explorer poster mini project

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Due Friday Novemeber 16th

Explorer Poster/Advertisement

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?

*interesting facts

Please use the following pages of your Social Studies Text book to help you get started.

Pictures and Route Map

p. 124 : Columbus , Caboto, Vespucci, Balboa, Magellan

p. 131:  Ponce de Leon, Cortes, Coronado, De Soto

p. 139: Hudson, Verrazano, Cartier

Further Explorer Information

Columbus (p. 114+), Caboto (p. 121), Vespucci (p. 122), Balboa (p.123), Magellan (p. 124)

Ponce de Leon (p. 129), Cortes (p. 130), Coronado (p. 131), De Soto (p. 132)

Hudson(p. 142), Verrazano (p. 140), Cartier (p. 140)

Other good resources

http://www.history.com/            

http://www.factmonster.com/biography/explorers.html

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/biographies/