Angela

Angela, I'm wondering where your assignment on Frobisher is... I hope you had a great time at your music camp!

Oksana

May 5th 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 Jack and Al were trying to escape from the camp, but Jack got injured so Al went on his own. But before he left, he told the truth to Jack in a brief explanation which Jack seemed to understand and believed Al. Q.How did the advice his father had given him about rock climbing help Al now? A. Al's father said to him "The rock won't change. You have to adapt to it." Al understood the meaning of what his father said and he slowly and carefully climbed the rock by finding places where he can put his hands and feet.

__ Questions __ __ Chapter 12-13 __ Q.What do you think is the significance of Jack’s parting words? A.Jack said to Al "I will always be by this rock to talk to you." which Al thought was a little odd because in 4 more centuries, Jack would be dead and Al will just be born. I think the significance in Jack's parting words was the part where he said 'I will always' because even if Jack would be dead, there would be this message from Jack to Al from four centuries ago. Q.What made Al realize that he wasn’t dreaming or hallucinating? Because of his injuries and bruises. Although he thought that those bruises and cuts could have been from when he might have got hurt when he was out in his canoe, but the one specific cut on his index finger from the spear's arrow head gave him enough proof that he was not dreaming or hallucinating.

We will be changing the format of chapter reviews beginning next week - will have a specific theme discussion per chapter clusters. I'll tell you more about this next wedensday. 2) select an explorer of Canada and begin to collect information on this explorer, following the guidelines of the research sheet I gave you.

May 1st, Angela, I've looked at your work, both here on Wiki spaces and the writing you've handed in. I think it's important for you to SELF-EDIT - read through what you've written to make sure that it makes sense. For the most part, you understand the novel well and your answers prove this. Please see my page for upcoming assignments which are due next Wednesday May 6th. See you then, Oksana Chapters 6 and 7: 1. How and why did Al avoid telling the truth? Al made an excuse saying that the land where he comes from enjoys to learn about the different cultures and also the people from different countries. Al only told that much, then he tried flattery on Henry Hudson, making Henry tell a story instead. (2. How did Al make himself useful? Where did he learn those skills? On Al's first day, he had the job of skinning a bird. He had to pluck the feathers off and the skin so that it was edible for the sailors. Later on, Al managed to share a bit of information about the land the sailors, including Henry Hudson, were on and the land that they were looking for.
 * __April 29th__**

3. Why didn't Al eat all of his part of the grouse? The meat was still a bit raw on the inside so he threw it into the soup.

4. Why was the warriors surprised by the strangers' lack of food? Because the strongest out of the group of sailors only managed to catch a some small birds.

5. Why do you suppose Hudson accepted Juet as a crewmemeber even though he's caused problems many times before? Maybe Henry thought that he could use Juet on his journey. Maybe he could use him for his hunting skills or maybe the way he thinks.

also apart of Al's father's research about Henry Hudson and could have many clues to the past. (??)

Hi Angela. I'm wondering if you are planning to use WIKI for your novel study research and Q and A for Ghosts of the Past. We can discuss this on Wednesday the 29th - see you then, Oksana
 * __April 27th__**

For this term we shall be focussing on the following: 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);**
 * __April 15th, 2009.__**
 * to identify the Viking, French, and English explorers who first came to and explored