The document outlines an assignment where students must write three letters from the perspective of a European explorer to their uncle back home. The letters should describe the beginning, middle, and end of the explorer's journey through the Americas, including their motivations, three new discoveries, and a map of their travels. For each letter, students must indicate whether the phase of exploration was a success or failure and cite textual evidence to support their descriptions. The assignment will be peer reviewed and graded out of 50 points.

1. Bellringer
1. OPTIC on this graph

2. Bellringer
1. Which European
explorer was first
to visit Arizona?
2. Which European
explorer was first
to visit Florida?
3. Which European
explorer was first
to visit New
York?
4. Which European
country seemed
to do the least
exploring in the
Americas?

3. With your partner
• How are you supposed to site textual evidence to
support answers to prompts?

4. Explorer letters project
• 50 points
• 3 letters to your uncle back in Europe (2-3
paragraphs)
• Beginning, middle, end
• Motivations of your group
• 3 new discoveries
• Map of your travels
• Each letter: success or failure?
• Sited, Textual evidence
• Peer reviewed by ____________ + comments

5. Explorers
1. Henry Hudson
2. Hernando De Soto
3. Juan Bautista de Anza
4. Marcos de Niza
5. Juan Onate
6. Samuel de Champlain
7. Francisco Coronado
8. James Cook
9. Vasco Nunez de
Balboa
10. Cabeza de Vaca
11.Francis Drake