Explorers

They came from the Old World to the New World It was the Age of Exploration toc You are going to learn about famous explorers. In order to learn this information, you will complete the following steps: =Enduring Understanding:=

By completing this project, you will learn many things such as note-taking, citing sources, and researching. However, the big idea you will want to come away with is how the world changed because of exploration. It opened many new trade routes. It introduced the world to new foods, ways of doing things, cultures, and ideas, and products. The Western Hemisphere was greatly changed. This early exploration made way for European colonies to form in the New World and the countries that formed as a result of these. Even the languages that are spoken currently in the Western Hemisphere are traced back to these early explorers.

=Criteria:= =Background Knowledge:=
 * You will familiarize yourself with explorers
 * You will gather resources and research one explorer
 * You will take notes about this explorer and organize them
 * You will write a bibliography
 * You will create an outline
 * You will type a report with a cover page, a thesis statement, paragraphs for each subtopic, a conclusion, and a bibliography.
 * You will use formal report conventions to draft this typed report.
 * You will create a triorama which will include a hand drawn portrait, a route map, and a three dimensional vessel
 * You will prepare a formal talk and present this information to other 5th graders.
 * You will take notes on all of the presentations.
 * You will use these notes to take an open notes test.



=The Gathering of Resources:= Use the link below to find web sites and much more:

Y ou will need to have at least one book and two other sources. For full credit, you will need two books and three other sources: The additional sources can be web sites or encyclopedias.
 * Your book should be a children's book about your chosen explorer only. I suggest that you check out more than one book and the other books can be about more than one explorer. Refrain from checking out many books because other students are required to check out books also. Look through the books and see if you can find information easily. These books can be found either in the history section or in the biography section of the library. It is best to go to a large library. **If you go to the local Hidden Springs Branch or order on line, please be aware that you need to do this quickly in order to get your books on time. Also, you may not be happy with the books that you get-sight unseen.**
 * Since we will be taking notes at school and don't have access to computers much of the time, you must print off your web pages. To do this, I suggest that you print in gray scale to save ink. If you want to, you can highlight the text by using control A and copy and paste it into a word processing program like Word in order to print (This usually saves paper). **When doing this, you must go up to the address bar and copy and paste it onto the document too. Also, write, type or copy the day that you printed it. You need these things for your bibliography.**
 * You will also need black and white copies of your explorer's route map and portrait (picture of his face). We will bend and fold these in order to scale them to a specific size for our drawings. Thus, you will not be able to copy from a book.

Download the list below and choose an explorer. Take the list to the library with you so that you can make another choice if books on your first choice are not available.



Time Line:
And brought to school ||  Home  || Brought to school ||  Home  || And Home ||
 * Dates || PROCEDURE  ||  WHERE PERFORMED  ||
 * August 28 Monday ||  Explorer chosen  ||  Home  ||
 * September 5  Tuesday  ||  Two Websites Printed
 * September 11  Monday  ||  One or two books about your explorer
 * September 13  Wednesday  ||  Cite Worksheet Completed  ||  School  ||
 * September 18 Monday ||  Bibliography typed  ||  School (Lab)  ||
 * September 25 Monday ||  Note Facts completed  ||  School  ||
 * September 29 Friday ||  Note Facts cut/organized/glued  ||  School  ||
 * October 4 Wednesday ||  Outline Written  ||  School  ||
 * October 11  Wednesday  ||  Rough Draft written  ||  School  ||
 * October 5 Week of ||  Editing and Revision  Map and Portrait ||  School (Peer Workshop)
 * October 16 Monday ||  Typed Report (2 copies)  ||  Home  ||
 * October 23  Monday  || Triarama completed || Home (Brought to school) ||
 * October 25-30 Wed.-Mon ||  Grade level presentations  ||  Practice at home, performed at school  ||
 * October 31  Tuesday  ||  Open notes test from presentations  ||  School  ||

**Taking Notes:**

Double check your information: Facts vary and internet sites can really be misleading.

Here is a web quest to show you how important this is:Don't trust everything you read.





= = =The outline:= Your outline will be visual. In short: =The Report:= You will need to secure your report with a staple, a report cover, or some other binding method. =The Triorama:= Here are pictures of explorers and route maps if you need them. =The Presentation:= =Rubrics:=
 * You will label construction paper with the names on each of your pockets: one piece of construction paper for each pocket. On the left of the label, you will number each pocket with Roman Numbers starting with I, and continuing.
 * [|List of Roman Numbers]
 * Write your name on each piece of construction paper and three hole punch them so they can go in your binder.
 * Next you will take the notes out of the first pocket, read them and organize them chronologically (in time order). If time isn't a factor, think about how you want to write your paragraphs and ask yourself, "What do I want to say first?" Practice writing it mentally as you organize your notes. This will help you with your outline and with your writing.
 * You will code them with the pocket Roman Number and the letter that the specific note should go in from first to last (A-Z).
 * Example: Your birth pocket will be I. The note that you feel should go first will be IA, the second will be IB, You will continue this until all of the notes are coded in pocket I. Next you will code your childhood pocket IIA, IIB and so on. This will continue until all of your notes are coded.
 * Then you will glue your notes down in the order that you have chosen.
 * Each note will have a capital letter before it in alphabetical order.
 * Needs to be made of poster board or something as sturdy.
 * It can be covered in scrapbook paper, drawings, or other appropriate media.
 * Needs to include a hand drawn map of the route or routes the explorer took
 * All major land and water bodies need to be labeled
 * All ports, departure points, and destination points are to be labeled.
 * Must have a key/legend
 * Must indicate different routes by using different colors
 * This can be done with string, multiple colored pens, colored pencils, etc.
 * Must indicate stopping points, departure, and destination points
 * Must have a hand drawn portrait of the explorer
 * Done in watercolor, colored pencil, or any other non crayon media
 * Should accurately display the explorer to the best of the student's ability: no rainbow colored hair, tattoos, t-shirts added on.
 * Examples:
 * [[file:ponce.ppt]]
 * [[file:oval for explorer portrait.docx]]
 * Should have a picture, or better yet, 3-D model of the ship or canoe used by the explorer
 * Must have the name of the explorer labeled so it can be seen from four feet away
 * Must have the project designer's name on the front so that it can be seen from one foot away



=Pictures of Trioramas:=







Here are a couple of close up pictures: [|Close ups by Hannah and Lydia]

=Let's Play an explorers' game:=