Many students are bringing home their social studies packets for completion tonight. First, they are reading about "exchanges" between those in the old world and those in the new world. They need to recognize what is being exchanged between traders.
Second, they are reading at least three different quotes from Christopher Columbus. Students need to choose the quote that they would like to respond to in their research journal. Their response is based on their thinking about Columbus' statements.
Students are also reading about a slave trading post called Elmira Castle. They will need to respond to this in their research journal. They need to list the "main idea" of the passage and give three important details from the reading that support the main idea.
Finally, students are reading about the Columbian Exchange via a graphic organizer. Students need to complete the following page, a prediction sheet.
If students are working on their packet at home it is because they didn't complete their weekly workplan last week in class. All students were given workplan time today to work on their unfinished work and were then expected to move to the social studies packet. A lot of packet work tonight means a lot of unfinished workplan from last week.
Another website for information on the Columbian Exchange: http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/1866.
--Mrs. Perrien
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