Christopher Columbus: the man, his voyages, and his legacy.

1. Christopher Columbus: the man, his voyages, and his legacy. A WebQuest for 7th Grade Social Studies Designed by Alec Clarkhaclark@bladen.k12.nc.us Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page

2. Introduction Welcome to the World Adventurer Newspaper! For your first assignment you will be teamed with two other reporters. All three of you will be reporting on the fascinating life of one of our recently departed explorers: Christopher Columbus. This may lead an intriguing life and our viewers will know all about him. We received many letters going to know what his motivation was. Also, our readers want to know what life was like only ships that they used to sell the oceans. So, not only are you going to report about his life you’re going to try to delve into what his motivation was. Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page

3. The Task Your end product will be a newspaper article discussing Christopher Columbus’s life as well as his motivation (in your opinion) to explore. You will also include a section that discusses what life was like on ships that were used to explore the oceans at that time. Each member of your group will be assigned a different role as a reporter with unique elements they are to research. You will collaborate within your group to develop a finished product. Be allowed to use Internet resources which are located. For collaboration you are to utilize Google Docs for both the brainstorming, rough draft, and the final article itself. After finishing the article, you will be asked to answer the following questions in a separate Google Doc titled “Final Thoughts”: what effects do you think Christopher Columbus’s discovery had on people during his life? What was his legacy? Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page

4. The Process • Continued 1. First to be assigned to a team of three students. Each of you will be playing the role of a reporter. 2. In your groups, you’re going to decide which of you will research 1. Christopher Columbus’s life before his voyages, 2. the voyages themselves, and 3. what it was like to live on a ship at the time (his life till death after his voyages). You utilize the links contained herein. Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page

5. The Process Continued • Continued 3. Doing the legwork. Below you’ll find some links to websites which will give you more information on your topics. Please make sure you use these resources only for your research. Some of the sites include audio and video. You’re welcome to use any of these. • http://www.buzzle.com/articles/christopher-columbus-biography-and-life-story.html • http://www.history.com/topics/christopher-columbus • http://www.classicreader.com/book/1293/ • www.flmnh.ufl.edu/caribarch/columbus.htm Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page

6. The Process Continued • Continued 4. Now that you have done your research individually, talk to your group about what you have found concerning your particular topic. Put the notes on your topic in a Googledoc called “Notes”. 5. At this stage, you should be thinking about how your part fits in with the rest of your group’s work. Remember to keep the end in mind. Create a document in Google Docs titled “Brainstorming” with the three different sections you have researched clearly labeled. Make sure to put your initials by your input. Write down the information that you and your group members believe are the most pertinent to your given topic as well as how are you going to tie the individual topics together. Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page

7. The Process continued 6. After brainstorming, develop your groups report. In Google Docs, create a document called “Christopher Columbus: the man, his voyages, and his legacy.” Utilizing the information you discussed in your groups, but your paper together in Google Docs. Note: make sure you have a title, each group member’s name, and the date finished. Make sure you have covered all the details and made it interesting for your readers. 7. After finishing the article, you will be asked to answer the following questions in a separate Google Doc titled “Final Thoughts”: what effects do you think Christopher Columbus’s discovery had on people during his life? What was his legacy? Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page

8. Evaluation Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page

9. Conclusion You and your team have uncovered a lot of information about Christopher Columbus, his voyages, life on board, and his legacy. You have let our readers know through your collaborative writing the information you have discovered. Imagine what the world would be like without his accomplishments. Would the world be much different than it is now? Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page

10. Credits & References Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page

11. Teacher Page Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page This project could easily be adjusted for students needing guidance by giving them a project guide to help them find the information they need. Advanced students could dig even deeper and talk about the other aspects of Christopher Columbus; such as how his colonies did and what kind of governor was he? Even the product itself could be changed to a video type newscast.