Visiting the Endeavour

SHREK:   Visiting the Endeavour  by Marshall and Johanna  Woods

Questions:

1.Who was Captain Cook?Captain Cook was a sailor who sailed from England to New Zealand.

2.What was his job? Hiss job was to make maps of New Zealand.

3.Why did he make his soldiers eat lots of vegetables?So the to prevent the  sailors from dying of scurvy.

4.Why didn’t the boy like to be a sailor like Captain cook or his great-grandfather? Because it is lots of work to do.

Vocabulary: Use clues in the text and pictures to clarify the meaning of these words.

1. Explorer-A person who explores a new or unfamiliar area.
2. Wharf-A level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load and unload.
3. Hammocks-A bed made of canvas or rope mesh suspended from two supports by cords at both ends.
4. Scurvy- Disease
5. Rudder- A flat piece hinged vertically near the stern of a boat or ship for steering.     You are doing well with your reading

CREATE: Explain what the ship’s bell was used for and why. Insert a picture for your blog When the ship was running into a bad weather and to warn the other ship so that two ships wouldn’t hit each.