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Name of Activity: World History; "Europeans and Asians interact over time."

Submitted by: NIHS World History PLC

Standard: (What students need to know?)

WH.H.2.4 and 2.6:

Analyze ancient civilizations and empires in terms of their

development, growth and lasting

impact.

Learning Target:

I can analyze the rise and spread of various empires in terms of influence, achievements and

lasting impact

Criteria for Success:

Students will read the documents and create writing responses to the documents as presscribed by the instructor, with his / her guidance

Estimated Time:

One class period, a standard 90 minute block

Materials and Technology/Websites:

-Alexander the Great’s voyages to Asia; accounts of what he was like in terms of his ambitions and goals. teacherweb.com/MA/.../AlexandertheGreatPrimarySources.doc

-Portuguese voyages resource, primary source from UNCP, students will read pages 326-328 and answer the questions at the end of the document (p. 328). http://www.uncp.edu/home/rwb/World_History_Documents.pdf

Description of Activity: (How will students learn it?)

Students will read and compare two documents from two different European parties / explorers from two different time periods; Alexander the Great and Portuguese early sailors traveling to Asia; Vasco de Gama’s voyages to India.

I can explain the relationships between Alexander the Great’s early exploration of Asia (India specifically) with the later exploration of India by Portuguese sailors such as Vasco de Gama. I will be able to understand change and continuity over time; how the Europeans and Asians reacted to each other’s rituals. I can explain how Europeans attitudes and world views (wants, needs, curiosities, driving forces for exploration) changed and remained the same over nearly 3,000 years of exploration.

Description of Assessment: (How will we know they learned it?)

(Examples: Teacher observation, Exit Cards, Student Created, Chapter Test, A.C.E)

Written responses to the guiding questions listed in the "Description of Activity"and "Enrichment" sections.

Intervention/ Remediation: (What will we do if the students don’t learn it?)

Reteach, and enrich with less complex texts (use of the classroom textbook to complete the same objective / "Learning Target."

Enrichment: (What will you do if they already know it?)

-Write an essay that compares / contrasts the original question; what similiraties and differences can be drawn between the ambitions of Alexander the Great versus Vasco de Gama.

-Who were the people writing about Alexander the Great in the first six documents? Being six different people, how did the six different people view Alexander the Great? Did they praise him, criticize him, or both? Explain.

C&I 2012