Concept: Native American Prospective Of Columbus Day
Cultural Diversity
Differentiated Lesson Plan
December 14, 2009
Differentiated Lesson Plan pg 2
Grade 5- History
Concept: Native American Prospective of Columbus Day
Key unit principals:
- Students will recognize how Columbus' discoveries effected the Native Americans
- After reading Christopher Columbus, students will be able to write a story about Columbus' first step on American ground from the Native American point of view
- Given the reader's theater on Christopher Columbus, students will be able to place the events of Christopher …show more content…
Have the students create a time line of when Columbus was born, until he died. Include important dates in Columbus' life like the following: the day he set sail for his first voyage, the day he landed, the day he returned to Spain, dates of other voyages, etc.
4. At the conclusion of the reader's theater, have the students complete a character sketch of Columbus. Include his origin, his characteristic of endurance, his characteristic of pride and not letting others tell him he was wrong, his great sailing abilities, etc
5.Have the students write letters to different organizations for information about Christopher Columbus. Explain to the students what a good letter needs to consist of. For example, the first paragraph should explain what the students are studying in class. The second paragraph should be the questions that they want answered. The third paragraph should show appreciation. Explain to the children also where to indent, where commas should go in a letter and appropriate words to use such as "Dear sir or madam," and "sincerely." Send the letters to the following organizations and have the student's questions be directed toward what happened to the Native Americans because of Columbus and what happened to them after Columbus
Differentiated Lesson Plan
December 14, 2009
Differentiated Lesson Plan pg 2
Grade 5- History
Concept: Native American Prospective of Columbus Day
Key unit principals:
- Students will recognize how Columbus' discoveries effected the Native Americans
- After reading Christopher Columbus, students will be able to write a story about Columbus' first step on American ground from the Native American point of view
- Given the reader's theater on Christopher Columbus, students will be able to place the events of Christopher …show more content…
Have the students create a time line of when Columbus was born, until he died. Include important dates in Columbus' life like the following: the day he set sail for his first voyage, the day he landed, the day he returned to Spain, dates of other voyages, etc.
4. At the conclusion of the reader's theater, have the students complete a character sketch of Columbus. Include his origin, his characteristic of endurance, his characteristic of pride and not letting others tell him he was wrong, his great sailing abilities, etc
5.Have the students write letters to different organizations for information about Christopher Columbus. Explain to the students what a good letter needs to consist of. For example, the first paragraph should explain what the students are studying in class. The second paragraph should be the questions that they want answered. The third paragraph should show appreciation. Explain to the children also where to indent, where commas should go in a letter and appropriate words to use such as "Dear sir or madam," and "sincerely." Send the letters to the following organizations and have the student's questions be directed toward what happened to the Native Americans because of Columbus and what happened to them after Columbus