1. Think about this...(and take out paper)
What makes a good leader?
In your groups, discuss what qualities you think make a good leader. List the top five qualities you believe would be essential for a lead explorer.
Write your answer and be prepared to share

2. Words, People, and Places to Remember…
Words to Remember
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria – The three ships on Columbus’ first voyage
Dead reckoning – recording the winds, the speed of the ship, and compass direction to calculate a ships position at sea
Magnetic north – the point to which a compass always points
mutiny – revolt or rebellion at sea

3. Words, People, and Places to Remember…
Words to Remember
Taino – native American tribe on San Salvador that welcomed Columbus
1503 – first enslaved Africans brought to the New World
Columbian exchange – Europeans brought horses, oranges, sheep, cattle, and pigs to the New World; the Native Americans gave Europeans corn, potatoes, tomatoes, chocolate, and tobacco

4. Words, People, and Places to Remember…
People to Remember
Zheng He – Chinese admiral who sailed to Africa sixty years before Columbus’ voyage
Grand Kahn - Chinese ruler when Marco Polo traveled there

5. Words, People, and Places to Remember…
Palos, Spain – Columbus sailed from this city on his first voyage
Hispaniola – island now divided into Haiti and the Dominican Republic
San Salvador – Columbus’ first landfall in the New World

6. Europe & North America

7. Be ready to share your responses!
Reading for a Purpose
Table Read chapter 16 – “A New Land Is Discovered”
As a table discuss and answer the following questions on your paper.
What obstacles did Columbus face on his voyage?
How did the Taino treat Columbus?
Make a list of Columbus’ successes and failures on his first Journey.
Be ready to share your responses!

8. Readers’ Theatre – Team Activity
You need a partner! (I will assign if I need to!)
Take 5 to 10 minutes to practice reading your part with your partner. Prepare to read it aloud to the class. (Remember –loud clear voice)
Everyone else – RESPECTFUL listeners
Fill in your own log organizer while others “perform”

9. Reading for a Purpose
Chapter 17 – Table Read or All Read (Let’s Vote!)
Focus & Discussion Questions
Why did Columbus’ first attempt at Colonization Fail?
What was the Columbian Exchange?

10. What else will be exchanged in the years that followed?
Columbian Exchange
What else will be exchanged in the years that followed?

11. Columbian Exchange OK – So now you have exchanged!!!
Let's move around!!!
Half of the room on one side, half on the other – 30 seconds to move
North Side – You are Europe. Write it out on the board.
South Side – You are North America. Write it out on the board.
Columbian Exchange
OK – So now you have exchanged!!!
What do you think were the most important items exchanged and why?

12. Reflection … Write your answer in complete sentences on your paper.
Use your “leadership qualities” your group came up with and compare them to Columbus.
Do you think Columbus was an effective leader? Why or why not?
Points to consider
Columbus lied to his crew about the actual distances traveled
He kept two different logs