Tuesday, March 17, 2009

HOMEWORK for this guy"John Cabot"

Questions:
1. Find two pictures of John Cabot, post it. Remember to put the website address with the picture. Where did you find the picture?Explain his picture in 3-5 sentences. What is he doing in the picture? What does he look like? Describe his appearance.
2. Who is John Cabot? Tell me ten facts (real information) about him.
3. Why is he important to Canadian history?
4. Why did he leave Europe?
5. What happened to John Cabot?Watch these video clips. Remember to bring your earphones if you are listening to the computer at school.
6. When John Cabot reached Newfoundland's Grand Banks, he was surprised to find the large supply of cod.
Watch this video clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=261-NYB7Sko
Find a picture of cod and post it up on your blog
7. Watch this clip. What did you learn from the video clip? Write 5-8 sentences.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEWBJkyJKN8&feature=relatedLink

Bonus1. What does his ship "Mathew" look like?
Post a picture and include the web address where you got it from.