Daniel

Daniel Please don't forget to add the list of scaffolds to the HOME page thanks, Oksana

__My project about John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto)__

__Paragraph 1__ It says that John shared Christopher Columbus's dream of finding a western route to Asia.I know that in 1496, he received permission from King Henry VII to explore and claim all new lands he might discover. And so he set off with his ship and crew that were provided by merchants.

I learned that it was King Henry VII who let him explore the lands. Something that suprised me is that Cabot was actually inspired by Christopher Columbus to go find a western route to Asia.

John Cabot was an Italian sea captain who wanted to discover a western route to Asia, much like Christopher Columbus. In 1496, he got permission from King Henry VII to explore and claim all new lands that he might discover. He was provided a ship and crew by merchants from Bristol.

__Paragraph 2__ It says that Cabots ship was called the //Matthew.// I know that on May 1497, he and his crew set sail for Asia. And so they eventually landed on what is now known as Newfoundland and Labrador.

I read that after 54 days at sea, they sighted land. I wonder why they thought they had arrived at the Far East so quickly without any other obstructions?

On May 1497, they left Bristol to look for the passage on a ship called the //Matthew.// On June 24, they sighted land. They believed they had arrived at the Far East. They sailed along the coast of the new land and then landed in what is now known as Newfoundland and Labrador. Cabot became the first person to claim land in North America for Britain. He planted the British flag in the soil before sailing off again. They discovered waters that had an abundant supply of cod. The area that he discovered is now called the Grand Banks.

__Paragraph 3__ It says that about a month after, Cabot returned to Britain to tell about the fish. I know that cod was the most inexpensive and popular fish to eat in Great Britain. And so, even though he had not returned with silk or spices, they were pleased that he had discovered fishing grounds with a rich supply of cod.

I learned that the Grand Banks was what Cabot was made famous for. I think that John Cabot was very proud of his discovery and wanted to discover more lands.

After about a month at sea, he returned to Great Britain. He told the merchants about the area that was rich with cod. They were extremely pleased that he discovered a new source of fish, even though he never did get to Asia. Cod was so important because it was the least expensive and most popular fish to eat. This was because cod did not spoil as easily as other kinds of fish and because most people living in Great Britain were Christian, that meant that they could not eat meat on Fridays or any other religious day, and fish was not considered a meat, so they could still eat that.

__May 1st__ Daniel, you are doing an excellent job of keeping up with our novel study. Your answers are accurate and provide evidence that you understand the text. Please see my page for assignments due next Wednesday May 6th. :) Oksana  __Chapter 12-13__  Q. How did Al know he didn’t need to fear the warrior? A. He knew the warrior was different from the others because he wore more clothes and had more hair, but more importantly he didn't try to kill him.

Q. How did Al try to protect Jack? A. He did it by grabbing the spear and throwing it at the man when he hesitated.

Q. What do you think is the significance of Jack’s parting words? A. The significance of his parting words is that he says he knows Al is going back to his time.

Q. Why didn’t Al tell his father the whole truth? A. Al didn't tell his father the whole truth because he had no answers to what had happened and that he wasn't even sure it happened.

Q. What made Al realize that he wasn’t dreaming or hallucinating? A. Al knew he wasn't hallucinating because he had a cut that came from Jack's arrowhead.

Q. What proves that the warrior was correct about the strangers coming to his land? What made his people rich? A. What proved him right was that there would be much trading between them and that was what made them rich. 

__Chapter 10 – 11__  Q. What route did Al plan to follow to take them away from the attackers? A. Al wanted to follow the Nottaway river to go inland.

Q. What was the trading network Al’s father was studying? A. He was studying the trading network of the natives who used the Nottaway river that ran into the southern end of James Bay. 

Q. In what ways was the attacker’s stockade better than Hudson’s camp? A. The attacker's stockade was better than Hudsons camp because it had been built on a wide clearing by the shore by a large rock so it could only be attacked from one direction.

Q. Why do you think Al decided to be honest with Jack? How did he explain the truth? A. Al decided to be honest with Jack because he liked Jack but he knew their friendship was doomed so he wanted Jack to know at least some of the truth in his situation.He told Jack that he was from many centuries in the future and that the mist made him travel back in time.

Q. How did the advice his father had given him about rock climbing help Al now? A. His father's advice had helped Al because his father said the rock wouldn't change, he had to adapt to it and then he knew he was thinking too linearly.

