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    STEP INTO THE SHOES OF A FRENCH EXPLORER

    ** IMAGINE YOURSELF AS ONE OF THE GREAT FRENCH EXPLORERS WHO SET OUT
    I N T O T H E U N K N O W N , F A C I N G V A S T O C E A N S A N D N E W W O R LD S . **

    Y O U W I L L B E W R I T I N G T H R E E P E R S O N A L J O U R N A L E N T R I E S F R O M TH E P E R S P E CTI V E
    OF JACQUES CARTIER, SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN, OR EVEN A CREW MEMBER
    A B O A R D O N E O F T H E I R S H I P S . T H R O U G H Y O U R W R I T I N G , B R I N G TO L I F E TH E I R
    T H O U G H T S , S T R U G G L E S , A N D T R I U M P H S A S T H E Y E M B A R K O N TH E I R D AR I N G
    VOYAGES TO NORTH AMERICA.

    JOURNAL ENTRY 1: PREPARING FOR DEPARTURE


    B E F O R E Y O U S E T S A I L , R E F L E C T O N T H E E X C I T E M E N T A N D AN XI E TI E S O F TH I S
    M O N U M E N T A L J O U R N E Y . D I V E I N T O T H E M I N D O F A N E X P L O R E R : - **
    WHO OR WHAT ARE YOU BRINGING WITH YOU?
    I S T H E R E A C H E R I S H E D I T E M Y O U C A N ’T L E A V E B E H I N D ?
    WHO WILL BE BY YOUR SIDE ON THIS JOURNEY?
    WHAT DRIVES YOU TO EXPLORE?
    IS IT THE PURSUIT OF FAME, FORTUNE, OR ADVENTURE?
    HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT LEAVING YOUR HOME BEHIND?
    HOW ARE YOU PREPARING MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY?
    W H A T F E A R S O R H O P E S L I N G E R I N Y O U R M I N D ? H O W A R E Y O U P R E P AR I N G
    YOURSELF FOR THE LONG JOURNEY AHEAD?
    WHAT ELSE IS ON YOUR MIND?
    C O N S I D E R A N Y O T H E R P E R S O N A L R E F L E C T I O N S , C O N C E R NS , O R AM BI TI O N S .
    H O W D O Y O U I M A G I N E L I F E W I L L C H A N G E A F T E R T H I S V O Y AG E ?

    JOURNAL ENTRY 2: THE VOYAGE TO NORTH AMERICA


    N O W T H A T Y O U ' R E O N T H E O P E N S E A , R E F L E C T O N T H E E X P E R I E N CE S AN D
    CHALLENGES OF THE JOURNEY:
    WHAT HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED SO FAR?
    ARE THERE MOMENTS OF BEAUTY AND AWE?
    WHAT ABOUT HARDSHIP OR DANGER?
    DID YOU ENCOUNTER ANY ANIMALS OR OTHER SHIPS?
    ARE THINGS AS YOU EXPECTED?
    HAVE THERE BEEN ANY SURPRISES, FOR BETTER OR WORSE?
    DID YOU FACE ANY ADVERSITY?
    DID YOU LOSE YOUR WAY?
    WAS THERE A STORM?
    DID TENSIONS RISE AMONG THE CREW?
    WHAT WAS LIFE LIKE ON THE SHIP?
    WAS THERE ILLNESS?
    JOURNAL ENTRY 3: ARRIVAL IN NORTH AMERICA
    A F T E R W E E K S O F T R A V E L , Y O U 'V E F I N A L L Y A R R I V E D A T Y O U R D E S TI N ATI O N . R E F L E CT
    ON THIS MOMENT OF DISCOVERY:
    WHAT DID YOU DO FIRST?
    W A S T H E R E A S E N S E O F R E L I E F O R F E A R A S Y O U S E T F O O T O N N E W L AN D ?
    WHAT WAS THE LAND LIKE?
    WAS IT EVERYTHING YOU HAD IMAGINED?
    DESCRIBE THE LANDSCAPE AND HOW IT MADE YOU FEEL.
    WHO DID YOU MEET?
    WERE THERE OTHER SETTLERS?
    DID YOU ENCOUNTER INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES?
    HOW DID THESE INTERACTIONS UNFOLD?
    WERE YOU SATISFIED WITH YOUR JOURNEY?
    DID YOU ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS?
    WAS THIS ADVENTURE WORTH IT?
    WOULD YOU DO IT AGAIN IF GIVEN THE CHANCE?

    GUIDELINES:
    BE PERSONAL - MAKE YOUR ENTRIES COME ALIVE BY PUTTING YOURSELF IN
    THE SHOES OF THE EXPLORER OR CREW MEMBER. THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY
    MIGHT HAVE FELT OR THOUGHT IN THESE MOMENTS.
    B E A C C U R A T E - U S E Y O U R R E S E A R C H T O M A K E T H E E N T R I E S A S H I S T O R ICAL L Y
    ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE. -
    L E N G T H - E A C H E N T R Y S H O U L D B E A R O U N D 5 0 0 W O R D S , W I T H A P L AU S I BL E D ATE
    FOR EACH.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
    T H E B U L L E T E D P O I N T S A R E T O G U I D E Y O U R W R I T I N G , N O T AL L N E E D TO BE
    ANSWERED.
    I F T H I S T Y P E O F W R I T I N G W E R E T O F I T I N T O A S P E C I F I C G E N R E I T W O U LD BE
    HISTORICAL FICTION

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