Explorer Poster/Advertisement

Today in Class we began this fun assignment about the age of exploration.

It's purpose is to familiarize students with some of the famous European Explorers. We have been discussing why different countries explored. This assignment is meant to allow students to think of what was needed to make their expeditions successful and to practice mapping skills. All work on this assignment is to be done by hand (no computers for final product). Computer research is fine. Posters may be anywhere from 8 x11" to 11x17". We will be working on it in class through this Friday. It will be due the following friday

Here is a link to a helpful site: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/namerica.shtml

you can also use the online encyclopedia: http://www.britannica.com/

Explorer Poster/Advertisement: Due 11/5

You will be assigned an explorer of the 14^th or 15^th century. You are trying to recruit other sailors to join you on your expedition.

Create a poster to advertise the open position aboard your ship.

Please include:

-your name and a drawing of yourself

-a map of the route you will be taking (please use the actual route that your explorer took – you are intended to learn and teach your route to the class)

-why you are going on your expedition?

-why should this sailor go with you?

Please use the following pages of your Social Studies Text book to help you get started. Choose 1 explorer from the group based on your first name.

p. 124 : Columbus, Caboto, Vespucci, Balboa, Magellan (if your first name starts a-j)

p. 131: Ponce de Leon, Cortes, Cabrillo, Coronado, De Soto (if your first name starts k-r)

p. 139: Hudson, Verrazano, Cartier (if your first name starts s-z)