Transcript Day 1 Chapter 2 Bellringer

Day 1 Chapter 2
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 What inventions have made it easier for
people to communicate in the last 25 years?
Do you use any of these inventions? How do
you think future inventions will make it easier
to communicate?
Chapter 2 Day 2
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Monday is the 5th anniversary of the September 11th attacks on NYC
and the Pentagon.
Write 2-3 paragraphs about:
Where were you when you found out about the attacks of 9/11?
Did an adult explain to you the effect of 9/11 on our country?
Do you know anyone who was affected by the 9/11 attacks personally?
How does 9/11 affect our lives today?
How did 9/11 play a role in learning about social studies/US History?
Do you think that an attack on the US is likely to happen again?
Are we doing enough to protect our nation from terrorist attacks?
What can you do to protect our nation from terrorist attack?
How does the war in Iraq play a role in the fight against terrorism?
How do you feel about the soldiers that are fighting against terrorists in
Afghanistan and Iraq?
Chapter 2 Day 3
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 Open your book to page 30. Look at the
picture of Columbus encountering the Taino
Indians.
 Describe, in detail, what you see in that
depiction. Tell me what you think is
happening.
Chapter 2 Day 4
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 Is exploration in space today the same as
European exploration of the oceans during
the Age of Exploration? Do you think people
will colonize space in the future?
Chapter 2 Day 5
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 Use your book to create a timeline with the
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following dates from Chapter 1 & 2
Late 300’s
500-1500
Mid 1300’s
1492
Chapter 2 Day 6
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 Imagine you are a sailor on Columbus’ 1492
voyage.
 Write a diary entry about your feelings when
you finally reach land on October 12, 1492.
Also describe what you saw on that first day
on land.
Chapter 2 Day 8
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 What was Christopher Columbus’s main goal
in sailing west from Europe?
 Did he accomplish this goal? Why or why
not?
Chapter 2 Day 9
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 Was Christopher Columbus a good man?
Why or why not?
 Do you think we should continue to celebrate
Columbus Day to celebrate his
accomplishments? Why?
Chapter 2 Day 10
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 Use your book to define the following words
from chapter 2:
 Viceroy
 Convert
 Capital
Chapter 2 Day 11
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 Open your book to section 4 of chapter 2.
 What were some of the plants and animals
sent from the New World to Europe? How
about from Europe to the New World?
Chapter 2 Day 12
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 Choose one of the explorers you are working
on for your map.
 Write the beginning of a newspaper article
about that explorer describing his major
accomplishment.
 Make sure you come up with a headline for
your article!!
Chapter 2 Day 13
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 Define the following words from Chapter 2.
Circumnavigate
Convert
Northwest Passage
Chapter 2 Day 14
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 What have been the best parts of US History
so far this year?
 What has been the worst part of US History
so far this year?