Daily Question: Did the Spanish Conquistadors help or harm the natives?

Unit 6: Conflict and Change

A study in the uses and abuses of power

Case Study: ConquistadorsLesson: #14

Essential Question:- Why is there conflict?- How can conflict bring two societies closer together?- Is it in human nature to dominate?- Can one person make a difference?- Is one person’s freedom fighter another person’s terrorist?- Is fighting ever justified?

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Warm-upWhat’s going

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Reflective Pre-write

1. If you try to help someone, but it doesn’t help him/her then is it your fault?

2. If you try to help someone, but he/she doesn’t want your help then should you back off?

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Discussion

1. If you try to help someone, but it doesn’t help him/her then is it your fault?

2. If you try to help someone, but he/she doesn’t want your help then should you back off?

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Debate QUESTION: Were the European Conquistadors

“helping” the natives? Did the European Conquistadors know “better” than the natives? Explain.

Debate Opinions: The European conquistadors helped the natives because… The European conquistadors harmed the natives

because…

* Each side will have one speaker at a time. We will switch back and forth between a speaker from one side and then a speaker from the other side. Students will receive minimal credit for listening, additional credit for speaking, but the commentary must be of quality – accountable talk.

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HELP HARM

DEBATE QUESTION: Did the European Conquistadors help or harm the natives?

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Project Work Write the script for the News

Broadcast

Record your News Broadcast (if prepared)

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Rapid Write WRITE A SOLID PARAGRAPH (at least 6 sentences)

Topic sentence: State your opinion/answer to the question (1 sentence)

Introduce evidence: Where did you get your examples/evidence (1 sentence)

Evidence: Fact (quote/paraphrase) to support your opinion (1-2 sentences)

Discuss: Explain HOW/WHY your examples/evidence support the opinion/answer you wrote in your topic sentence (3 sentences)

QUESTION: Do you see evidence of the Spanish Conquistadors colonization in the Americas now a day? Explain. According to whose perspective? Think about difference in perspective.

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Homework

News Broadcast Project