12/21/2010

Monday & Tuesday (12/20 & 12/21)

C Period - Working on European Explorer websites:

Items to include in your website:
- Two Primary Source documents with analysis
- Google Book with analysis
- Maps & Images with explanation
- Background on your explorer
- Achievements of your explorer
- Criticism
- Analysis / Impact of your explorer
**Develop TWO thesis statements about your explorer based on your research**
**Guns, Germs & Steel - provide a description and analysis of Jared Diamond's arguments**
 
D, E & F Period - Students are either writing five paragraph essays about Guns, Germs & Steel, or they are writing letters to the author, Jared Diamond.  The letter and essay are both due on Thursday.