SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN~

Questions:

1 a. Find a picture of Samuel De Champlain. What does he look like? Explain the picture in 5-8 sentences.

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This picture is a ketch for Samuel De Champlain. He is not a good looking person. He had a long beard under his nose and face. He has curl long hair and a little bit short bangs. Maybe he was wear his navigation clothing or his work suits. I imaging that he was on the other place which is far from his hometown.

1 b. Remember to answer 1a before you do this question. Who is he? What is his nationality? What is his background?

This curl long hair man is named Samuel de Champlain, he was a French explorer and navigator who mapped much of northeastern North America and started a settlement in Quebec. He was born in Brouage, Saintonge, on the bay of Biscay, in 1567, died in Quebec, 25 Dec., 1635. His father influenced him a lot , he was a ship-captain, so that’s why the son received a careful education as a navigator. He entered the army and became quartermaster of cavalry earlier, then is about his uncle who had served in France acting as pilot-general of the Spanish fleets, conducted back to their own country the Spanish soldiers.

2. What is his relationship with Canada? Why is he important to Canada?

Samuel de Champlain was the founder of Quebec city as well as the explorer most known for exploring Quebec and opening up the area to fur trading. He founded settlements in many areas including Quebec city, Montreal and Tadoussac. And he opened up trade with the natives and established basic government in Quebec. Without him, a lot of bridges would have no name.

3. When did he explore? What was happening during history at this time?

Before his first exploration, during 1587 to Mar,15th, 1603, he was also prepare a lots to his career. He made his first voyage to Canada in Mar,15th, 1603. Samuel de Champlain set sail for Quebec from Honfleur, France. There were two ships on the voyage. Champlain's instructions were to retrace Cartier's route from over a half-century earlier and to begin setting up trade relations with the Iroquoians and with any other Indian Nations he encountered.

4. Where did he explore? Find a map to help you answer this question. Post the map here and then explain.

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The red line is represents the explorer's route between 1609 and 1613. At the beginning, he started from almost Quebec, one was along the ocean to Montreal, then to Ottawea.The other route was from Quebec to the Richelieu then to the Lake Champlain.

The blue line is reveals the explorer's route between 1615 and 1616. He went to Lake Nipissing from Ottawa, then changed to left hand to Georgian Bay. In here, they have another two different of routes, one was along the edge of the land from Midland, Nottawasaga Bay, Colingwood, Thornbury, Meaford, finally up to the land nearly Markdale.The other one was start at Midland to Lake Simcoe, then pass the land through Lindsay, Peterborough, Believille, Picton, Lake Ontario to Oswego. Turn left to along the Mexico edge crossed Lake Ontario to Napanee, go straight up to the near fo Perth Smiths Falls then dwon to Bobcaygeon.

5. Why did he explore? What were his reasons for exploration?

For his explopration, he thought a lots! He wanted to find more land, some of them is for the French people who wanted to make a permanent settlement. He also wanted to get to the Pacific Ocean in very fast way after he found the Quebec city. For this reason he started to make a map for the North America. This is propbably all of the reason that why he explored.


6. How did he explore? What transportation methods did he use?

He used the ship. In question three, I explained that what happening during the explotarion. At his first voyage. There were two of this kind of ships. According to these, they supported him lots and lots. He got his goal, for Quebec, also for the map. He was very successful. after that, he becomes famous.

Bonus1. Can you find a statue or a monument of Samuel De Champlain? Post it here and explain in 3-5 sentences.

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This a Statue of Samuel De Champlain in Quebec City as seen in American Public. He hold his explore's hat standing at the top of the colume under the large blue sky. It is represents his shadow from this statue is cover the whole Quebec land. He is these place's mother~Every square meters are his baby who is growing up.

REFLECTION...

1. What have you learned since September in Canadian Studies? (Or since you started to take the class)


First I have learned "Regional Geography"...that was at the beginning of the last term in September...probably I spend a lot of time on it, especially the plan picture about the eight regions in the whole Canada...also the topic that the people lived in Canada, we still did this kind of things...then we started to make our first Class Essay~"Living in a region of the Canada is different from others"... maybe something like these...exactly I remembered the first essay that we wrote was the hero essay~then we start this term, we learned all about the multiple choice about the provincial exams, wrote essay and do some vocabulary practices,anyway, we will have a big provincial exam in June, we do Reading Log everyday except Friday, because we gonna do the essay, so that's all about what we did and what we are going to do in the next step~


2. What is the most memorable lesson you remember? (if you weren't here, maybe at another school)

The most memorable lesson for me is to made the Viking Ship. One of my dream is to be a pirate! I love this "JOB"~ Although they all the bad person, they have so much fun everyday. The key point is they have freedom~ Making the ship let me thought about the pirate life. If I meet a thing that exactly to appeal to me , no metter what it is , I can spend my free time to work on it, just like the Viking Ship, because I love it so I was willing to spend my Sunday to work on it alone.

3. Think about your life as a student here since September. Have you changed? How?

I'm totally change because of the environment. Before I came here, I was around in the difficult math problems or science trouble. I have to go to bed very late, sometimes have no time to sleep~Now, I have a brand new life. Looking foreign teachers everyday...Studying the different knowledges from other students...Totally far away the Chinese study...I think I have more free time now, just because the overall social settings I guess...

