Clash+of+Civilizations

//First assignment:// __**Let's look at when "America" was discovered, and by whom**__ First, break up into groups and make a chart that describes who and when. How were the explorers different from the people who were already there? What happened when these cultures came into contact with each other? Post these charts on your wikis.

// Second assignment: // **Describe the "Columbian Exchange" using chart/graphics/text** Each student should design a wikipage to explain and express the "Columbian Exchange" and post their page on his or her Wiki.

Third assignment: //**Who won the Columbian Exchange--debate!**// Break the class into two three man teams (team America and team Europe) and two judges. Have a debate on the topic, "Who won the Columbian Exchange?" The format is 4 mins Europe/ 4 mins America/ 2 mins Europe rebut/ 2 mins America rebut/ 2 mins Eur./ 2 mins America/ 4 closing Europe/ 4 closing

// Fourth assignment: // // **Can extremely different cultures coexist?--** // and //**Is it bad/good/neutral that some cultures are changed by other cultures?**// -- In-class socratic discussion, 25 minutes for each topic, students must do thought and research before class and bring in notes (checked by teacher) Familiarize the students with the socratic discussion rubric beforehand

// Fifth assignment, and most important: // Design a game that....