Original PromptI'm teaching the Age of Expansion to grade seven students who are multilingual learners and they speak Chinese at home.
This resource focuses on the motivations behind European exploration, emphasizing the 3 G's: Gold, God, and Glory. Students will learn about the significance of wealth acquisition, the spreading of religious beliefs, and the desire for national fame. Through a combination of visual aids, sentence frames, and interactive activities, students will explore the objectives of exploration and its outcomes. The material includes a glossary of key terms, practice matching historical motivations to modern scenarios, and opportunities for student reflections and drawings. This comprehensive lesson aims to connect historical exploration with present-day motivations.