![]() Celebrates Columbus Day” in their notebooks or piece of paper. Direct students to write down 2-3 new things they learn about Columbus as they watch the video “Why the U.S. Preview vocabulary from the video with students (words in the video in order of appearance are brutal, conquest, discriminate, icon, glorify, patriotism and Indigenous).ĥ. After watching the video, you will pause the lesson to check in about how they are feeling. Tell students that now you are going to watch a video that tells a more accurate story about who Columbus was. In the past, teachers haven’t told the whole story to younger students because some of the things Columbus did were very violent. Tell students that it is common to have some misunderstandings about who Columbus was and American colonization because we often do not learn the real history. Ask students what they wonder about Columbus and write their responses in the W column.Ĥ. Call on four or five students and write their thinking on the K (know) column of the KWL chart on the board. Circulate and note student responses, especially misconceptions. Tell students to turn and talk about what they think they know about why Christopher Columbus is celebrated each year. Tell students you are going to use a KWL chart to track their learning, and at the end of the lesson, you will ask them to identify the reasons people want the holiday changed.ģ. Tell students that they will be learning more about who Christopher Columbus was, why a national holiday celebrates him, and why some people want the holiday changed. Introduce students to the topic and objectives. Check in with students who gave you a thumbs down after the video when then are discussing in small groups.Ģ. ![]() Have students turn and talk to a shoulder partner about what they know about Columbus. Ask students to show you how much they know about why we celebrate Columbus Day with a sign: by giving you a thumbs down (I have no idea), a thumbs sideways (I’ve heard of Columbus and I know a little about him), or a thumbs up (I am sure I know why we celebrate Columbus Day). Then, tell students that today (or Monday) is Columbus Day. Ask students to raise their hands if they know which federal holiday today is (or if teaching the week before, on Monday). Patriotism (noun) a sense of love and attachment to one’s countryĭefinitions are adapted from Lexico, powered by Oxford’s English Dictionaryġ. ![]() Legacy (noun) anything handed down from the past Indigenous (adjective) originating from a region or place Glorify (verb) to see something as better than it actually is Genocide (noun) violence against a racial, political or cultural group, with the intent to destroy the group Icon (noun) a person or thing that is respected or worshiped This lesson can be taught on Columbus Day or leading up to it.īrutal (adjective) extremely violentĬolonize (verb) to send a group of people to a place and establish political control over itĬonquest (noun) the act of taking territory, or land, by forceĭiscriminate (verb) to treat a group of people unjustly based on their group identity Students will then read interviews with Indigenous youth and identify the reasons that celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead of Columbus Day matters to them. Students will watch a video to dispel some of the myths associated with Columbus and gain a better understanding of how Columbus Day became a national holiday. In this lesson, students will address misconceptions they likely have about Christopher Columbus and the colonization of what is now the United States. ![]()
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