Welcome+to+5W's+SS+wikibook!

=In this Exploration Unit, you will...=
 * Learn about Portugal’s role in European exploration.
 * Understand why trade started exploration.
 * See the positive and negative effects of European exploration in the New World.

=Your Role in this Wiki Project=

You will be assigned a group to work with for this wiki project. Your group will be assigned a Lesson within the Unit.

Each member of your group will be required to read, research, and report here on this wiki.

Your group will have their own page to post your work, and have discussions.

First things first...
Go to [|www.quizlet.com] and sign up for a free membership for yourself. Make sure everyone in your group does it, also.

Then you will...
Read the all of the Section Topics for the unit - you can see this link to your left. You can read it with a partner, or even with an adult at home!

[|www.quizlet.com] On this website, you will create a flash card set for your section. Other students will visit your flash card set and you are responsible for visiting at least two of **__each__** of the other sections (6 to visit total) to play the games and practice the flash cards.
 * Quizlet! Part 1 **

Now the groupwork begins...
You will work with your group members to create a PowerPoint presentation on your group's very own page in this wiki!

Quizlet! Part 2
[|www.quizlet.com] You are going to generate a twenty question Quizlet test based on key terms, people, and places to give to a classmate who is not part of your group. You will need to print it two times for full credit. (one to hand in, one to give to a classmate). You will also take another non-group member's test that they printed out.

Therefore, each student will make a test, and take a test. Each test will be different, but will have the same information. Scoring will be based on __completion__ of each task.

Here is a Summary of what you need to do, with due dates in bold type.

 * 1) Sign onto the wiki with your assigned password. **Immediately**
 * 2) Familiarize yourself with the section objectives. **Immediately**
 * 3) Plan your reading and research within your assigned group. **Immediately**
 * 4) Create a PowerPoint presentation to highlight and instruct main ideas. **End of Week 1 – check-in point, Due End of Week 2**
 * 5) Participate in Discussions **End of Week 2**
 * 6) Post the PowerPoint on your group’s wikipage. **End of Week 2**
 * 7) Complete the Quizlet tasks as assigned. **Part 1 Day Four, Part 2 End of Week**