3. Study Sources E and F. You are a crew member on Columbus’ flagship, the Santa Maria, in 1492. Describe the challenges you experienced from the time you set sail from Palos, Spain, to the time you set foot on Hispaniola. [15]
You must use Sources E and F in the essay
For example; I was so happy to set foot on land as soon as Columbus claimed the the island I reached among the trees to get some fruits which were plentiful on the island (Source E).
Another example; Another problem I had on the voyage was that the ship had traveled too far and we had not seen land for a long time (Source F)
Another problem I had was when the compass needle pointed west of North (Maples, 2004)
Introductory paragraph (at least 8 sentences)
● Name and town you live in
● Occupation of yourself, siblings, parents
● Reasons for going on the voyage (cite a source)
● Date of proposed voyage
Paragraph 2
● Name of the flagship
● Date you set out
● Name the other 2 ships and state the name of their captains and anyone else you may
know on board.
● Describe your quarters or sleeping area
● Food given, daily rations
● Daily activities – chores on deck (cite a source)
Paragraph 3 – Use at least 8 sentences
● Highlight one problem you encountered (cite a source)
● Show why this is a problem – tell how it affected you (and others) on the ship
● Tell how you are dealing with the problem and if you are working on solutions to this
problem
● Show how others are affected.
● Make sure to express your feelings
Paragraph 4 – Use at least 8 sentences
● Highlight one problem you encountered (cite a source)
● Show why this is a problem – tell how it affected you (and others) on the ship
● Tell how you are dealing with the problem and if you are working on solutions to this
problem
● Show how others are affected.
● Make sure to express your feelings
Paragraph 5- Use at least 8 sentences
● Highlight one problem you encountered (cite a source)
● Show why this is a problem – tell how it affected you (and others) on the ship
● Tell how you are dealing with the problem and if you are working on solutions to this
problem
● Show how others are affected.
● Make sure to express your feelings
Paragraph 6 – Use at least 8 sentences
● Highlight one problem you encountered (cite a source)
● Show why this is a problem – tell how it affected you (and others) on the ship
● Tell how you are dealing with the problem and if you are working on solutions to this
problem
● Show how others are affected.
● Make sure to express your feelings
● Use source E
Paragraph 7- Use at least 8 sentences
● Highlight one problem you encountered (cite a source)
● Show why this is a problem – tell how it affected you (and others) on the ship
● Tell how you are dealing with the problem and if you are working on solutions to this
problem
● Show how others are affected.
● Make sure to express your feelings
Paragraph 8 – Use at least 8 sentences
● Highlight one problem you encountered (cite a source)
● Show why this is a problem – tell how it affected you (and others) on the ship
● Tell how you are dealing with the problem and if you are working on solutions to this
problem
● Show how others are affected.
● Make sure to express your feelings
● Use source F
Paragraph 9 – Use at least 8 sentences
● Highlight one problem you encountered (cite a source)
● Show why this is a problem – tell how it affected you (and others) on the ship
● Tell how you are dealing with the problem and if you are working on solutions to this
problem
● Show how others are affected.
● Make sure to express your feelings
Paragraph 10 — Use at least 8 sentences
● Highlight one problem you encountered (cite a source)
● Show why this is a problem – tell how it affected you (and others) on the ship
● Tell how you are dealing with the problem and if you are working on solutions to this
problem
● Show how others are affected.
● Make sure to express your feelings
Paragraph 11 — Use at least 8 sentences
● Highlight one problem you encountered (cite a source)
● Show why this is a problem – tell how it affected you (and others) on the ship
● Tell how you are dealing with the problem and if you are working on solutions to this
problem
● Show how others are affected.
● Make sure to express your feelings
Paragraph 12- Use at least 8 sentences
● Highlight one problem you encountered (cite a source)
● Show why this is a problem – tell how it affected you (and others) on the ship
● Tell how you are dealing with the problem and if you are working on solutions to this
problem
● Show how others are affected.
● Make sure to express your feelings
Conclusion- Use 8 -13 sentences
● Give a brief synopsis of your trip and what it was like encountering the problems. Would
you do it again? Were there any positives?
Problems encountered
1. Rudder on Pinta broke. This led to them staying in the Canary Islands for three weeks to get it fix. The Pinto brothers were great carpenters who worked with crew members to get this fix
2. Sail on Nina had to be changed from Latten to Square ring
3. There were not enough places for sleeping
4. Men were afraid and wanted to turn around and made plans to kill Columbus
(source F)
5. Compass stop point North, nightmare of falling of the face of earth and being
eaten by sea monsters (http://columbuslandfall.com/ccnav/diario.shtml )
(Bahamian History Highlights by Allan Murray, pg. 13-15)
6. Difficult to find land (source F)
7. When they found land, the people were naked (different culture) so captain had
to approach them with caution (Source E,
http://columbuslandfall.com/ccnav/diario.shtml )
8. The first group of people encountered could not speak SPAINISH, so it was
difficult to communicate (Source E,
http://columbuslandfall.com/ccnav/diario.shtml )
9. Disappointed after no GOLD was found on the few stop on the various islands
10.Limited food was provided because the journey took longer than expected.
(http://columbuslandfall.com/ccnav/diario.shtml )
11.Men thought that they were going to shipwreck when they saw weeds thinking
they were rocks (source F, http://www.franciscan- archive.org/columbus/opera/excerpts.html)
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