In order to complete your assignment and gather the necessary information you have to assign specific roles to each member of your group. Thus you need: |
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A secretary The secretary keeps notes throughout the journey. She/he will print and use this template to gather the required information. |
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A navigator The navigator holds the mouse and follows the links. |
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An Image Editor The Image Editor decides what images you are going to use at your assignment and asks the navigator to save them or print them out so that you can use them. |
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A reader The reader reads aloud so that everybody knows the information that you have found |
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When you finish your research and you have gathered all the necessary information ... you can select one of the following activities for your group:  Write a newspaper article Compose a power point presentation Write a small essay Create a very small book Form a collage with information and images from the web sitesKeep in mind that you have to write about the following explorers :  Christofer Columbus Verrazano da Giovanni Jacques Cartier Samuel de Champlain Henry Hudson John Cabot Francis DrakeUsing the information your have collected, create your writing activity which will include the following information:  Name of the Explorer Personal Information (Nationality, trade, childhood information-if available, how they became interested in sailing/exploring) Purpose of Expedition(s) (include who was financing the expedition) Travel Route(s) (include the date(s) of the expedition) Results of the Expedition(s) (New trade route, discovery of new land, etc.) Importance of this Discovery Other Important facts that you would like to include about this explorerYou can also visit the Classroom Clipart to gather cliparts to use on your assignments. Don't forget to use the images and information from the web sites you have visited!!! |
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