Lesson Plans 9.16.14

Essential Questions

1.         Who participated in the Columbian Exchange and how did it impact them?
2.        How did the cultures of the Europeans Africans, and Native Americans change as      these groups came into contact?
3.        To what extend did Europeans, Africans and Native Americans accept, resist, or accommodate the changes taking place?

Discuss

1.        Using chart on page 15 of American Pageant, the class will categorize products as       coming from “Old World to New” or from “New World to Old”
2.        Was disease the key factor in the depopulation of the Native Americans in the            Americas?
3.        Identify the “winners” and “losers” in the “Columbian Exchange Contest,” determining which area of the world benefited most from the Columbian Exchange and the one element (other than disease) that had the most profound impact on Africa, Europe, and the New World. 

Documents

1.      “Juan Ginẽs de Sepulveda Belittles the Indians(1547)
2.      “Bartolemẽ de Las Casas Defends the Indians(1552)
3.      “Aztec Chroniclers Describe the Spanish Conquestof Mexico (1519)

Group Analysis
         1.    Using SOAPStone strategy, students determine whether the changes resulted in     
          acceptance, resistance, accommodation, or a combination of the three on the part of             the affected group
    2.       Group member presents groups’ findings.
       a.       Provide example of how cultural change was accepted
       b.      Provide example of how cultural change was resisted
       c.       Provide example of how cultural change was accommodated

Homework: Read

American Pageant – Review Chapters 3-4

AMSCO  - continue reading Chapters 3-4