It is the year 2226. Plans are being made to construct a Hall of Fame dedicated to the brave men who risked their lives in order to show the world what lay beyond the other side of the ocean. A committee of historians have put a list of names who will be the first class inducted into the Explorer Hall of Fame. With the help of time travel, these selected individuals will be on hand to give an acceptance speech at the ceremony. After the acceptance speeches have been presented, the audience will vote on the first “Most Valuable Explorer”.
Students working in pairs, will research, and will present significant information on a specific European explorer that is on the ballet for the first Explorer Hall of Fame. With your partners help, your group will be using the resources listed. Be sure to take notes and organize your information with the graphic organizer given so that it can be incorporated into speeches. Once the information has been researched, the induction ceremonies will begin. The induction ceremony will ask for one member of the group to present the nominated explorer to the Hall of Fame. The second person in the group will be making the acceptance speech. Both presenter and recipient will be asked to include the following information in their speech.
The Award Presenter’s speech will include:
The Award Recipient will include:
You will have 4 days to work in the computer lab. This project, will also require work to be done outside of school. While your partner and you are in the lab, you will be researching your given explorer. Use the requirements listed above to help you with the research. When you feel that you have completed the research your team will begin preparation for your presentation and thank you speech.
Resources
While in class you will be expected to use the following websites. If you work on this outside of class you may use other websites.
World Book Online - http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Login?ed=wb
Hall of Explorers - http://virtualology.com/hallofexplorers/
Taking on the World - http://library.thinkquest.org/6174/index.html
European Voyages of Exploration - http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/
Age of Discovery - http://www.answers.com/topic/age-of-discovery
When the research and the speech have been completed, the ceremonies will begin to induct the first class into the Explorer Hall of Fame! You will be invited to be in attendance during the induction ceremony. Not only will you be witnessing a historic event, you will be voting on what explorer is the most valuable. While the presentations are being given, you will be taking notes in a program given on the first day of the ceremony. In your program, you will be answering questions that will help you decide who will earn your vote for M.V.E.E.
Once the speeches have been given, you will be taking the information you have gathered and will be writing a ¾ - 1 page explanation that will include the following information:
Paper format will include: