A Christmas Carol, Stave 4 - Google+ Chat/Videoconference - Reading Ch. 5 on Spanish Missions & Settlements

Students today:

• Discussed several students' questions about Stave 4 of A Christmas Carol in various ways:
• Orally
• Google Chat
• Google Videoconference
• Semi-silently read Chapter 5 on Spanish Missions & Settlements, intermittently pausing to discuss key concepts:
• The role of French imperialism in Spanish policy toward Texas
• The relative importance of God, gold, glory, and the French in Spanish decisions whether or not to settle people in Texas

Assignments - For Thursday:
1. A Christmas Carol

• Read rest of the Carol (Stave Five).
• Write discussion questions.
• Stave Five Vocabulary, if you need it

2. Finish reading textbook Ch. 5: Missions & Settlements.

• Be thinking about the key concepts & questions mentioned above.