This lesson contains 20 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.
Lesson duration is: 80 min
Items in this lesson
Rich and Poor
Slide 1 - Slide
Learning goals
In this paragraph you will learn why Europeans started making overseas journeys of discovery.
In this paragraph you will learn how the Portuguese became active in South Asia and East Asia.
In this paragraph you will learn how Columbus discovered America.
In this paragraph you will learn how more Europeans joined the European expansion
Slide 2 - Slide
Language goal
Students can use basic argumentation language (e.g., “because,” “therefore,” “I think…”) to explain in writing why Columbus did or did not discover America.
Slide 3 - Slide
What do you remember from the previous lesson?
Slide 4 - Open question
Slide 5 - Slide
Why did the Europeans try to find new routes to Asia?
Slide 6 - Open question
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was ordered by the Spanish king and queen to find a route westwards.
Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492.
He thought he had arrived in the Indies.
--> Indigenous inhabitants: Indians
But he reached a New World, later called America.
Slide 7 - Slide
Slide 8 - Video
Slide 9 - Slide
Did Colombus discover America?
YES
NO
Slide 10 - Poll
Why could you say Columbus did discover America?
Sentence Starters
A reason is…
A argument is…
In my opinion…
Slide 11 - Open question
Why could you say Columbus never discovered America?
Sentence Starters
A reason is…
A argument is…
In my opinion…
Slide 12 - Open question
Get to work
Read chapter 1 'Spaniards to America' and 'More Europeans to Southeast Asia'
Mark the important sentences
Slide 13 - Slide
Get to work
Read chapter 1
Make:
mavo: 1a, 1b, 1d, 3, 4c, 4d, 8 & 10
havo/vwo: make 1, 3, 4, 5, 8 & 10
Slide 14 - Slide
I found this chapter difficult.
A
Yes, very much so
B
Uhhh kind of
C
No it was doable
D
Too easy!
Slide 15 - Quiz
I found this chapter difficult.
Yes, very much so
Uhhh kind of
No it was doable
Too easy!
Slide 16 - Poll
Now ...
Make 6, 7, 9, 11 if you found this chapter difficult
Or
Make 12, 13 & 14 if you found this chapter easy
Slide 17 - Slide
Learning goals
In this paragraph you will learn why Europeans started making overseas journeys of discovery.
In this paragraph you will learn how the Portuguese became active in South Asia and East Asia.
In this paragraph you will learn how Columbus discovered America.
In this paragraph you will learn how more Europeans joined the European expansion.
Slide 18 - Slide
How did Columbus 'discover' America?
Slide 19 - Open question
Explain how other European nations joined this European expansion.