Objective+1.03

(1.03) Spain, England, and France: The “Big 3” that finally realized that there was a landmass between Europe and the Indies. The competition begins!

Discussing the European exploration and settlements is very important in the classroom. Under objective 1.03, students are to learn the relative importance of differing economic, geographic, religious, and political motives for European exploration. This specific lesson will discuss the “Big 3” and mention the various attempts to French, English, and Spanish took to explore the landmass between Europe and the Indies. I will do a mini lecture using Vokis. Vokis are personalized speaking avatars. I will create Vokis that represent the major players in the exploration of America. Examples of Vokis will be Verrazano (France), de Ayllon (Spain), de Soto (Spain), Pardo (Spain), Sir Walter Raleigh (England), and Amadas and Barlowe (England). The amazing thing about Vokis is that you can dress them however you want and they can even speak to you. If I record the stories of these characters, the Vokis will be able to tell the stories back to the students. There will be supplemented worksheets that the students will fill in while they are listening to the Voki introductions. I will also share a minilesson about each person to reiterate the information (below is some of the information students should know about each person). Students will do two things to determine if they have learned the necessary information. First, students will create an illustrated map with the drawings of each person in the country the person is representing. On the map, there will be a short bio section for each person. Students will also create a timeline to get a feel of the time differences between each of the explorations. Grades will be given based on accurate information.

__ Verrazano __ - France, 1524 · First known European to explore the coast of current NC · Cape Fear all way up beyond VA border (he thought the Pamlico Sound was the Pacific Ocean) __ de Ayllon __ - Spain, 1526 · Made first attempt to settle in NC; tried to plant colony on Cape Fear River but failed __ de Soto __ - Spain, 1540 · Doesn’t look to settle NC; comes in there to look for gold and other metals __ Pardo __ - Spain, 1540 · Expedition from coast of SC into Western NC; develops some outposts and ports that don’t last · This ends Spain’s efforts to settle in NC  __ Amadas and Barlowe __ - England, 1584 · Head towards America to discover land and they ended up at the Outer Banks · They traveled through the Outer Banks to Ocracoke Inlet through Pamlico Sound and to the Roanoke Island · They went back to England with two Indians to discuss their discovers · This led to the eventual discover of the land Virginia