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 Take Students back to pivotal moments in history!
GRADES
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- 7 The Jean Fritz History Series: Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?
is part of the
The Jean Fritz History
series.
The program is based on a popular, award-winning book, "Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?" The story is an amusing, offbeat look at the great navigator. On the CD, the text's wit and humor are enhanced by the wry narration by the author, Jean Fritz. She cleverly draws out the facets of Columbus's complex character: his stubborn belief in his dreams, his self-importance, his strengths and superstitions. The witty illustrations by Margot Tomes (transformed into animations for this program) bring to life the everyday details of Columbus's world. After working with the materials on the CD-ROM, students will be able to:  | Recall the main ideas about the life and accomplishments of Christopher Columbus | | Discuss and give examples of Columbus's complex character | | Learn details and select key words from seeing pictures, hearing narrations, and reading text | | Find additional material in a database by using key words | | Define key words and new words and use them in context | | Retrace the journeys of Columbus on a map or globe | | Place Columbus in time, both on a time line and in history in general. | | Identify and read original source material by and about Christopher Columbus | | Form and express opinions about Christopher Columbus and his achievements |
By using the materials on this CD-ROM, teachers will be able to: | Use learning teams and learning themes as strategies (3 to 5 students per computer) | | Track and monitor students' progress | | Give students reproducible Assignments that guide their explorations of the information | | Display results of students' work on theme-related Bulletin Boards (and Study Centers) | | Integrate the material across the curriculum: literature, history, geography, social studies, science, math, art, music, dance, and drama |
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