Warm Up You will be given five minutes to answer the following: How was Columbus able to finance his journey West? How were the goals of Queen Isabella and Columbus the same? After five minutes, you will “Turn and talk” to discuss your answers

Academic Vocabulary Word of the Day!! Assess What does this word mean? Use this word in a sentence

Objective- Students will be able to understand what happened on Columbus’ first journey to America.

Can you identify which ships these are?

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One of the most important details of Columbus’ voyage was that everything was unknown. They had no idea where they were going, or what they were going to find. Can you identify what kind of emotions these sailors must have experienced? (Turn and talk)

At exactly 2:00 in the morning on this day Columbus and his crew landed on small island that is now apart of the Bahamas, and named it “San Salvador”

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Independent Practice Read a passage titled “Columbus’s First Voyage” and answer the following comprehension questions. What is the central idea of this passage? What are two details supporting the central idea? Why would the Native Americans “Regard the Europeans with wonder, and touch the crew members to find out if they were flesh and bones like themselves?

Group Work Reflect and write a 5-7 sentence paragraph on how Columbus’ discovery of America directly effected the life we lead today, and how life would be different if Columbus did not discover America.   Each group will have a – Recorder Time Keeper Encourager/monitor

Closure While Columbus did not know he had found a new world, his discovery is one of the most important in our human history, and the impact of his discovery will shape what we learn about as we move forward. Summarize todays lesson, and make a prediction on a post it note as to what might happen next in American history.

Homework Further explorations reading and questions.