Explorers Writing Activities
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| Columbus Day, or Not so Much? - Should Columbus Have his own holiday? If not, who should? |
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| Overrated - Was Columbus overrated in history? This prompt challenges students to write about a product, service, team, movie, or something else that is overrated and to explain why.
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| Libel and Slander- Did you know that the Ponce de Leon story - you know - the one that has him spending his life looking for the Fountain of Youth, is a case of libel? It was most likely written in history by "haters" to discredit him. In the spirit of what happened to Ponce de Leon, this prompt challenges students to discuss a siutation they have read about in a book or seen in a movie in which a character is libeled or slandered.
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| Scurvy, a Simple but Elusive Explanation - This activity requires students to write about a modern mystery that they think will be solved by humans in the future - in the same way that the cause of Scurvy was a mystery for hundreds of years. |
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| The Greatest Mythical Place - Based on the Iroquoian explanation of the Kingdom of Saguenay to Jacques Cartier, and Coronado's description of the Seven Cities of Cibola, students must describe and draw the greatest mythical place they have ever experienced in a book, movie, or video game! Very fun and engaging. |
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| The Climb - This writing assignment requires students to consider a time when they thought they were at the cusp of finishing something great, only to learn there was MUCH more work to do. |
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| The Dynamic Duo - This printable exercise requires students to compare Lewis and Clark to other "dynamic duos" in literature, movies, or even sports or video games.
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| The Unsung Hero - This activity explains the idea of Sacagawea as an unsung hero. Students must then write about an unsung hero they select from movies, literature, sports, or their own lives. |
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Virtual History Teacher - Studies in Elaboration - These fun activities requires students to role play as history teachers grading student tests that reflect poor efforts. "Teachers" must grade the tests and then elaborate on student answers to make them complete answers. Marco Polo | Christopher Columbus | Ferdinand Magellan | Jacques Cartier |
