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Christopher Columbus Passage and Organizer SAMPLE

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Christopher Columbus

This Christopher Columbus passage is one of 7 included in the Explorers Pack found in my store.

I use it for interactive notetaking in my class (a form of close reading). Read all about that here!

The Explorers Pack includes summary passages on each of the following:
The Northwest Passage
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Juan Ponce de León
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson

There are map activities that can be done with the maps provided- choosing your own route to Asia, making a key and mapping all 6 explorers’ routes, and shading/labeling the areas the explorers discovered in the western hemisphere.

With all seven summaries, there are graphic organizers to help pull out the key information (ANSWER KEYS INCLUDED). The summaries are also short enough that they are perfect for interactive notetaking or close reading annotations.

There are compare and contrast activities – three already have the paired explorers and there is also one blank so that you or the students can choose two to compare.

Lastly, there is an opinion writing prompt page. Students can use the evidence provided in the summaries to tell if they believe the explorers were really heroes.

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Once I started implementing mentor sentences in my classroom over ten years ago, there was no turning back to the “old” way of grammar PowerPoints and boring worksheets.1️⃣ I already used children’s literature to teach my mini-lessons in reading and writing. Why not use those books for grammar, too?2️⃣ My students were having these super deep conversations and even DEBATES about grammar and language. I’d never heard students be able to explain the functions of words so well before, or analyzing craft like actual authors! 3️⃣ It only takes 10-15 minutes per day! In a world where there just isn’t “extra” time, this was easy to manage – plus it took the place of grammar lessons that weren’t effective.Come read more about the why and how to implement mentor sentences in your own class on my blog: www.ideasbyjivey.com/taking-it-back-to-archives-mentor/ ... See MoreSee Less

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I once heard there was some controversy around my including this step in the mentor sentence routine.👀When I first implemented the routine in my classroom over ten years ago, my students desperately needed revision practice. I thought this would be the perfect way to make sure they dig in weekly!Students (and even adults!) often think revision means the writing is bad and needs to be fixed… but revision really is about making adjustments to the writing, or improvements to the language……which is what led to the controversy. 🤔 In no way was I implying that the published author wasn’t “good enough” or that the sentence NEEDS to be better.By showing students that even the mentor sentence could be revised, you are helping them understand that there are always things that can be done to revise their own writing, too. (That’s right; no more “I’m done!” in writing workshop 😆)Check out the tips for this day in the mentor sentence routine: www.ideasbyjivey.com/mentor-sentences-routine-day-three-revise ... See MoreSee Less

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A few times a year, I climb on a soapbox because I think it’s really important: DAY TWO OF MENTOR SENTENCES SHOULD NOT JUST BE ABOUT LABELING! The purpose of Day Two is to understand the function of words in a sentence in order to communicate clearly in their own writing. On the surface, it might look just like diagramming, but it’s much deeper than that.In the last few years, it’s become popular to use cute magnets with the parts of speech on them to label all of the words in the mentor sentence. Without context, teachers see these pretty photos on Instagram and believe students should focus on “knowing” how to name the parts of speech, but the focus of day two should remain rooted in discussion. It’s so crucial that you’re not just labeling words for the sake of labeling (i.e.; diagramming) because research has shown that it can actually be detrimental to a student’s learning. Plus, diagramming is just not necessary for the improvement of writing, which is the whole purpose of the mentor sentences routine!Check out this post where I lay out all the steps and tips for Day Two: www.ideasbyjivey.com/mentor-sentences-routine-day-two-parts-of-speech ... See MoreSee Less

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