Ponce de León, Christopher Columbus, Henry Hudson, and Jacques Cartier.

ELAGSE4RI3 Explain events in a historical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.

ELAGSE4RI9 Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write about the subject knowledgeably.

ELAGSE4W3 Write narratives to develop real events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear sequence.

ELAGSE4W8 Gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.

The Project

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Research your explorer. Take notes about his reasons, obstacles, and accomplishments:

Reasons: Why did your explorer go exploring? Who sent him? What was he looking for?
Obstacles: What problems did your explorer face along the way?
Accomplishments: What did your explorer discover? Was your explorer the first person to do something? Is anything named after your explorer?

Research links: Click here!

Use this information to write a letter from the explorer's point of view describing his experiences.

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Example Draft

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Publishing

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