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= Lesson Plan Day 2=

Opening Activity (10 minutes)

1. Look back at the K-W-L chart to refresh students on what they already know about Columbus and what they wanted to know. Encourage a discussion on what it was like to explore the life of Christopher Columbus using the Internet. Answer any questions that students may have.

2. Explain that for today's activity students are going to use the information they collected during their scavenger hunt to create a report on Christopher Columbus that includes a timeline highlighting important dates and events in Columbus' life.

Learning Activity (25 minutes)

3. Have students connect to the interactive Timeline found at ReadWriteThink and follow the instructions found on the student page.

4. Instruct students to build a timeline made up of at least five key dates or events collected during their cyber scavenger hunt. To get students started, you might model how to create a timeline entry using the LCD projector. Remind students to print out their timeline when they are finished working. Monitor students carefully to answer any questions they have while working and keep them on task.

Culminating Activity (25 minutes)

5. After completing the timeline, give students the Creating Your Report handout. Students will follow the steps in these instructions to create their summary report independently. You may give oral instructions as well.

Enrichment and or Challenge Activity:
Have students visit the website [|Christopher Columbus] to read about Columbus from the perspective of the Native American. This site provides the more advanced student historical information and an opportunity to consider point of view. You can also direct students to read "Transform Columbus Day," "Faithful Response to the 500th Anniversary," and "Goodbye Columbus!". These readings offer a good opportunity to engage students in a discussion about point of view and the controversies surrounding Christopher Columbus.

Ask Challenged students to role play a meeting with Christopher Columbus to portray their feelings toward him.