October 21

Finish journal entry 2. Group work begins on Thursday (For Thursday, bring in images or pictures that you feel relate to each topic). Bring in ONE large piece of oak tag (due by Friday) for EACH group.



Task for Journal Entry #2: Explain what is going on in your country during this time period. You can mention Christopher Columbus or any other explorer and talk about how their journeys are influencing your expedition. Make sure that your story is chronological. At this point, you might be at sea already and are reminiscing about What is going on in Europe (Also, use this as an opportunity to talk about life at sea. How are you feeling? Restless? Still excited? Or gloomy? You may not mention much About your explorer. Focus on the PLACE, the WHERE)Mention some names that you learned.


Sample:
•Ship log of Eric Lopez September 10, 1492
We’ve been at sea for more than a month now and the rocky waters of the •Atlantic Ocean are not getting calmer. Several times a day, men have called out claiming
to see monsters or serpents tossing around in the sea. However, each time I looked out,
• I only viewed the endless blue waters of the sea.
• Seasickness aside, I’m fortunate that my job as a cook keeps me busy below deck.
• It gives me plenty of time to think and keeps me away from most of the other sailors
•(who appear to be very shady and questionable individuals)
•“Ten barrels of rum left, 20 blocks of cheese, and a couple dozen loaves of hard bread,” I
•mumbled to myself as I quickly recounted our inventory. If we don’t reach land soon, I’ll be
•forced to send a harpoon out myself to catch fish for the crew. Hmm, we should have reached
•Asia by now. Where is Mr. Columbus taking us?
• Suddenly, I felt a strong desire to go home. The bustling and immensely
•crowded city of Madrid seemed very inviting to me now. After the reunification of Spanish lands,
• life became, well, livelier. All of a sudden, our proud country wished to prove itself to its rivals.
• Many nations have been following Portugal’s lead and are starting to send ships out to explore
•beyond our known world. Experts such as Prince Henry the Navigator claim that the world is not flat but round!
• What better way for Spain to prove its power than to send fleets of ships to discover new routes to unfound riches. New technology and more advanced navigation tools
•should see to that.
• Yet, the desire for all this glory is starting to fade for me. All the wealth in the world cannot replace the longing in my heart to go home. Where the heck are we going?
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