Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Today we will work on piktochart.com, navigating this new tool to present information.  First, what is your essential question? What is your thesis?  
Possible essential questions:
Columbian Exchange:  Was it worth it?
Columbian Exchange:  Who won and who lost?
Columbian Exchange:  What was the impact?
Columbian Exchange:  What were the most significant impacts?

Source:  John Green's Crash Course "The Columbian Exchange"

The Columbian Exchange Infographic Scoresheet

Name_______________________                                                                                   Peer reviewer______________________

Component	Description	Notes	Score	Possible Score
Topic	The topic of the infographic is specific in nature and is intended to inform or convince the viewer.			10
Type	Type of infographic chosen (for example, timeline or informational) highly supports the content being presented.			10
Objects	The objects included in the infographic relevant and support the topic of infographic.			10
Style	Font, colors, and organization are aesthetically pleasing and appropriate to the content, and they enhance the viewer's understanding of the information presented.			20
Citations	Full bibliographic citations for all sources used or included			10
Content	New World vs Old World			10
	Plants, animals, people and diseases			10
	This includes how these goods are interconnected			10
	The Columbian Exchange’s impact on the world today			30
Total				120

Next, we will read the story "Names, Nombres" (link to audio) in The Language of Literature, page 38.  Answer the comprehension questions in complete sentences:

Name_________________________

"Names, Nombres" comprehension questions (page 38)

Why didn’t the narrator’s father correct the immigration officer’s mispronunciation of their last name?	Give two reasons why Julia’s friends and teachers called her by the wrong name?
Why did Julia’s mother lie about Mauricia’s real name to the other mothers in the hospital?	For her entire childhood, Ana’s friends called her Anne.  Explain, in your own words, why her college friends pronounced her name correctly.
“Our first few years in the States, though, ethnicity was not in.” Explain this sentence.	Why is Julia’s full name so long?
Why is Julia embarrassed when her extended family comes to school events?	What does Julia believe is one of the most positive aspects of having a large family?
Based on the author’s story of her name, how do you think she pronounces it now?  Support your answer with evidence (a quotation) from the text.	How would you feel if people constantly mispronounced your name?  What would be a polite way of correcting them?