Columbus Day lesson.pptx

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Columbus Day

13-10-2025

What are we going to do?

• Video: Who was Columbus

• Quiz

• Video: Columbus day explained

• Quiz

• Assignment

Who was Columbus?

Quiz.

Columbus was a(n) _______.

A

teacher

B

explorer

C

king

He came from _______

A

Spain

B

Italy

C

England

In what year did Christopher Columbus arrive in the Americas?

A

1402

B

1492

C

1512

D

1592

Columbus believed he had reached _______.

A

Asia

B

Africa

C

North America

D

Australia

Columbus day explained.

Quiz.

Why is Columbus Day celebrated?

A

To remember Columbus’ discovery of America

B

To celebrate Italian-American ancestry

C

To mark the end of World War II

What role did Columbus Day play for Italian immigrants?

A

It was a day of mourning

B

It served as a symbol of pride and acceptance

C

It had no significance for them

What alternative holiday do some people suggest instead of Columbus Day?

A

Indigenous Peoples' Day

B

Thanksgiving Day

C

Veterans Day

Assignment.

• Writing Task

• Schrijf een kort stukje over Columbus Day.
  Gebruik de onderstaande zinnen.

• Columbus Day is...

• Christopher Columbus was a ...

• People celebrate Columbus Day, because ...

• Some people don't like it, because ...

• I think Columbus Day is ..., because ...