4. What is your goal for yourself by June? What is your plan to study?

Obviously, I was not get my first goal for the first term. I decided to work harder at the next term. After the Midterm, I was thinking a lot and a lot! I can't still have this kind of life, I wanna more interesting things to do and do my homework everyday! Finish doing the vocabulary things~ Do well in the quizes or exams~My goal is to pass the English 10 and Science 10, get a good mark in the second term, also have a good provincial exams on them...and then play and relax~

5. What are you most proud of in school since September? Have you done your best?

My most proud of thing is not about study~ Is all about my good friends...I have a high mark best friend J, she is a study freak~ I have a best friend U that almost never study~ I have a best friend M that always in the sleeping condition everyday and enjoy eating food~The second most proud of thing is sometimes I tried my best to study but I knew that I'm not doing my best~I care about my mark and my study , but I'm like a little child who start to play and can't control myself~

Bonus
1. Is there anything else you want to tell me or reflect about?

I really have to study very hard, otherwise you won't let me pass~

Plan for Essay

Plan for Essay
Topic: Exploration can create conflict and misunderstanding.
Introduction:
I introduce you that I am an explorer now and I’ve already had a experience for a specially exploration. The thesis statement is tell you “To be an explorer is a good choice, I just started my own voyage, fortunately I met precious deposits, then they have a good meal on us! Finally we find an area is an equatorial rain forest, but not ordinary! Unfortunately, gauss what?” the three topics are “I met precious deposits”” they have a good meal on us”” find an area is an equatorial rain forest, but not ordinary!”
Racing Action:
I explained that we want to have a exploration for the Egypt, something like Pyramid and the culture for this mystical place. We found a plenty of precious deposits.For the precious deposits we must have a fight, so the world war 3 were started at there. We have a contract for the precious deposits. We were exactly got the lower price, so terrible and horrible!
Climax:
We started to give it up and tried to find other precious deposits, area!There is more and more shallow from the deep to the surface of the ocean. We used the string to got on the land then we went into the forest. There were no animals, besides the insects, so we saved, but except strange plants, they can move by themselves and the we were easily to get lost, the sun shine is not yellow, it’s a little bit dark green, very dazzling.The plants at there were very strange, and finally we were running out there because of some strange person!
Falling Action:
At the other island, we met some strange person.They were almost wearing nothing, just some fur on their bodies, they have no shoes on, no hair, we even can’t resolution whether man or woman. The most interested point was they have a strange looking, they have three eyes, no hair, very tall and strong, children were taller then the normal person in our world!
Conclusion:
I hope you have your own experiences for exploration, and enjoy in it, even if it is going to be dangerous and have difficult situations.

Exploration Essay!!!

Exploration is my dream life for a long time. I wanted to be a pirate when I was a little girl, the most important cause is “The pirate of the Caribbean”, they get lots of buried treasure also they have freedom, but justice is important for me as well, so is the way that can live as a good pirate? Just like me now. To be an explorer is a good choice, I just started my own voyage, fortunately I met precious deposits, then they have a good meal on us! Finally we find an area is a equatorial rain forest, but not ordinary! Unfortunately, gauss what? The most important for a pirate is not killed how many people , eat much more meat or have how many pretty girls, is about money! They do explored because they want to find money, all about precious deposits! As an explorer, the key point is to find more interesting object that we have never seen it before. Now our direction is near the Africa and the India. Here we want to have a exploration for the Egypt, something like Pyramid and the culture for this mystical place. We found a plenty of precious deposits. We were so excited to bring it back to our area and now it’s all belong of us! As the same time, there is the other group of people from the other side , we were so confused that who were them and what they wanted to do. Obviously, they’ve been there for the precious deposits, we must have a fight, so the world war 3 were started at there. We have a contract for the precious deposits. We were exactly got the lower price, so terrible and horrible!
We started to give it up and tried to find other precious deposits, area! It seems like have a big storm, we were lose the routes on the surface of the ocean, everybody were so nervous, we have to find a place to have a rest for resisting the it, there is some magic happening when we were so confused and tired, we saw an island with luxuriant forest. There is more and more shallow from the deep to the surface of the ocean. We used the string to got on the land then we went into the forest. There were no animals, besides the insects, so we safed, but except strange plants, they can move by themselves and the we were easily to get lost, the sun shine is not yellow, it’s a little bit dark green, very dazzling. They were help to watering and irrigation to each other, and taking down fruit from the higher place, we never saw these fruit before, so we send a signal to our country’s king and made them to faction people to come here and seizure here, and now thing happened. There were some strangers came and let us out of the island, they said this place is theirs, they found this area first, so we should not be except to be in here. Now we lose again! We were very up set about that, why we always not the first? Therefore we need to have exploration and have a fastest motion!
The ocean seems adapted us, they changed vitality to gentle and mystical. Fog is more and more serious, we almost can’t see anything, so we had no idea about where we wanted to go, while, the gold pitied us, we got a place with no support by ourselves. We wanted to have a rest to on the land and eat some food. Unfortunately, we even didn’t except to got on the land, there were some strange people holding the stick and at the front of us. They were almost wearing nothing, just some fur on their bodies, they have no shoes on, no hair, we even can’t resolution whether man or woman. The most interested point was they have a strange looking, they have three eyes, no hair, very tall and strong, children were taller then the normal person in our world! The secret man of us took a picture of them and almost killed by them! We had to running away.

Just like me now. To be an explorer , started your own voyage, the same experiences, met precious deposits, have a good meal on us, find an area is a equatorial rain forest. Joy in your exploration. Do not afraid to facing the trouble, that will be very interesting!