Q.Why and how did the warrior decide to help the boys? A. The warrior decided to help the boys because he knew the rest of them were dead so that any possibility of trading with them again was gone and that the boys would be dead soon and that it would not be pleasant so he took pity on them. 

__Chapters 8-9__  Q. How was the angel coin supposed to help Jack and Al? A. It might have helped them by being recognised by some people and then they will offer Jack and Al shelter.

Q. Where had the warrior seen the coin before and why was he pleased to see it again? A. He was pleased because the //okimah// had one the same and it was given to the previous //okimah// who died ten winters ago.

Q. Why did Jack take his father's journal and why was that important? A. He took his father's journal because it has all of their adventures and information in it so they could tell the story to other people.

__Chapters 6-7__ <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Q. How and why did Al avoid telling the truth? A. Al avoided telling the truth by saying he was part of a nation of travellers and traders, since telling them about cellphones, T.V's, and the Internet would only make him sound insane.

Q. How did Al make himself useful? Where did he learn those skills? A. He made himself useful by skinning the birds and taking out their entrails.He learned these skills from his dad when they were in the wilderness.

Q. Why didn't Al eat all of his part of the grouse? A. Al didn't eat all of his grouse because he wasn't really hungry and found that the inside of the bird was still raw so he dropped it into the soup.

Q. Why was the warrior surprised by the strangers' lack of food? A. He was suprised because there was a stream with an abundant supply of fish near where they were camping, and that they were starving when there was lots of food(in the form of animals and plants)around them.

Q. Why do you suppose Hudson accepted Juet as a crewmemeber even though he's caused problems many times before? A. He accepted Juet as a crewmember because he thought he could improve Juet by example.

Q. Why was the //Jonathan// important to Al's father? A. It was important to Al's father because it was part of his research and held many clues to the past.

<span style="color: rgb(0,128,0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">__April 27th__ Hi Daniel, excellent responses to chapter 4 and 5! Please make sure you get ALL work up to and including chapters 6 and 7 for Wednesday the 29th. (Questions are on my page) See you then, Oksana <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">

<span style="color: rgb(0,128,0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">__Chapters 4-5__ Q. How was a collision between the boat and the canoe avoided? Do you think they would have collided otherwise? Why or why not? A. It was avoided because the canoe was a lot faster and maneouverable than the boat so they wouldn't have collided if the person in the canoe spotted the ship(which they probably would have).

Q. On which side of James Bay would Al's father's camp have been located? A. It was located on the East side of James Bay.

Q. What was it about the mutiny that puzzled Al? A. He wondered if Henry Hudson was a poor leader who couldn't control his crew or was the crew was just a bunch of hardened villains.

Q. What did Al think caused him to see and hear scenes from the past? A. Al thought it was the Hypothermia causing him to see the ghostly apparitions.

Q. Why was Al so excited about being invited to Jack's camp? A. He was excited because he was going to see a camp that existed almost 400 years ago.

Q. Why was the warrior puzzled? A. He had not seen Al before and that Al did not look as hungry as the others. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">

<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">__FEEDBACK on chapters 2-3__ <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> Good job, Daniel. One thing, when responding in writing, don't begin your sentences with "Because."

<span style="color: rgb(0,0,128); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">__Chapters 2-3__ Q. Why was Al's father so interested in excavating around James Bay? A. Al's father is interested because he thinks theres evidence of a continent-wide trading network long before the Europeans ever set foot there.

Q. Why was the coin Al found so important to his father? A. He is interested in the coin because it was a very rare artifact from the 1400's.

Q. Why did the ice floes he saw startle Al? A. It startled Al because you don't get ice floes in September after a very hot Summer.

Q. Why do you think the crew turned against Henry Hudson? A. They turned against him because even when they had little supplies left, Henry Hudson still wanted to explore the region while the rest of the crew wanted to go home.

Q. What mistakes did Al realize he had made? A. He came on to the water without proper equipment and didn't bring food.

Q. Who were the enemies of the warrior's people? A. The Iri-akhoiw were their enemy's.

Q. Why was the warrior eager to trade even though he thought he got a bad deal? A. So that his people could benifit from contact with these people. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">

<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">April 15th, 2009. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> Canada, and explain the reasons for their journeys (e.g., the early-fifteenth-century blockade of overland trade routes and the resulting search for new routes to the Far East; the fishing industry; the fur trade; the search for gold; population growth in Europe leading to the search for new areas for settlement);**
 * – identify the Viking, French, and English explorers who first came to and explored