Voyage to The New World!

Introduction

Florida had many important explorers visit it's seashore and inland many years ago.

You will become a crew member for one of the following important Florida Explorers:

Ponce de Leon

Pedro Menendez de Avilez

Panfilo de Narvaez

Hernando de Soto

Jean Ribault

Rene Laudonniere

In order to be a good crew member, you will need to do in depth research of your explorer, the journey, and the outcome using several resources.

Task

Hello!

You will become a crew member to one of the many important explorers that visited Florida in search of gold, land, spices, or adventure. Your job is to serve your explorer by learning all there is to know about him and his quest. What will you encounter on your travels? Will you become an accomplished member of the crew? Will your exploration run into danger? Will your lead explorer find what he seeks? You will keep a record of your weekly fates in your ship's journal.

Name: Date Due:

Voyage to the New World

Directions: Choose one activity below in the boxes and follow the directions on the separate page for the selected activity. You will do the activity from the viewpoint of a crew member aboard your chosen explorer’s ship.

Use the rubric as well to make sure you have completed everything that will be graded.

Comics

Draw comic strips that highlight important events from the book.

Picture Book

Rewrite the story as a picture book for young children.

Time line

Make a time line of events in the story.

Please fill in the following:

Name of Explorer:

My research came from:

Process

Now that you know why most explorers set sail, you need to learn all about the explorer you are following in order to be a productive member of his crew! Each crew will complete the following:

Where is your lead explorer from?
Which country are you sailing for?
When are you sailing?
What is the background of your explorer?
What was the original reason for exploration?
What are the names of your boats, other people you are sailing with, places you stopped on the way?
What exchanges did you make along your journey?
What was the route of your journey?
What tools helped this explorer?
What happened during the voyage?
What are some things your explorer saw or discovered?
How did the life of your explorer change due to his explorations?
How did the lives of the people you encountered change as a result of the exploration?
What is your explorer's greatest accomplishments?
What important discoveries did your explorer make

Where can you find the answers:

Your Social Studies Textbook and Comprehension pages
Library Books that you have used with Mrs. DuFue

Web Resources:

http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/explorers.html

http://ageofex.marinersmuseum.org/index.php?page=explorers

https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/exhibit/explorations-and-voyages/wRi3hNgE?position=0%2C-1

Databases:

Pebble http://www.pebblego.com/login/

username: stthomas Password:read

Inforbits: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/cora27344

username: cora27344

Worldbook: http://worldbookonline.com/wb/products?ed=all&gr=Welcome+St+Thomas+Episcopal+School

username: Kendall1 Password: banyan

Evaluation

Name: Date:

Directions and Rubric for Comics.

Draw at least five comic strips that highlight the more important events from your research. The comic strips should be in sequential order. Make sure the dialogue is realistic for the characters. Use the title of the Explorer as the title of your comic strips.

Project Rubric	Points Earned	Points Possible

Comic strips
5 comic strips with at least 3 pictures to a strip Comic strips are in sequential order Title and Author included		5 points 5 points 5 points
Each comic strips includes
Realistic dialogue for characters Shows an important events in the story as shown under “Credits” section Dialogue bubbles are large enough that writing inside is easily read		10 points 10 points 5 points
Neatness and Quality
Neatness of character		5 points
Creativity used		5 points
Spelling Errors (-1)
Grammar Errors (-1)
Total Points Earned and Comments:		50 points

Name: Date:

Directions and Rubric for Picture Book .

Rewrite the story as a picture book for young children. Design a new cover and illustrate the pages with colorful, detailed pictures. Write at least ten pages plus a cover. The cover should include the title of the book and the author (you).

Project Rubric	Points Earned	Points Possible

Illustrations on interior pages
Page designs (10 pages) Colored and detailed		5 points 5 points
Information on interior pages
Each page matches the illustration Each page has at least 3 sentences using facts from research and from “Credits” section Exciting descriptive words used		5 points 10 points 5 points
Cover of book
Title and Author of book included		5 points
Cover design that makes you want to read the book		5 points
Neatness and Quality of picture book
Neatness of book		5 points
Creativity of book		5 points
Spelling Errors (-1)
Grammar Errors (-1)
Total Points Earned and Comments:		50 points

Name: Date:

Directions and Rubric for Time line.

Make a time line of at least 10 events in the story. You may have years or dates on your time line, and the events should be in order. Write 1-2 sentences for each event explaining its significance. Draw a picture for each event.

Project Rubric	Points Earned	Points Possible

Time Line general set-up
10 events Events are in sequential order Title and Author included		5 points 5 points 5 points

Information for Time Line
Write 1 – 2 sentences for each event explaining its significance. Information should come from the “Credits” section Draw a picture for each event Time Line is colored		10 points 10 points 5 points
Neatness and Quality
Neatness of Time Line, words are easily read		5 points
Creativity used		5 points
Spelling Errors (-1)
Grammar Errors (-1)
Total Points Earned and Comments:		50 points

Conclusion

Your voyage as a crew member on this exploration has ended for now. Hopfully you will want to go on an adventure or two in the upcoming year.

Credits

Thank you Mrs. Lopez for helping create this WebQuest; it was your idea after all!