Goal: To determine whether or not the Columbian Exchange was beneficial to the continent of North America.
Students are to investigate what happened to North American tribes as a result of the viruses causing the diseases Influenza, Smallpox and Measles. The students have to defend their position by:
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Creating a Multi- Media Presentation
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Creating and participating in a debate
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Writing and creating a newspaper editorial
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Creating a museum of Native American artifacts
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Creating a museum of European artifacts
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Creating a Tri-Fold Board
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The teacher will enable students to work with and learn from each other. I will do this in a think/pair/share format. Students will be placed in groups of two or three maximum. Each group will have a choice of what type of product to choose from. They are limited to the choices listed above. However, if a group has a reasonable idea regarding their output, then I am more than willing to listen. Each group must choose a side or point of view to present. Native American or European point of views will be presented via the final product or body of work. The teacher will present the packets and primary source documents to each group along with a body of teacher selected websites as they also use the Internet for the project. The teacher will provide each group with the appropriate rubric that matches their choice of project.