Explorers of the New World

As part of our study on Explorers, you will be asked to complete a project on a selected explorer.  Please follow the guidelines listed below!

1. Choose an explorer from the list.
2. Obtain an Explorer Data Form on which to take notes.
3. Use several types of sources such as books, encyclopedias, textbook, and internet.  Go to Explorer Links for some suggested internet sites.
4. Complete the Explorer Data Form.
5. Using data from your form, write a report on your explorer making sure you include all of the data listed on the form.  Your report must either be typed or written in blue or black ink.  You may only use one side of a piece of paper (in other words, do not write on the back of the paper!)
6. Make a visual highlighting your explorer.
7. Prepare an oral presentation summarizing what you have learned about the explorer.

You will be graded on the following:

• 10 points  -  Following Directions
• 10 points - Completing the Project on time
• 10 points - Completing the Explorer Data Form
• 30 points -  Final Written Copy
              Cover:   Title - Name - Date
                    Neatness
                    Birth/Death
                    Country from
                    Country sailed for
                    Country sailed to
                    Years traveled
                    Why he made the trip
                    What happened on his trip
• 20 points -  Visual
              Picture and or Map
                    Appearance - neatness/organization of content
• 20 points -  Oral Presentation
                    Content
                    Eye Contact
                    Knowledge of Material
                    Voice

Just for Fun!!!

Literature Selections on Exploration:

Pedro's Journal by Pam Conrad (Scholastic Inc., 1992)

Morning Girl  by Michael Dorris (Hyperion Books for Children, 1994)

The Double Life of Pocahontas by Jean Fritz (Puffin Books, 1987)

The Story of Sacajawea: Guide to Lewis and Clark by Della Rowland ( Dell Publishing, 1989)

Voyages to the New World, The Spanish Conquests in the New World
and A Search for  a Northern Route  by Peter Chrisp (Thompson Learning, 1993)

Where Do You Think You are Going, Christopher Columbus? by Jean Fritz (Putnam Publishing, 1981)

Exploration and Conquest: The Americas After Columbus, 1500-1620 by Betsy and Giulio Maestro (Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books; 1994)

Who Really Discovered America? by Stephen Krensky (Scholastic Inc. 1987)

Against All Opposition: Black Explorers In America by Jim Haskins (Walker & Company, 1992)

The Accidental Explorers: Surprises and Side Trips in the History of Discovery
by Rebecca Stefoff (Oxford University Press, 1993)

Around the World in a Hundred Years: From Henry the Navigator to Magellan by Jean Fritz