Columbus Day | Indigenous Peoples Day | Reading Passage Comprehension Questions
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Description
Discover the truth about Christopher Columbus, with this close reading passage and comprehension question resource. Students record their schema about Christopher Columbus prior to reading. After reading about the life, rule, and treatment of Indigenous people under Columbus, students answer questions and have an opportunity to reflect on the passage--Did anything they read challenge what they previously knew about Columbus?
This resource includes:
- Annotate the Text Strategies Page
- Schema Recording Sheet (before reading)
- Maps for Reference
- 2-Page Reading Passage
- Response Questions
- Answer Key
This close read covers:
- A brief introduction of Columbus's exploration/goals
- The impact of the raid and enslavement of Arawaks
- The decline of Indigenous peoples due to disease
- The harsh methods of governorship unveiled through records discovered in 2005
- How the conquests impacted the world and people's response today (Indigenous Peoples' Day)
*This is geared for middle school and high school.
Thank you!
Michelle McDonald, B.A.E.
Social Studies Education, K-12
Elementary Education K-8
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