October 14

731, 702: Major Assignment #1 See below for details. ASSIGNMENT HAS NOT FULLY BEEN DISCUSSED WITH ALL STUDENTS YET. However, you can see what topic (explorer) you have been assigned to and start conducting a bit of research. Everything will be fully explained this week.

702
•John Cabot- James, Rita, Vincent, Michael
•Giovanni de Verrazano – Glenn, Alec, Siera, Samantha
•Ferdinand Magellan – John, Hannah, Woo Young, Crystal
•Henry Hudson – Robert, Michele, Briana, Amanda
•Samuel Champlain - John, Vicky, Ariana, Brais, Eilina
•Amerigo Vespucci - Dean, Thomas, Kristen, Alex R.
•Hernan Cortes - Danny, April, Zachary M, Alex M.
•Francisco Pizarro – Peggy, Michelle, Zachary R, Nikitas

731

•John Cabot- Timmy, Seung Jae, Somin, Teodora
•Giovanni de Verrazano – George, Alyssa P, Kevin
•Ferdinand Magellan – Alejandro, Adriana, Alex
•Henry Hudson – John, Jody, Lauren S.
•Samuel Champlain - Michael, Crystal, Patrick,
•Amerigo Vespucci - Alan, Sal, Amy, Lauen J.
•Hernan Cortes - Alyssa M, Haseeb, Sebastian
•Francisco Pizarro – Shengda, David, Stephanie, Wilson

MAJOR ASSIGNMENT #1: GOD, GOLD, AND GLORY!!
The Age of Exploration, Explorer Log
European exploration has deeply impacted the development of the Americas in many ways. From the 1400s and up until the 1600s, explorers from many different European nations traveled the globe in search of new and faster trade routes to the Indies. These unique individuals were lured by a sense of adventure, a strong desire for riches, and in later cases, felt a need to spread Christianity. During their expeditions, many set foot on a new land that was neither Asia, Africa, or Europe. These explorers reached a New World, the continents of North America and South America. Little did they know that their actions would transform the course of humanity.

Task
For this particular assignment, you will be focusing on individual explorers from Europe.
You will be assigned one of these explorers
John Cabot, Giovanni de Verrazano, Ferdinand Magellan, Henry Hudson, Samuel Champlain, Amerigo Vespucci,
Hernan Cortes, Francisco Pizarro

Independent work
a) For the written portion of this assignment, you must write 6 journal entries based on these 6 topics:
1) who your explorer is,
2) where he is from (also what nation he explored for),
3) why did he go on his expeditions,
4) when he began his expeditions,
5) what did he experience and encounter (what is the actual place called now?)
6) how did his journey(s) impact or change the Americas.
You will write this from the viewpoint of the explorer or someone who is traveling with him (a cook, captain, sailor, etc.) Each entry needs to be one page typed, double-spaced (font size 12, Times New Roman or Comic Sans). Examples of this will be given each day when a new topic is assigned (One journal entry will focus on 1 topic).

b) You must complete research for this assignment. A minimum of 5 sources will be accepted ( 2 of which MUST be books). See separate handout on how to write a bibliography.

c) A cover sheet must be turned in with assignment. Be creative! Make it resemble a book, sketch explorer’s portrait, etc. Be sure to include your name, class, date, and name of explorer.

Group Work
This portion will be done in class. Students who share an explorer will work together on creating a poster presentation on who their explorer is, where he is from (also what nation he explored for, why did he go on his expeditions, when he began his expeditions, what did he experience and encounter, and how did his journey(s) impact or change the Americas.

For this presentation, you must include 6 images that connect to the explorer. Each one must represent the topics that were covered. You must EXPLAIN to the class how the image relates to the topic. They can either be drawn or they can be actual paintings or sketches from the time period.