C Period - Students continued to work on their European Explorer website.
D & E Period - Students examined Ferdinand Magellan
1. Read from the textbook to get a brief overview of Magellan
2. Mapped Magellan's route and difficulties using the film below
3. Read from "Eyewitness to History" about the death of Magellan.
Magellan Film:
Magellan according to the Animaniacs (this isn't half bad)
F Peirod: Students discussed Hernan Cortes' impact on the Aztec Empire. We then plotted Cortes on a spectrum of to ideas:
1. Was Cortes a Hero or Villain
2. Did Cortes Achieve or Not Achieve his goal
