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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

My poem ~!

Canadian landscape of Montreal Island
Fire-Sea

Milly


The world was full of the gray,

but the fire-red

used it best to fight against gray.

The after glow of sunset at the margin of starry,

and interspersed the sky.

The trees in the distance,

like lots of ghosts waved in the wind,
also like the black smoke waved in the wind.
In the sky,
many colors are mixed together,
seem to the colorful life
or palette.









Create Your Own Landscape Poem Project

Create Your Own Landscape Poem Project
You are going to create your own landscape poem. Think of all the things you have learned about poetry including language, shape and rhythm.
1. Choose an image of the Canadian landscape.
You need to know where the picture is taken
just like the one about Georgian Bay.
2. With your image, you need to have a poem with a title.Your poem needs 16-25 lines with at least 5 different examples of literary devices.
You must put your literary devices in a different colour so I know you know when you used them.
3. Post it on your blog in a nice and presentable manner.You will be marked on:

The MOST IMPORTANT PART --- Quality and Maturity of your poem
Is it creative, original, thoughtful and insightful?
Does it relate to the picture? Do you connect to your picture?
Do you have at least 5 different examples of literary devices?
Does it follow the instructions? Do you complete it? Do you have a title?
Is it presented in a clear and creative way on your blog?
Do you have a lot of spelling and grammar mistakes?
Is your language poetic?
Important
Use your own words to make creative poetry. Don't copy from the Internet and put it as your own words. I want to know about your ideas!

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

An Alliance with the Huron Empire

Questions

1. What is an alliance? What does this word mean?
An alliance is bond and means a connection based on kinship, marriage or common interest.
I think an alliance is marriage with other countries.

2. Why would Champlain want to form an alliance with the Hurons?
Because Champlain wanted to get well with Hurons. Hurons are great trader for fur. They would become the leading source of furs for the French. Hurons wanted to develop the New French fur grade.

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.
This picture is they were fighting the Iroquois. They were fighting close to sea, so they had many boats. Two groups used owners' formation and everyone hold the bow. The arrows like the rain in the sky. On the left, they had a warehouse. In the middle of them, I think he is chief or general.

b. Do you think this is a realistic image of the situation? Explain why or why not in 5-8 sentences.
I think this isn't a realistic image of the situation, because I think they thought didn't have advanced weapons, they should had stranger and useful tactical deployment of troops. IT maybe liked the old Chinese war.

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.
This a map of Georgian Bay. The Georgian Bay on the top of this map and on the left. It between Hope Island and Giants Tomb Island.

b. Translate the word bay.
Bay is an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
I think bay is a small place or small isle close to the coast.
Bay in Chinese is 海湾.

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.

I saw this painting I feel the Georgian Bay's weather is badly. The stormy weather is less in the city or town. I think it's very fear and strong. Look the painting, the trees were blown crooked and Waves on the sea was flushed. The stormy made the world's color mixed. The trees were very staunch and plucky. We should studies for these trees. When we meet the different, if we have these trees' spirit, we can overcome our difficulties easily.

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.

The Lonely Land
A.J.M. Smith

Cedar and jagged fir
uplift sharp barbs
against the gray
and cloud-piled sky;
and in the bay
blown spume and windrift
and thin, bitter spray
snap
at the whirling sky;
and the pine trees
lean one way.
A wild duck calls
to her mate,
and ragged
and passionate tones
stagger and fall,
and recover,
and stagger and fall,
on these stones -
are lost
in the lapping of water
on smooth, flat stones.
This is a beauty
of dissonance,
this resonance
of stony strand,
this smoky cry
curled over a black pine
like a broken
and wind-battered branch
when the wind
bends the tops of the pine
like a broken
and wind-battered branch
when the wind
bends the tops of the pines
and curdles the sky
from the north.
This is the beauty
of strength
broken by strength
and still strong

My Feeling: This poem describes the lonely land in the Canada. It has four stanzas and it used personification, smile, rhyme and so on. His poem filled with both beauty and conflict. He described "grey and cloud-piled sky" and fills the soft image with "cedar and jagged fir," a much more bold and harsh image. Repetition in the second stanza made duck more humanization. One stanza, this part describes a conflict. It expresses stubbornness of spirit and perseverance.Second stanza said the lonely duck found its mate and repetition in this stanza make more colorful with this poem. Third stanza, author used a beauty of dissonance and what happened when the wind bends expresses the gray and terrible emotion. Four stanza, poet think the beauty of strength broken by strength and still strong. This poem paints a beautiful landscape and conflict emotion.

8. What did you learn in this lesson? Explain in 5-8 sentences.
Today, I learned alliance and bay's means; why Champlain wanted to alliance with Hurons; how to flighted about Champlain and his Huron allies and Iroquois; 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 and looked the map to find where is bay and beautiful view with Bay and Canada. I also knew 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. In sum, these were learned by me today.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

After Port Royal - Champlain Continues


THE FOUNDING OF NEW FRANCE
Questions(Please use complete sentences for full marks)

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

___This a map for St.Lawrence River now. I see the St.Lawrence River and many things around the River on this map. The River is very long and flow through the Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick province. St.Lawrence River cut Quebec province and make it to become two parts. The yellow place is St. Lawrence Seaway.
2. Find a photograph of the St. Lawrence River you like. Explain what you see in the picture in 3-5 sentences.




Old Town and the St. Lawrence River Photo. This time is winter. Houses and the river was covered by snow. This is a white world and it very nice and cool. The river around the houses like the soldier protect the city. In the winter, temperature is very low. The river didn't ice over.

3. Why did Champlain choose to use a river for transportation? Explain in 3-5 sentences.
_____Champlain choose to use a river for transportation because from France to Quebec only have ocean and river. The boat is one of the most popular conveyance. It very convenient and cheap. The St.Lawrence River around Quebec. It through many places for Canada. They didn't have plane and car. If they didn't choose the river or boat, Champlain can't transport many heavy things.

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

It is an old Champlain's habitation at Quebec. Although it looks old and only have white and black, I think it very nice. Champlain is a heroes for Canada and France. The house's beautiful don't according to its color,design and style. You should look who lived. A old Chinese poet said "No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy." A tinpot house also can famous and nice. His house has many flue pipes and the moat around his house. I think it likes a ship.
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".www.hickerphoto.com/white-cliffs...
b. Why are the cliffs a natural fort? Explain in 3-5 sentences.
The cliffs a natural fort because the cliffs are very dangerous and precipitous. People are afraid of its and far away for cliffs. Human can't get the top of cliffs. The cliffs always connect to abyss or river. If the people down from cliffs, he may dead.
Cliffs like the firm fort protect people, country and nature.
6. What did you learn today? Explain in 5-8 sentences.
Today, I learned about founding of New France. I learned St. Lawrence River is very long and I saw the map and picture of St. Lawrence River. I n winter. the river was very nica and cool. I alos knew Champlain chose to use a river for transportation. The picture for Champlain's habitation at Quebec. It told me the moat around his habitation and protect him. The fort was a natural fort because Quebec had towering cliffs. Chiffs are very dangerous, the people are afraid of chiffs.
Bonus
1. There is a moat around Champlain's habitation. Why is that important?
The moat around Champlain's habitation is important to him for safe. The moat can protect Champlain and prevent enemies.
2. Can you find a picture of a moat? Post it.