Tuesday, May 12, 2009

QUESTIONS

1. Explain each literary device you used in your poem (You should have 5 different examples).
  • moving and flowing is the example of rhyme because it can reveal the movement of the river.I use these words to describe the movement of the river because its can give a good and true image of river to the readers. Its also makes the reader easy to read.
  • like the silk is the example of simile,the river in this picture looks very clean and beautiful like the silk.Silk looks very soft like the river,so I use silk to describe river. Silks are very valuable in China,so it reveals how valuable the river of Canada it is. A small thing can have a intense influence.
  • brandish is the example of personification because river is not a person so it can't dance. I use this example because I want to the readers can have another image of river when they read my poem. This word also can reveal the active of the river and how it makes the land of Canada looks charming and cause a good image in people's eyes.
  • overlook at the land lovely and hopeful is the example of alliteration.It reveals the love of Canadians to the lands.Lovely is a soft sound that makes reader feel sweet.
  • like the mother's eyes watching the whole land is the example of hyperbole.The eyes of a mother can't be huge.Sky is immense. The reason I use mother's eyes because I want to readers know sky represent the people in Canadian.Mother's eyes are symbolise all the people in Canada.Because of their care of the land ,the Canadian land become beautiful and charming.

2. Using 12-15 sentences, explain the insightful and mature meaning of your poem.THINK DEEP AND THINK DEEPER!

My poem is about Canadian landscape which reveal the patriotism of Canadians. This poem shows the nice environment of Canada. The words that I used reveals the morbidezza of Canadian landscape. I used the beauty of sky to admire Canadians' hard working and their duty to take careful care of nature. Canadian landscape like the firm mountain that give the safety to the Canadians.It makes people have a comfortable space to have relax and enjoy themselves. A select landscape can provide a nice eye shot to people. Silks are very valuable in China,so it shows the rarity of Canadian landscape. The word"smiling" reveals the magic of Canadian landscape which can make people feel happy. The reason I used some colours to describe the landscape because I want to make the reader have a different feeling of landscape. Fresh colour can make people feel happy and excited. Canadian landscape is relaxing for people to nestle and listen the music of the nature. I want the poem to make the readers have a relaxing spirit of their life.

3. What is your poem about?

My poem describes the different scenery of Canadian landscape. It also reveals the human emotion of the landscape like the love of nature or the pride of Canadians.

4. How do you represent the Canadian landscape in your poem? Use 3-5 sentences.

As people know Canada has a really special environment that other countries do not have. Many people who have illness they come to Canada to convalesce so it demonstrates the magic of Canadian landscape. All the plants I wrote in the poem are very familiar but different. Canadian landscape looks more mellow and heartfelt.

5. Imagine you are an explorer and sent this poem to your King or Queen, how would they feel about the Canadian landscape?

They will Dreamlike but yearning.I want to my poem can make the people not only think of the landscape but also think of the emotion of nature. They feel the amazement because of the beauty of Canadian landscape. The different colour can make the readers have in mind

Sleepy

I really want to sleep for a whole day now. I don't know why I am so sleepy when I in school. I feel headache these days. The friends are around me said I looks very tired. I slept earlier than last week but I still felt not very well.
We have more homework than before so it makes me a liitle bit crazy. When I came back home I was willing to fall in bed to have a relax than to do homework.
I should persist until the end of this semester.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Canadian Landscape

The Art of Rami Lasman named "Canadian Landscape "
The Charming Land
Transparent river
quiet and moving
flowing
like the silk in China
brandish
freely
Azure sky
with ductile clouds fluttering
smiling
overlook at the land lovely and hopeful
like the mother's eyes
watching the whole land
Looking at trees
forceful
standing in the nature
enjoyable
Dense grasses
nestles the mountain
comfortable and reassuring
Magic
full of the land
serene
but charming

Saturday, May 9, 2009

WHY?

I failed the exam of Canadian Study. I got the worst mark this time,so I was really upset. I think I got this mark because I didn't study enough and I didn't hard working every day. After 3 days hoilday I became so tired and fidget in school. I couldn't be patient in class.WHY???????
I feel crazy now,I don't know how to do and I don't know how to think of my studying. I don't why I felt so tired this week. I am worry about myself now and I am feel afraid that I can't get a good mark in the end.
I should pluck up myself because I want to go to UBC and I want to get A in the end.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

An Alliance with the Huron Empire

The Hurons were a group of First Nations people who were in an alliance with Champlain. They were closely related to the Iroquois, but had become their enemies.


1. What is an alliance? What does this word mean?
An alliance is an agreement between countries. An alliance is a group of people,political parties that work together to achieve some goals.

Great traders themselves, the Hurons navigated the rivers of Central Canada and were very prosperous. They would become the leading source of furs for the French.

