EMERGENCY+SUBSTITUTE+PLAN

World History 9B and 9D

 * Theme:** The Columbian Exchange

1. Explain the Columbian Exchange. 2. Examine video and on-line resources critically. 3. Develop written essays exploring why the Columbian Exchange is relevant today.
 * Objectives:**


 * Materials:** Textbooks; Internet-based lesson: Substitute will need to log in to the Bridging World History website in order to use the video content there. Posted on class wiki in World History link under Emergency Substitute Plan.


 * 1. Journal (10 minutes):** Ask students to answer the following question in their journals: Think back to where we started in the Age of Exploration. What impact did the voyage of Columbus have on the world? Try to come up with as many effects as possible and use examples to support your answers. (Use this time to take attendance and prepare the video.) Ask students to volunteer their answers.


 * 2. Video (30 minutes):** Go to the following website: Bridging World History http://www.learner.org/channel/courses/worldhistory/unit_main_16.html and download the video that accompanies this unit in the lower left-hand corner of the page. You can project this to the class, or you can ask students to watch the video on their MacBooks. Ask students to take notes on the video because they will need them for the next activity.


 * 3. Research (30 minutes):** Go to the following website: Digital History http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/learning_history/columbus/columbus_columbian.cfm

Use your video notes and the websites referenced on the Digital History website to determine where the origins of everyday plants, animals and diseases stemmed from. If students need more information about the Columbian Exchange, they may access the following website: http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/nattrans/ntecoindian/essays/columbian.htm


 * 4. Homework (5 minutes):** Challenge students to write an essay answering the following question by the next class. Answers should be typed, double-spaced in no more than 12-point font and at least two pages in length. Students may use their textbooks, the websites used during class, and their notes to answer the question. However, all answers must be in their own words or they will risk a “0” on the assignment.


 * Essay Question:** Many nations celebrate Columbus Day and have cities, streets, and plazas named after him. Based on what you have learned today about the “unintended consequences” of Columbus’s voyages, should we celebrate Columbus or lament the fact that he set out on his historic voyages? Organize your thoughts, develop a well-written answer, and use examples to support your opinions.

If the Internet resources are not working, you may ask students to read about the Columbian Exchange in their textbooks on p. 120-123.