Please read to page 67, then respond to the prompts / questions below. You must write in complete sentences. Incomplete sentences will be marked as incorrect.
Due:
A1/A2 Wednesday, 4/13
B4 Thursday, 4/14
1. What do you think the green flames are?
2. Who is St. Elmo? You might need to look this up.
3. What would you have rather been in; absolute calm or terrifying wind?
4. With historical hindsight, why was it wise for Mateo to stick with Magellan?
5. What was the first sign of land?
6. Why did Rodrigo and Mateo think they had landed in paradise?
7. Describe a "garroting."
8. How do Mateo and Ayso transcend language barriers?
lyu hiroyama
ReplyDeletea1 literature
1.“I felt an odd tingling and my ears filled with a crackling sound” (Torrey 47). this quote shows that there was a lightning during the sailing. however, a lightning cannot be green. so maybe something reflected on the ocean and the color maybe was abit green. and i think thats the green light.
2.St.Elmo is sort of the god that helps ships from disasters and everyone thought st.elmo helped them arive to brazil.
3 absolute calm.because if the terryfying wind blows the ship will be wobbly and i will get sea sick
4. Yes. Because every other captains and other sea members were on magellans side except for cartagena
5.the day afterr caragena was caught, everyone smelt land.
6.because if they land on brazil the brazilians could fall into there hands since portegues owns brazil at the time.
7. to execute a person by chocking the person.
8.they drew the object and told what it is to each other.
1. I think the green flames are some kind of reflection against the ocean or the lightning, but usually, green flames aren't possible, so they might be referring 'flames' as lightning because sometimes lightnings can be green.
ReplyDelete2. St. Elmo appears when something unfortunate happens, such as thunderstorms during sailing in the ocean. St. Elmo is famous for St. Elmo's Fire.
3. I would prefer absolute calmness because if its terrifying wind, it might wreck the ship or it might change the flow of the water. It will also give the sailors some seasick difficulties on aboard.
4. Mateo was right to be on Magellan's side because Magellan is wiser than Cartenega in many ways, and Magellan was stronger and he had more experience of exploration.
5. They saw a bird, and they thought that bird was from Brazil so they knew that they were close to Brazil. They also smelt the fragrance of the pure tropical jungle.
6. They thought they landed on paradise because everything was tropical, and it was a very good natural environment for them. They had rainfall for the first days, and they also saw many beautiful native women on the island.
7. Garroting is a way of suffering or killing a person by strangling.
8. They both tried to translate their words by gestures and drawing the meaning on sand and his sketchbook. They repetetively used sign by their hands and gestures mostly to make them understand their language.
1. I think the green flames were the lightning, since Rodrigo and Mateo was making fun of God so they thought god was punishing them. But lightnings cant be green.
ReplyDelete2. It is known as St.Elmo's fire or St. Elmo's light. I think it is a god in ocean who saves ships from disasters.
3. Absolute calm. I dont like it to be too calm but if on ships, it might damage the ship and a horrible sea sick.
4. He was right because Magellan has experience of exploration, and also captain- general, in a high rank. He is more wiser than Cartegena, where he does all sorts of bad stuff.
5. They saw a bird, and thought land was close by. They came to Brazil and bartered with the natives
6. Because the were naked, beautiful woman at beach. Also because the environment was good
7. Its a type of execution by making the person breathless.
8. They made gestures and pointing their finger to the object/thing and telling each other what it is called. He halls in love with her.
Isshin Midorikawa
A1 Literature
1. I think the green flames are from the God. People believed that green flames are a sign of protection. “God has heard our prayers!” (Torrey 47). But, there is no such “green flames” so I think it was just their imagination.
ReplyDelete2. Saint Elmo was the patron of sailors. It was believed that he creates green flames to clear the weather and to save people from death
3. I would rather been in absolute calm. Terrifying means scary. You never want to take risks as much as possible. Terrifying wind can damage ships and there is a chance of capsize.
4. If Mateo was on Cartenaga’s side, he would have also got imprisoned. Almost every crew member supported Magellanes. For my personal opinion, Magellanes is always calm and he can make smart decisions.
5. Brightly colored land bird settled on the quarterdeck railing and the next day, Mateo and Rodrigo smelled the fragrance of jungle.
6.Because there were many women being naked and they were beautiful. “I stared at the women. How could I not? I had never seen a naked woman before” (Torrey 62).
7. Garrote means a method of execution by strangulation.
8. Mateo taught Ayso the pronunciation and the meaning of the word from his drawings. Mateo and Ayso communicated by using gestures and drawings.
1. To be honest, I have no idea what the green flame is about. Guessing that it was just a illusion because Mateo just had big waves splashed all over him. Though Rodrigo thinks God helped him.
ReplyDelete2. Rodrigo said he had seen same situation and said it is San Elmo, the saint of sailors.
