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Explorer Brochure

You will have 2-3 weeks to create a brochure about a European who explored the New World. You will be given class time and should also work on this at home. Your brochure will be on 9 X 12 paper, folded into three equal sections, each section four inches across. Your brochure must have both information and artwork and should include the following:

1. Introduction
   • The name of your explorer
   • Why he is famous
2. Early life
   • When and where was your explorer born?
   • Tell about your explorer's family, education, or other interesting facts about his early life
3. Reasons for exploration
   • For whom did he explore?
   • What was he looking for?
4. Discoveries--give details
   • Where and when did he explore?
   • What method of transportation did your explorer use?
   • What was the effect of climate and geography on his exploration?
   • People encountered
   • Plants, animals, landforms encountered
   • Riches, discoveries, or other things found
5. Legacy--this is your conclusion
   • When and where did your explorer die?
   • How did he change the world?
6. Suggestions for artwork:
   • Picture of your explorer (what he may have looked like)
   • Other appropriate artwork (ships, navigational instruments, tools, clothing, weapons, specific spices, landforms enountered, or other discoveries)
7. You must include a map of your explorer's route, which will probably use a large amount of space on your brochure. Artwork must be hand drawn. No computer generations.

 

You will give a short oral presentation on your explorer. You should be able to show your explorer's route on the classroom maps. Your brochure and presentation will be evaluated in the following areas: Accuracy of information In-depth knowledge of encounters with new areas and peoples Includes information about routes and means of transportation Discusses effects of weather, climate, and geography Writing is clear and well organized. Grammar and punctuation are basically correct. Map shows planning and is in color, with labels and attention to detail Brochure demonstrates understanding of importance of this exploration Ask to see examples of brochures created by former students.   Click here for a printer-friendly version of this assignment.   Possible Explorers for Research Click on the names below for information about each explorer. REMEMBER, this is only the beginning of your research. You should include at least 2 other resources for your brochure.   Explorers for England John Cabot (he was Italian) Sebastian Cabot (John's son) James Cook Sir Francis Drake Sir Martin Frobisher Sir Walter Raleigh George Vancouver Explorers for France Jacques Cartier Samuel de Champlain Louis Joliet Jacques Marquette Robert de la Salle Giovanni de Verrazzano (he was Italian) Explorers for Italy Juan Bautista de Anza Marco Polo Amerigo Vespucci Explorers for Portugal Pedro Cabral Prince Henry the Navigator Vasco da Gama Ferdinand Magellan Bartholomew Dias Explorers for Spain Vasco de Balboa Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca Juan Cabrillo (he was Portuguese) Francisco Coronado Hernando Cortez Hernando de Soto Francisco Pizarro Juan Ponce de Leon Father Junipero Serra Explorers for other countries Leif Ericson (a Viking) Estevanico (Esteban) (Morroco)

Check with me if you have another explorer you wish to research.