Magnificent Voyage of Christopher Columbus
Monday, October 8, 9:00pm
CHANNEL 13 (WNET)
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A chronicle of Columbus' first Atlantic crossing includes a re-creation of
the event using replicas of the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria. The film is
adapted from the seven-part BBC series "Columbus and the Age of Discovery."
How to handle Columbus Day and the more general study of the conquest of the
Americas by Europeans is one of the controversial topics that challenges the
classroom teacher. There are no easy answers. A good approach is to
acknowledge up front the differences in perspective on exploration and
colonization
and to help students look at the issue from more than one point of view. It
also helps to put the issue in its global context of people and events in
Europe and the Americas before Columbus. There is some excellent new
scholarship
on America before Columbus but not much yet for young readers. Here is a set
of reviewed web resources, internet lessons, and literature for children and
teachers.
_Click here: Untitled Document_
(http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/Columbus_Day/)
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