Before Columbus - Causes of Exploration - Empire Building

AP Psychology	Current Events	Resource Room (SETSS)
Period 1	Periods 3 & 5	Period 8
Mr. Ott	Mr. Ott	Mr. Ott

Aim: What was life in the America's and Europe before Columbus' journey to the New World?

Do Now: How was the age of exploration, a definitive change in the course of European and World History?

Lesson Overview:

Item	Approx Time
Do Now	3-5 Min
Activity	30 Min
Discussion	10 Min

Sub-Unit C: Exploration and Conquest

Classwork & Homework

Lesson Activity:

Before Columbus: Trading States, Role of Europe, Role of Ottoman, and Persian Empires

• Students will use their textbooks to make a chart that includes the following information: Who was involved in trade, and what roles did each country, state, or empire involved play in trade at that time? Give explanations for who went where and the impact that these journeys had on the establishment of trade and colonies.

Causes of Exploration: Economic, Political, Social, and Technology

• Using their textbooks, students will answer the following questions:

1. What motivated Europeans to explore? What allowed them to explore?

Empire Building/Life in the Colonies: Spanish, Portuguese, French, and English

• Students will examine a map (p 194, Sherman vol 1) showing the areas explored and countries involved
• Give explanations for who went where and the impact that these journeys had on the establishment of trade and colonies.

Homework: Assignments

Special Education Modifications

• Teaching Model: Co-Teaching
• Special Education Teacher will work with All students General Ed and Special Ed.
  • Special Ed Students:
    • Teacher will read-aloud to students when necessary.
    • Teachers will break down assignments into smaller tasks.
    • Teachers will work with students on vocabulary acquisition by breaking down words into prefixes/suffixes and etymology.
    • Teachers will group students according to learning style inventory as a homogeneous group.
    • Teachers will keep students on-task by managing distractions and on-task behavior.
    • Teachers will modify note-taking by modeling notes from PowerPoint to chalkboard/whiteboard.
    • Teachers will differentiate lessons by using; verbal cues for auditory learners, graphic organizers for visual learners, and hands-on cues for tactile learners.