A reminder that your
Explorer Poster Assignment that we began in class (Wed. 11/7) is due Friday 11/16. This note page is also due
this Friday and is your homework for the week.
Who is your explorer?
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What was their birth
and death date?
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What country are they
from?
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What country did they
sail/explore for?
(What country was
funding their exploration?)
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What year(s) did they
sail/explore?
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What was the purpose
of their exploration?
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What routes did they
use and what countries did they sail to?
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A reminder about
your Explorer Poster/Advertisement
You were assigned an explorer of the 14th or 15th
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.
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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
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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)
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