3. Well, it will be depends on the situation. If I have enough food left and plenty of time with people to pull an oars then I will go for absolute calm (also I have to know where am I going to). But then If I did not have any time and food or people then probably hope for the best and go for terrifying wind because you do not want to know too long without any food and die.
4. There would be many reasons. Biggest reason would be Magellan is very wise and also Espinosa is on Magellan's side who has power of marines.
5. The first sign was brightly colored land bird and the second sign was the smell of the land.
6. Because there were like 100 beautiful ladies naked standing.
7. Killing or death by breathless.
8. They could not communicate with their languges so what they could do was body launguge only
Hyun-Ryung Yoo
A1 Lit
What do you think the green flames are?
ReplyDeleteIt could be reflection of the sun.
2. Who is St. Elmo? You might need to look this up.
St. Elmo is the protector of sailers.
3. What would you have rather been in; absolute calm or terrifying wind?
I would rather been in terrifying wind.
4. With historical hindsight, why was it wise for Mateo to stick with Magellan?
It was wise for Mateo to stick with Magellan because he can be alive.
5. What was the first sign of land?
The first sign of land is a jungle of Brazil.
6. Why did Rodrigo and Mateo think they had landed in paradise?
they think they landed in paradise because of all the naked women.
7. Describe a "garroting."
A collar is on the neck and if you tighten it the person will die from strangulation.
8. How do Mateo and Ayso transcend language barriers?
They played the guitar and sang and drew pictures in the dirt.
1. I think the green flames were the lighting except lighting can't be green.. so maybe it reflected from the ocean.
ReplyDelete2. St Elmo is a person who everyone thought that was a person who can save people from death; he is famous from the St Elmo's fire.
3. I would rather be in "absolute calm" because I would face fear if I'm in the terrifying wind. Terrifying wind usually causes accidents and can break things like maybe ships. I would prefer calmess better than terrifying.
4. I think it was smart for Mateo to become on Magellane's side because right now Cartegana is in jail, which means that everyone went on Magellane's side. I sometimes disagree what Caretegana thinks and do. So I think it was smart for Mateo to become on Magellane's side.
5. When they first saw a bird, the people thought it was from Brazil so that means that they are close to Brazil;
6. Because there were good environment, pretty woman's which had no clothes on, Mateo had never seen a pretty native woman in his life.
7. A Garrot is: strangulation or throttling, which means robbery.
8. Mateo taught Ayaso some words and meaning by drawing on his sketch book, he taught her the words like waterfall, ships, etc.
1. The green light was probably St. Elmo’s fire, which occurs during thunderstorms. During then it was known as the help from God.
ReplyDelete2. St. Elmo was a saint for sailors. St. Elmo’s fire was named after him.
3. I would rather be in absolute calm than in terrifying wind, because wind can break ships and it might change the direction. It is better not moving at all than going the opposite way, especially on sea.
4. Mateo was wise to stick with Magellan, because Espinosa, the King, and other marines was on his side. If he was with Cartagena he might have been punished.
5. The sailors noticed they were near land because they saw the bird from Brazil.
6. Rodrigo and Mateo thought they were in paradise, because the conditions were good and there were beautiful women. People traded items with fruits.
7. A garroting is a way of death penalty. The neck are broken or strangled.
8. Mateo taught Ayso words in his language by pointing at objects and pictures he drew into his sketchbook. He used motions, and even tried to teach her how to play the guitar.
Anna Ishii
A2 Literature
1. The green light was may be fron the reflection of the light or the sun.
ReplyDelete2. St, Elmo is a person who saves other people, and he has relationship between St. Elmo's fire and himself.
3. I would be in absolute calm because if I take terrifying wind, there will be horrible seasick, and the ship will be messed up.
4. Mateo was wise to stick with Magellan because Magellan is has more experiences than Cartagena and he was more stronger than Cartagena.
5. firstly, the bird landed, and then they smelled the ground.
6. There was lots of good environments, and also there was lots of the naked women.
7. It means dieing from strangulation.
8. They made gestures and drew what they need or want to say.
Literature A2
Seonji Kim
1.I think the green flames were caused by lightning. The color was green because when light flashes into the eye, everything looks green.
ReplyDelete2.St. Elmo was the patron. When St. Elmo's fire appears, it is believed that storm will stop.
3.I would rather like to be in absolute calm because when there is a storm, the ship will be unstable. It will be dangerous to sail on that bad weather.
4.It was wise for Mateo to stick with Magellan because Magellan is smart and he has some responsibility to lead the crew.
5.A land bird appeared and there was a smell of land.
6.Rodrigo and Mateo thought it was a paradise because the environment was good. The life on that land was very different from what they had experienced while riding the ship.
7.Garroting is to kill the person by putting wire to their neck.
8.Mateo and Ayso transcend language barriers by hand movements and expressing their words by drawing a picture.
