18+November+-+Monday+-+Curiosity+Unit

= 18 November - Monday = Updates/ Assignments > __**History Task 6 - Period 3**__ What other significant achievements were there during the Age of Discovery? Explain to the students that Columbus’ accidental discovery of America for the Europeans was just one highlight of what became known as the ‘Age of Discovery’. The desire for knowledge, fuelled by the findings of each new expedition and the aspirations of rival countries, led many countries and individuals to become very interested in and supportive of exploration.
 * Copy History chart from class onto half sheet of coloured paper for Tuesday 19 November.
 * Assignment - Read and annotate Chapters 5 and 6 for Tuesday 19 November.

Each student will choose one of the explorers who contributed to the Age of Discovery between 1400 and 1600 on the following site:

Great Explorers website




 * What did the explorer need in order to be able to make their discovery?
 * What knowledge gained from earlier/other discoveries would have helped them to do this?

**__English - Period 4__** Students will receive a new notebook especially for work on English texts. In the notebook on the first page they will draw a sketch map of Korphe based on the text //Three Cups of Tea//. Then they will answer a set of reading comprehension questions in their notebook. Assignment - Read and annotate Chapters 5 and 6 for Tuesday 19 November.

**__Geography Task 5 - Period 8__**

As a group use A3 paper to complete this chart related to your specific proposal linked to the map you will create.

After filling in the chart (you have 15 minutes) use another 15 minutes to create a good sketch map of your proposed map on a piece of A4 paper. Each group member will draw their OWN sketch map and will only compare maps after being instructed to by the teacher.