Thursday, October 23, 2008

Imperialism- Day 2

Writing Prompt:
Who was Christopher Columbus?


WIKIPEDIA Search:
According to Wikipidia, who was Christopher Columbus?
Who was Bartolema de las Casas?

Reading:
1. What was Columbus looking for,
Why was Bartolome de Las Casas important to our understanding of Columbus?
3. When Columbus arrived in Haiti, how many Natives were there? What was the population two years later? One Century Later.

Thinking:
1. What is the purpose of a historian, according to Howard Zinn?
2. Why do you feel we don't learn about this side of Columbus?

Reflecting:
1. Everything we are living through right now will be part of history.
2. What parts do you feel will be left out?
3. Who will be left out?
4. Why will they be left out?

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