Ifumi Sato
A2 Lit
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ReplyDelete1. I think the green flames are reflection against the ocean or the lightning. Or it might the green flames be from the God. People believed that green flames are sign of protection. “God has heard our prayers!” (Torrey 47). There is no such thing as “green flames” so I think it was just an imagination.
ReplyDelete2. 2.St.Elmo is a sort of god that helps ships from disasters. Everyone thought St.Elmo helped them arive to brazil.
3. I would rather be in absolute calm than in terrifying wind, because wind can break ships and the direction might change. It is better not moving at all than going the opposite way.
4. Mateo was wise to stick with Magellan, because Espinosa, the King, and the other marines was on his side too. Almost every crew member supported Magellanes.
5. They saw a bird, and they thought that the bird was from Brazil. They also smelt the fragrance of the tropical jungle.
6. Rodrigo and Mateo thought they were in paradise, because the conditions were good and there were beautiful women.
7. A garroting is a death penalty. They kill the person by putting wire on their neck.
8. Mateo taught Ayso his language by pointing at objects and pictures he drew. Also he taught her how to play the guitar.
A1 Literature
Lisa Tashiro
1) I think the green flames was St. Elmo's flames.
ReplyDelete2) St.Elmo is a person who saves sailors. St. Elmo's fire was named after him.
3) I would rather be in absolute calmness because maybe, the ship will break i'm in terrifying wind.
4) It is wise of Mateo to stick with Magellan because he makes wise decisions and all the captains besides Cartagena was on Magellan's side.
5) The first sign of land was a bird wich was from Brazil, so they knew they were close to Brazil. Also, another sign was the smell of tropical jungle.
6) Rodrigo and Mateo thought they had landed in Paradise because the environment was good, and there were many beautiful women.
7) Garroting is to kill a person by chocking.
8) Mateo and Ayso translated words by using gestures, and by drawing and telling each other what it's called.
Katarina Kurosawa
A1 Literature
1. I think green flames are the lighting but it's not possible the light to be green so maybe it's the light reflected by the ocean.
ReplyDelete2. I think St.Elmo is this god who can help out from all the troubles which are happening in ocean.
3. I would like absolute calmness because terrifying wind might break the ship or i might get sea sick.
4. He was right and the reason is because Magellan has experience of exploration and also he's captain- general which is a high rank.
5. They were able to find out that land is near by because they saw the bird from Brazil.
6. They thought it was a paradise because everything was perfect, they could see natural envirnment and they had rain fall for the first time they went their.
7. Garroting is a way to kill someone by strangling.
8. They weren't able to talk so they used body laungueges and they used the pictures they drew to make it easier to understand.
1. I think the green flames is a reflection of the ocean or the lightning. But I also think that the flames are from God. "God had heard our prayers!" (Torrey 47) .
ReplyDelete2. St. Elmo is a person that helped ship from the disaster. St.Elmo's fire is named after him.
3. I would prefer absolute calm because if terrifying wind, the wind might change the flow of the ocean and also it is dangerous.
4. Mateo is right because Magellan is wiser. Magellan has more experiences and if he sticks with Cartagena, he might be used again.
5. He smelt fragrance and they saw birds flying so they thought island was close.
6. Rodrigo and Mateo thought they landed in paradise because the re were good environment and there were pretty womans.
7. Garroting is a death penalty with strangulation.
8. They translated their languages by gesturing and drawing.
Anna Otake
A1 literature
1.I think the green flames were caused by lightning. The color was green because when light flashes into the eye, everything looks green.
ReplyDelete2.St. Elmo was the patron. When St. Elmo's fire appears, it is believed that storm will stop.
3.I would rather like to be in absolute calm because when there is a storm, the ship will be unstable. It will be dangerous to sail on that bad weather.
4.It was wise for Mateo to stick with Magellan because Magellan is smart and he has some responsibility to lead the crew.
5.A land bird appeared and there was a smell of land.
6.Rodrigo and Mateo thought it was a paradise because the environment was good. The life on that land was very different from what they had experienced while riding the ship.
7.Garroting is to kill the person by putting wire to their neck.
8.Mateo and Ayso transcend language barriers by hand movements and expressing their words by drawing a picture.
1. I think that the flames were caused by the lightning. It may also be because the gods were sending some sort of message.
ReplyDelete2.St. Elmo was a man who everyone thought could save them.They thought
that he helped the boat and sailors.
3. Absolute calm winds. Because if I was in very strong winds then ill beBlow away but if the wild was calm then there will only be a little breeze and thats the sort of wind I like.
4. There are many reasons why that seems to happen. The main reason i would think is that Magellan is a wise man so Mateo wants to learn from Magellan
5. They saw a little bird flying and then they noticed that there was an island near them.
6. Because Mateo saw many girls from a different culture. There was a good environment and many pretty girls.
7. Garroting is going to strangle the person to death.
8. They do it by using actions instead of words. They used mostly hand gestures.