Columbus Day -- A Secondary ELA Lesson on Perspective in Writing

Subject

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature

Grade Levels

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Resource Type

Lesson Plans (Individual), Worksheets, Activities

Product Rating

4.0

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File Type

PDF (Acrobat) Document File

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1 MB|3 pages

Product Description

In this lesson, students learn the power of perspective as they read Christopher Columbus's journal entry praising the luxurious New World. After discussing the reasoning behind this overly glorified description, students rewrite the journal -- but from a very different perspective.

This product includes the following:

1 Page Teaching Instructions
1 Page Excerpt from the Journal of Christopher Columbus
1 Page Worksheet for Student Completion

If this sounds like a product that your students will love, feel free to download the preview to see if it will meet your classroom needs. I hope you have as much fun with this activity as I have!

Created by Distinguished English
(formerly Olivia Gold's Creative English Classroom)

Total Pages

3 pages

Answer Key

N/A

Teaching Duration

50 minutes

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