Choose a lesson (A, B, C, D) from Whaling Lessons and submit all supporting documents. Answer all questions in complete sentences/paragraphs. Cite your sources if you use sources that are not referenced in the lesson.
Lesson A: Why Go Whaling? Read the article “Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World" at American Experience at www. pbs. org and answer the following questions:
1. “Throngs of whales breached the waters off Cape Cod… .” What do you think “breached” means? Have you ever seen a whale breaching? How do you think whaling might have been done by Native Americans, who had no iron technology?
2. What do you think “coopering” is? Look it up. What would this be a crucial item on board a whale ship? What is a corset? How could whaling be related to corsets?
3. How long were whaling voyages? What kind of dangers do you predict whalemen faced on the open seas? What kind of dangers do you predict they faced in the small whaleboats?
4. Did the whaleman’s words come true? What is the situation for most species of whales today?
Lesson B: What’s in a Whale? Read the article “Whaling and the Industrial Revolution Part I: Why Whales?” at www. rantinandrovin. com
Define the 5 products rendered from the whale and explain the importance and the use of each of these products.
Lesson C: Where Did a Whale ship Go? . Go to this website: www. pbs. org/wgbh/americanexperience/feature s/photo-gallery/whaling-gallery/
Read through the images and captions - choose 3 that intrigue you.
Row # Slide # What does this slide depict? Why does it interest you? Question this slide makes you think of:
Row # Slide # What does this slide depict? Why does it interest you? Question this slide makes you think of:
Row # Slide # What does this slide depict? Why does it interest you? Question this slide makes you think of:
Lesson D: What Was Life Aboard a Whale ship Like? Complete the Whaling Journal Assignment - choose your vessel, choose your character, then complete the voyage journal.
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