2. Why would Champlain want to form an alliance with the Hurons?

All three nations had strategic interests to cooperate with the French. The Hurons, today commonly known as Wyandot, were associated with the French from the start of colonisation. The French, who viewed them as the most advances nation, in terms of trade and technology,chose to associate with them in order to gain better profits from the North American colonies. In turn, the Wyandot saw an opportunity to cooperate with a power that would undermine their most powerful foes -the Iroquois.
I think Champlain want to form an alliance with the Hurons because there are must have some advantages that Hurons can help French.
Champlain knew the Huron not only had better fur than the Algonkin and Iroquois, but access through trade with other tribesto areas of even higher quality,so if he can have an alliance with them he can get some helps to do many works.




3. This is a picture of Champlain and his Huron allies on the left fighting the Iroquois. This is one of the earliest images of Europeans and First Nations people interacting.

a. Explain what you see in the picture in 3-5 sentences. Look carefully at the picture.

I see there are two groups of people plan to fight with each other. They are in the forest where near the river. The person who stands in the middle looks like Champlain. I see lots of boat in the picture.All the people in this picture are holding bows and arrows.

b. Do you think this is a realistic image of the situation? Explain why or why not in 5-8 sentences

I have two different opinions of this picture. One is that I don't think this a realistic image because there is a person who stand in the middle of those two groups but he didn't die.Unbelievable!!!! On the other hand it seems is a realistic image of the situation because the bows and arrows looks are the real. There are some people died in the picture so it makes me feel truth because during the war or fight. There are must have some people will be died.

4. The Hurons had many economic advantages because of their geographic location and territory. They were located on the southern shore of Georgian Bay, where the fishing was excellent.

a. Find a map of Georgian Bay. Explain where this bay is.



Georgian Bay is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada.Georgian Bay is surrounded by Manitoulin District, Sudbury District, Parry Sound District, Muskoka District, Simcoe County, Grey County and Bruce County.

b. Translate the word bay.

Bay: a part of sea,or of a large lake enclosed by a wide curve of the shore.

5 . Find a photograph of Georgian Bay that you like. Explain why you like it in 3-5 sentences.



I like this photograph because of the colour. The colour of the Bay looks very nice and comfortable. There is a man who sits in the rock watching the Bay in the picture. I think he is a person who really enjoy himself in this environment. There is a forest near the Bay where are very nice. All the trees are very green.

The vegetation of this region includes mixed forests, meadows, and fields. The sandy soil was perfect for planting corn, squash, pumpkins, and beans.

6. Take a look at this piece of Canadian Art called "Stormy Weather". The artist is Frederick Varley. He illustrated the stormy weather of Georgian Bay.

a. How do you feel when you see this painting? Explain in 5-8 sentences. Tell me why you feel that way.


When I see this picture I feel Shocking because all the plants looks withered and lose the real appearance of itself. I also feel scared because of the sea. The sea looks very ugly as this picture shows. It demonstrate destructive of Stormy Weather. I feel that way because I am really interested in the colour of something.When I see this picture the colour of the plants and sea amazed me. As some sentences reveals the poet don't want to Canadian landscape be damaged.

7. This is a poem by A.J.M Smith. It was put together with this image on a past provincial exam.
a. When you read this poem, how do you feel about the Canadian landscape? Explain in 10-12
sentences. Think deep and be creative.
There are lots of different plants in Canadian landscape which helps the environment become colorful."Cedar and jagged firuplift sharp barbs against the gray" reveals poet's wishes of nature he didn't want to gray full of the nature. The Canadian landscape is substantial but lonely.
"This is a beauty of dissonance" means the picture looks dissonance but still beautiful. It reveals the poet's lover of Canadian landscape. This poem filled with beauty and conflict. Poet reveals the beauty can come from conflict. I think of both soft image and harsh image when I read this poem. Fortunately,all of them are beautiful. I see the optimism of poet in the end of this poem(and still strong). After disaster landscape still can survived.
8. What did you learn in this lesson? Explain in 5-8 sentences.
I learned what is an alliance in this lesson which makes me know the importance of that too. I learned the reason of Champlain want to form an alliance with the Hurons. I know the relationship between Champlain and Hurons. I got the reason why did Champlain help alliance against Iroquois. I learned the location of Georgian Bay. The most important thing is that I learned a poem called "The Lonely LandA.J.M. Smith" which talks about the Canadian landscape. I found my way to explain something and give me thought about something. The picture of "Stormy Weather" makes me amazed and interested.

Monday, May 4, 2009

THE FOUNDING OF NEW FRANCE

1. Find a map of the St. Lawrence River. Explain what you see in the picture in 3-5 sentences.


I see St. Lawrence River is between in the Canada and the United States.Lake Ontario is besides to the St. Lawrence River. Kingston is the beginning of St. Lawrence seaway. I see St. Lawrence River is not very wild as other rivers. In the middle of St. Lawrence River I can see Montreal,Trois-Rivieres and Quebec.



