Core 3 Blood on the River

This is a picture of the natives offering food to John Smith and his crew. This event was important for two reasons. First, everyone on the ship was hungry and needed fresh food for their health. Second, John Smith was the person who was able to communicate with the natives so they could trade fresh fruit for materials. The other members of the ship probably would of killed John Smith for the way he treated the way he treated the “gentleman” if he had not shown his valuable skill as a translator.

1. 1)  Discussion Question #1

How does Samuel feel about John Smith before he meets him?

• ☺Vito: Samuel wants to go to america without Him
• ☺Jackson: He does not care for him
• ☺Graham: He hopes that he is not like his father
• ☺Greg: He does not want him boss him around

2) Discussion Question #2

Do you think that in the book that John Smith is going to be a good captain?

• ☺Vito: No he is not respected by everyone but he is very intelligente
• ☺Jackson: Yes he is a great leader and he can lead them to safety
• ☺Graham: “He is not the captain”
• ☺Greg: He is in the middle

``1)    Device #11)

There is a locket, displayed on a piece of beaver felt. I close my fingers around the cool, smooth silver. I haven’t touched it since the day she died. Mine. It should have been mine because it was hers. Symbolism because the locket is representing his dead mom and is the one thing that still symbolizes her. pg. 2

2. Device #2

I know it is only a matter of time before he strikes. It will not be with his fists, as we commoners do. It will be with his power, and it will be worse than fists. Foreshadowing Samuel thinks that Master Wingfield is going to bring the hammer down on John Smith.

pg. 19

3. Device #3

“Wingfield you are a liar” And you sir will be hanged when we reach the west indies”

Foil because Master Wingfield is a rich person who everybody believes but really is a jerk while John Smith everybody hates but is the key to survival in the Americas.

and soon they saw land out of the mist, and the hope came back. That is how the british s

1. PERISH

As it Appears in the Novel:We will all perish in Virginia.

Definition:to die or be destroyed through violence, privation

Part of Speech: Verb

New Sentence: The meat perished because it was not refrigerated.   

2. PRIG

As it Appears in the Novel: Come on you prig

Definition:a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety,especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.

Part of Speech:noun

New Sentence: The school by got in trouble for calling someone a prig.  

3)DUNCE

As it Appears in the Novel: You are dunces, both of you.  

Definition:a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt

Part of Speech: noun

New Sentence: The man called the prisoner a dunce because he could not read.

4. YEOMAN

As it Appears in the Novel:And he is a commoner a, yeoman so i did not look for him among the gentleman

Definition:a petty officer in a navy, having chiefly clerical duties in the U.S.Navy.

Part of Speech: noun

New Sentence: The yeoman was fround upon by his officer.  

5)ORIENT

As it Appears in the Novel: A new passive way through the orient.

1. Definition:the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.

Context Events/ Historical Figures

• During the expedition, near britain, Guy Fawkes and a group of others planned to Murder the english King James I, in the “gunpowder treason”

• In April 1606, King James I grants the “Virginia Charter” to the Virginia Company, which states that all the land found will belong to the England and the king.
• The Union flag is created for English and Scottish ships in April 12, 1606
• December 26, first performance of Shakespeare’s King Lear is shown in front of the king.
• Most all of the facts in Blood on the river are true except the characters. The path they took was the same, and the ships were also real.

• In january 20th 1607 in England, the severn tsunami occurs, killing thousands.

• Native Americans in Virginia werent really savages, they were just defensive of their territory. Anyway, what would you do if strange invaders entered you colony?

• During the time the British were searching for land, they were going through all of this tragedy of attempted murder, tsunamis, and Native American attacks. But The Brits did not lose hope. The Captains on the boats, Discovery, Godspeed, and The Susan Constant. They kept the boat going, and soon they saw land out of the mist, and the hope came back. That is how the british succeeded, it was about hope, curiosity, and discovery