Week 41

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

English

To Do:

Columbus Day

• Listening
• Speaking
• Reading
• Writing

Columbus Day

Christopher Columbus

Listening

History vs. Christopher Columbus

Watch the video and answer questions 1-7.

Individually

20 minutes

Reading

• Read the text: Goodbye, Columbus. Hello, Indigenous Peoples' Day!
• Answer questions 1-3 in English or Dutch.
• Individually
• 15 minutes

Reading

1. What was one of the reasons why Columbus Day became a federal holiday?

2. Why should Columbus Day be replaced with Indigenous Peoples’ Day according to Leo Killsback?

3. How can Indigenous Peoples’ Day benefit public education according to Shannon Speed?

Writing Prompt 5

Is history a permanent, unchanging story of the past or is it something that changes over time? (think about the story of Columbus)?

+/- 100 words