2. Find a photograph of the St. Lawrence River you like. Explain what you see in the picture in 3-5 sentences.







I like this photograph because the colour of that is very nice and charming. I see a bridge in this picture which on the St. Lawrence River .It looks very artistic. I see some buildings in the riverside which makes the St. Lawrence River looks warm. The river looks frozen in this photography which still keep the beauty of itself.



3. Why did Champlain choose to use a river for transportation? Explain in 3-5 sentences.



Because the lake is naturally connected to the St. Lawrence Seaway via the Richelieu River. In the past boats are the most convenience transportation.Choosing a river for transportation is a good way to explore and it can helps them save more time.The river that Champlain used is the shortest distance to the destination.As the Internet show,In 1824 the Champlain Canal was completed, connecting the Lake to the Hudson River, and in 1843, the Chambly Canal opened to provide safe passage around the Richelieu River’s rapids.



4. Find a picture of Champlain's habitation at Quebec. Explain what you see in 5-8 sentences.


I see a great castle which is Champlain's habitation at Quebec. As this picture reveals this the present situation of his habitation because there are some high-rise buildings behind and near his habitation. I can see the habitation of Champlain's is in a top of a mountain. I can see sea in this picture which shows the good environment that the Champlain's habitation has. The habitation of him is very big and spectacular. I also see a boat in the sea in this picture.There are some mountains behind Champlain's habitation.






5. The fort was a natural fort because Quebec had towering cliffs.a.Find a picture of towering cliffs in Quebec. Search in Google using "Quebec and towering cliffs".






b. Why are the cliffs a natural fort? Explain in 3-5 sentences.


Because the cliffs are natural protection. When the natural disasters coming people always go to cliffs to take refuge.There are no high buildings near the cliffs,so it's good for people to stay when the earthquake comes. Cliffs can offer a nice place for people.


6. What did you learn today? Explain in 5-8 sentences.


I learned a lot today. I learned why river can be a transportation during exploration and how does it can help people.I also learned the reason of cliffs is a natural fort. I searched it in the Internet before I asked teacher.Unfortunately,I find nothing of that. After I asked teacher for helping I got the reason.


In English10,I learned a lot,too. At first class we did the same work as usual-do the reading log. At the second class we discuss the novel"to Kill a Mocking Bird" with our partner. It was hard to answer all the question perfectly that the teacher gave us.Fortunately,we finished question after discussed and asked teacher.


Bonus1. There is a moat around Champlain's habitation. Why is that important?

If people want to kidnap the other people who live behind the moat. It's hard for them to kidnap because they should spend lots of time to cross over the moat.

2. Can you find a picture of a moat? Post it.



Monday, April 27, 2009

Samuel De Champlain - Port Royal

1. Why would Samuel de Champlain want to have a monopoly on the fur trade? Explain in 3-5 sentences. What does monopoly mean?

Monopoly: the complete control of something,a thing that belongs only one person or group and that other people cannot share.Like you bought something so other people cannot use it and take it for themselves.
Samuel de Champlain wants to have a monopoly on the fur trade because it can bring more benefits to him and his country. The monopoly of the fur trade can helps him to have exploration comfortable. The fur trade can bring more resources to him and his workers.

2. Why would the King want to set up French colonies in Canada? Explain in 3-5 sentences.

The king want to set up French colonies in Canada because he wants to make his own country stronger. If the king can set up French colonies in Canada he can get the right to manage Canada. The French colonies in Canada can help the France to develop the status in the world. As a king of a country,he must wants to make his country powerful and stronger.

3. Can you find two pictures of Port Royal, Nova Scotia today on the Internet? What does it look like? Explain each picture in 5-8 sentences what you see.



Port Royal, Nova Scotia in this picture looks very quiet and beautiful. I see the sea and house in this picture.Both the sea and the sky are very blue. As this picture shows Port Royal seems have no more high buildings. The environment in Port Royal looks very clean and cozy.The life in here must be very comfortable.


This picture of Port Royal, Nova Scotia looks very simple. I see some houses in this picture which reveals Port Royal is not a rich place. All the houses in this picture is grey. Port Royal like a countryside where have a nice environment and the grasses are very blue.All the houses in this picture is in the one row which make them looks very beautiful.

Bonus:

1. Find 2 pictures of Nova Scotia you like. Explain why you like each of these pictures in 3-5 sentences.



I like this picture because it shows Nova Scotia is very charming and clean. As this picture shows there less people here. The colour of the sea and the sky looks almost same. Its make a very beautiful screen between the sky and the sea. Nova Scotia has a very select environment.The mountain in the Nova Scotia seems not very high but the trees in the mountain are very flourish and green.

I like this picture because the Nova Scotia looks very silent. This photo reveals the evening of Nova Scotia .There is a whole moon in the photo it makes the city looks very beautiful. There are less High-rise buildings than other city. Less high-rise buildings can make Nova Scotia looks warmer and quiet. Nova Scotia is a good place for people living. The night in Nova Scotia looks very peaceful