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Biography of historical figure.Biography should include important details of figures life and the contributions he/she made. An essay will be written on this person including personal information, qualities, influences, and contributions. This biography needs at least 5 paragrahs, which includes a strong introduction and conclusion.

Student will design book jacket based on The Sign of the Beaver and write an opinion piece entitled, "Whose Land Is It?"

Create a travel brochure on a nonfiction text that you read and persuade an individual to travel to that place.

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I. Brief Biography for each explorer. (Prince Henry the Navigator, Columbus, Hudson, Cortes, Pizarro, Jacques Cartier, Vaso de Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, John Cabbott, Sir Francis Drake) Name of explorer Identify the country that sponsored his voyage. During what years was he actively exploring? What did he accomplish? II. Interesting Information Write a paragraph (three to four sentences), which contains interesting information you learned about the explorer from your research. III. Map of his voyage. Use a world map to provide, and trace the individual explorer’s voyage. All countries involved should be labeled.