Students will choose one box from each column (Role, Audience, Format and Topic), complete the task and then reflect on their rationale for each selection.
De Soto
Role | Audience | Format | Topic |
Hernando De Soto | King Charles | Formal letter | His trip to Peru |
King Charles | Isabel de Boabdilla | Informal letter | Becoming Governor of Cuba |
Francisco Pizarro | Atahualpa | Tweets | Seeking funds to further explorations |
Isabel de Boabdilla | Francisco Pizarro | Personal journal | Influence on pork industry |
Pedro Arias Dávila | Twitter followers | Speech | Discovery of the Mississippi River |
The Incas of Cuzco | De Soto’s men | Resume | Fighting off Native American Attacks |
De Soto’s parents | General public | Article | The Capture of Atahualpa |
Atahualpa | Hernando De Soto | Travel Blog | Looking for gold in the southeastern U.S. |
Pedro Arias Dávila | Guide | Landing in Florida | |
Isabel de Boabdilla | Pillaging | ||
X | His death |