New Teacher Orientation

6th Grade HistoryHistory6th
Assigned: Oct 13, 2025
In class

Assignment Description

-Welcome new teacher and make acquaintance with students.

-In honor of Christopher Columbus Day (10/13), recap on Christopher Columbus' motivations for exploration and his first voyage.

-Land of Hope: Pages 8-9
Discussion:
-Why were the Spanish willing to take a chance on Columbus' plan?
-What were Columbus assumptions for landing in what he thought were "the Indies"?
-How did Columbus' European concept of land ownership conflict with the Indigenous peoples' communal understanding? How would this set up for the colonialization of the rest of the Americas?

Student Progress

Student Status Completed Actions
BS
BARRON SCHUTT
Athanasius
Pending
CG
Christopher Ghedini
Aquinas
Complete Oct 14, 11:33 AM
DR
Destiny Rampulla
Aquinas
Pending
DJ
Diego Johnson
Athanasius
Pending
EG
Ellis Garrett
Augustine
Pending
NC
Nolan Chirico
Athanasius
Pending
RV
Radovan Vladic
Augustine
Complete Oct 17, 4:22 PM