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FOR FULL CREDIT MUST CAPITALIZE FIRST LETTER OF SENTENCE AND USE CORRECT PUNCUTATION!!!. Student Teacher Date/ Period. Warm Up: Unit 2 Day 5
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FOR FULL CREDIT MUST CAPITALIZE FIRST LETTER OF SENTENCE AND USE CORRECT PUNCUTATION!!! StudentTeacherDate/ Period Warm Up: Unit 2 Day 5 1.Conflicts often occur between individuals or groups (Think about a fight that you know of, or may have been a part of). Why might these conflicts occur? These conflicts might occur because________________. Another reason they might occur is_____________. 2.When conflict occurs, who is to blame? –Those directly involved…? –Those that contributed to the issue being fought about…? When conflict occurs _______________ is to blame because ___________________. HL:–Why is one person more responsible than the other?–What makes one person more to blame?
Discussion! • Why is one person more responsible than the other?–What makes one person more to blame? • Can there be multiple interpretations of a historical event? Why or why not?HL: How does the possible existence of multiple perspectives of a historical event influence the way that event is taught/discussed? •“There can/cannot be multiple interpretations of a historical event because ___________.”
Agenda Learning Target! 1. Analyze an informational text for meaning and understanding. Language Target! • Explain, in writing, the meaning or importance of a quote from an informational text. 1. Warm up 2. Review grades 3. Howard Zinn Reading- to page 7 together 4. Reading groups for last 2 pages 4. Break 5. Role PLAY!
Why had the Spanish monarchs financed the Columbus expedition? • How did gold earrings lead to the Arawak’s downfall? • Evaluate the ways that Columbus attempted to pay back his dividends. • What way (s) did the Arawaks fight Columbus’ actions? • What were encomiendas? • Who was Bartolome e las Casas and his significance? • Describe the treatment of women in the Arawak culture?
READING STRATEGIES • Reading the question prior to reading on. • Underlining words that you think are important • Underlining main ideas
Page 3 • Why had the Spanish monarchs financed the Columbus expedition? • How did gold earrings lead to the Arawak’s downfall?
Page 4 Why do you think Zinn calls Columbus’s report extravagant?
Page 5 • What was the aim of Columbus’s second mission according to Zinn? • What happened to the Indians if they couldn’t find or procure the required amount of gold?
Page 6 • Why were the Arawaks unable to defeat the Spanish? • Who was Bartolome e las Casas and his significance? • How were women treated in the Arawak culture?
Page 9 • What does Zinn argue is worse than lying about history?
The People vs Columbus DEFENDANTS- when suspects are in court, they are called “defendants” or “the accused” JURY- the group of people (usually 12 people) who decide if a defendant is guilty or innocent PROSECUTER-the lawyer who works for the government and argues for the people
THE DEFENDENTS! • COLUMBUS • COLUMBUS’S MEN • KING FERDINAND AND QUEEN ISABELLA • THE TAINOS (ARAWAK INDIANS) • THE SYSTEM OF THE EMPIRE (GOD, GLORY, GOLD) THE CHARGE: MURDER OF THE TAINO INDIANS BETWEEN 1492-1510
Defendant’s responsibility • To defend yourself against the charges • To explain who you think is guilty and why ONE RULE: You may plead guilty but you cannot claim full responsibility; you must accuse at least one other person. Example: I may have been present when the cookies were stolen but Cookie Monster is the one who reached in cookie jar.
How the trial will work • I, the prosecutor will say what you are accused of. • You, the defender present your defense. • The jury, people picked from the crowd will be allowed to ask you questions.
Today’s Objectives • Once in your group introduce everyone to each other. Share 2 highlights from your weekend. • Pick a group leader, recorder, timekeeper, and paper getter. • Write it down and give it to Ms. Jager Take five for this
TRIAL PREP • Come to the front and grab the charge against you. • Read the charges outloud. Ask questions. Make SURE EVERYONE IN YOUR GROUP UNDERSTAND. One person from your group may be taken for the Jury. • Write down what the main charges are against you. • Begin coming up with a defense. • You may look at what the other people are accused of to strengthen your defense.