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BBH lesson 13
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The Birchbark House
Lesson 13: Analyzing Columbus’s arrival
Christopher Columbus
"First Americans" Page 75
I CAN analyze Columbus's impact on the Native Americans based on a primary source.
“King Ferdinand of Spain watches regally from his side of the Atlantic Ocean as the Taino flee from Columbus and his crew.”
What do you notice about the illustration?
Why would the Taino be fleeing from Columbus?
Often when we don’t understand what a text is saying it is because we don’t understand the vocabulary and sentence structure of the text. We will look closer at the vocabulary and sentences in this letter so that we begin to understand what it means.
The first sentence of this letter begins with, ‘I write this to tell you how in thirty-three days I sailed to the Indies with the fleet that the illustrious King and Queen, our Sovereigns gave me.’ In this section, the two words that you might not know the meaning of are illustrious and Sovereigns. What do you notice about these words?”
What clues can you use to help you determine the meaning of the unknown word?
What words do you already know that sound like or look like that word?
How does Columbus describe the Native Americans in paragraph 3?
What word does Columbus use to describe the Native American use of weapons?
What does Columbus say about the Native Americans and their possessions?
Identify words that show that Columbus might respect the Native Americans.
What words show that Columbus might not respect the Native Americans?
How does Columbus feel toward the Native Americans?
What actions show how he feels?
What words in his letter show how he feels?
What is the most important piece of information from the paragraph?
What is the one thing from the paragraph that we need to know?
What words show Columbus’s feelings towards the Native Americans?
What words show Columbus’s feelings about the New World and what he has found there?
How does Columbus feel about his discoveries?
What feelings do you have when reading the letter? Why?
Why is he writing this letter?
I CAN analyze Columbus's impact on the Native Americans based on a primary source.