Relating Lord of the Flies to Our Previous Studies - Collaborative Planning for Spanish Period Unit

Pineda Expedition Map, 1519 

1. Today we first worked collaboratively to relate aspects of Lord of the Flies to stories and topics we've studied so far this school year. Check out the Google Doc by clicking "Google Doc."

2. Then we looked ahead toward our study of the Spanish Period of Texas history.

• Students read the three (3) chapter summaries on the Spanish Period: Ch. 4, Ch. 5, & Ch. 6.
• Each then chose a chapter and wrote down possible learning activities we could do while studying the Spanish Period. Click here to see what they've thought of so far.
• We also took a quick look at what Professor Donald E. Chipman calls "the oldest known document of Texas history," the Pineda expedition's map of the Texas coastline, drawn in 1519.

Assignments for Friday

1. Add to your LOTF/Previous Learning Activities GooDoc.
2. Add some more possible learning activities to the Brainstorming the Spanish Period GooDoc. Also, add to your classmates' ideas. Be sure to color code or use your initials or numbers (wink) to indicate who is making each suggestion.
3. Optional: I thought you tech-oriented scholars would find this article, "The Creepy New Wave of the Internet," interesting. I surely did and would enjoy discussing it with you.