Analyzing Perspective -Christopher Columbus Worksheet

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Standards

RI.5.6

RI.5.5

RI.5.8

RI.5.9

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ABOUT THIS WORKSHEET

This worksheet has students read contradictory accounts of Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage. It then asks multiple choice questions to analyze the different perspectives and interpretations of Columbus's legacy.

Publisher: Workybooks

Written by:Neha Goel Tripathi

Illustrated by: Sagar Kumar

Common core standards covered

RI.5.5

Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.

RI.5.6

Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.

RI.5.8

Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).

RI.5.9

Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.