Christopher+Columbus+Textbook+Reading+and+Paper+Outline

-Read through the Section of World History Textbook. Write down three quotes that describe Columbus or his actions in a positive manner. -Read through the slides on organization in writing. Take notes on your paper outline sheet (the one with the tables) to match the presentation. Complete the introduction section of the outline. Write one sentence for each of the sections in the Introduction table.


 * Section of World History Textbook**

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 * SETTING THE STAGE** Competition for wealth in Asia among European nations was fierce. This competition prompted a Genoese sea captain named Christopher Columbus to make a daring voyage for Spain in 1492. Instead of sailing south around Africa and then east, Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic in search of an alternate trade route to Asia and its riches. Columbus never reached Asia. Instead, he stepped onto an island in the Caribbean. That event would bring together the peoples of Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The Niña, Pinta, and Santa María sailed out of a Spanish port around dawn on August 3, 1492. In a matter of months, Columbus’s fleet would reach the shores of what Europeans saw as an astonishing new world.


 * First Encounters** In the early hours of October 12, 1492, the long-awaited cry came. A lookout aboard the Pinta caught sight of a shoreline in the distance. “Tierra! Tierra!” he shouted. “Land! Land!” By dawn, Columbus and his crew were ashore. Thinking he had successfully reached the East Indies, Columbus called the surprised inhabitants who greeted him, los indios. The term translated into “Indian,” a word mistakenly applied to all the native peoples of the Americas. In his journal, Columbus recounted his first meeting with the native peoples:


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 * I presented them with some red caps, and strings of glass beads to wear upon the\ neck, and many other trifles of small value, wherewith they were much delighted, and became wonderfully attached to us. Afterwards they came swimming to the boats where we were, bringing parrots, balls of cotton thread, javelins, and many other things which they exchanged for articles we gave them . . . in fact they accepted anything and gave what they had with the utmost good will. **


 * -CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, Journal of Columbus **

Columbus had miscalculated where he was. He had not reached the East Indies. Scholars believe he landed instead on an island in the Bahamas in the Caribbean Sea. The natives there were not Indians, but a group who called themselves the Taino. Nonetheless, Columbus claimed the island for Spain. He named it San Salvador, or “Holy Savior.”

Columbus, like other explorers, was interested in gold. Finding none on San Salvador, he explored other islands, staking his claim to each one. “It was my wish to bypass no island without taking possession,” he wrote.

In early 1493, Columbus returned to Spain. The reports he relayed about his journey delighted the Spanish monarchs. Spain’s rulers, who had funded his first voyage, agreed to finance three more trips. Columbus embarked on his second voyage to the Americas in September of 1493. He journeyed no longer as an explorer, but as an empire builder. He commanded a fleet of some 17 ships that carried over 1,000 soldiers, crewmen, and colonists. The Spanish intended to transform the islands of the Caribbean into colonies, or lands that are controlled by another nation. Over the next two centuries, other European explorers began sailing across the Atlantic in search of new lands to claim.

Organization In Writing

• Helps you to carefully present your views  • Gives your writing a professional feel   • Makes your writing more easily understood Think of Organization like a train • The engine of your train would be the introduction of your paper. • You will want to write a paragraph introducing your topic and your view on your topic  • The engine is the thing that drives the train so your introduction will drive the rest of your paper • The cargo cars are the body of your paper. • These are the cars that hold the goods and these are the paragraphs that hold the goods of your argument. • This is where you will put all of the valuables ( claims and evidence ). The cargo cars are the most important part of your paper. Without them, you have no reason for an engine or a caboose.

• The caboose is the conclusion of your paper. • Just like a train, the caboose, or conclusion, wraps your paper up. • You might sum up a few of the points you have made or you might readdress your audience here.

Name: ______________________________ Columbus Persuasive Paper Prompt: The School Board has recently decided to reconsider their decision to have a district-wide celebration of Christopher Columbus. This celebration would involve taking students out of the classroom to attend a discussion and presentation on the wonderful things that Christopher Columbus did for our country. You will be writing this paper to aid the board in their decision.

Outline and Notes: ______________________________________________________________________________________.
 * Introduction: You will want to write a paragraph introducing your ________________________________
 * Introduction || Introduce the issue. ||  ||
 * ^  || State your position clearly. ||   ||
 * ^  || Transition to the essay body. ||   ||

_________________________________________________________________.
 * Body: These are the cars that hold the goods and these are the paragraphs that ________________
 * These are the most _________________________________________________.


 * ** Body **

** Body ** ||  ** Supportive Claim 1 **  ||   || ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || Supporting Evidence (Highlight evidence, give statistics, or share a personal story) ||   ||
 * ^  || Supporting Evidence (Highlight evidence, give statistics, or share a personal story) ||   ||
 * ^  ||  ** Supportive Claim 2 **
 * ^  || Supporting Evidence (Highlight evidence, give statistics, or share a personal story) ||   ||
 * ^  || Supporting Evidence (Highlight evidence, give statistics, or share a personal story) ||   ||
 * ^  ||  ** State the opposing position. **
 * ^  || Supporting Evidence (Highlight evidence, give statistics, or share a personal story) ||   ||
 * ^  || Explain why this may be true but… ||   ||
 * ^  ||  ** Supportive Claim 3 (Your most powerful argument) **  ||   ||
 * ^  || Supporting Evidence (Highlight evidence, give statistics, or share a personal story) ||   ||
 * ^  || Supporting Evidence (Highlight evidence, give statistics, or share a personal story) ||   ||


 * Conclusion: Just like a train, the conclusion (Caboose) __________________________________________.
 * You might _______________________________________________ or you might ______________________________________________________________________________________.

** Conclusion ** || Transition to conclusion ||   || -Answer the question “So what?” -Synthesize, don’t Summarize -Redirect your readers -Create a new meaning ||  ||
 * ^  || Restate your position ||   ||
 * ^  || Summary of Reasons (optional) ||   ||
 * ^  || Conclude in one of the following ways:


 * ** Answer the question "So What?” **
 * o Show your readers why this paper was important. Show them that your paper was meaningful and useful.
 * ** Redirect your readers **
 * o Give your reader something to think about, perhaps a way to use your paper in the "real" world. If your introduction went from general to specific, make your conclusion go from specific to general. //Think globally//.
 * o Sometimes it is good to combine this technique with the “So What?” technique.
 * ** Create a new meaning **
 * o You don't have to give new information to create a new meaning. By demonstrating how your ideas work together, you can create a new picture. Often the sum of the paper is worth more than its parts.
 * ** Synthesize, don’t summarize **
 * o Don't simply repeat things that were in your paper. They have read it. Show them how the points you made and the support and examples you used were not random, but fit together.