[starlight38]

Hello, In history we each have to be a character from the Renaissance Period, I am Vasco Da Gama. I have never heard of him and I have looked him up but can't find much. Does anyone know any interesting sites about VAsco Da Gama?
Many Thanks

[MrJohnDClare]

Vasco da Gama was a famous Portuguee explorer.

There is a simple webpage on him here.
If you want to go deeper, there is a BBC web-site here.

You will be very interested in this student's account of da Gama, and what she thinks of him.

There is a detailed google book here.


As wel as finding out about what he did, try to think about why he was important.
This youtube video and this slide-share will help you do this.

[starlight38]

MrJohnDClare, on Jun 4 2009, 10:54 PM, said:

Vasco da Gama was a famous Portuguee explorer.

There is a simple webpage on him here.
If you want to go deeper, there is a BBC web-site here.

You will be very interested in this student's account of da Gama, and what she thinks of him.

There is a detailed google book here.


As wel as finding out about what he did, try to think about why he was important.
This youtube video and this slide-share will help you do this.

Thank You, quite an interesting project don't you think?

[MrJohnDClare]

starlight38, on Jun 5 2009, 09:25 PM, said:

Thank You, quite an interesting project don't you think?

Yes. The trick will be to assess his importance, rather than just list what he did.

[starlight38]

MrJohnDClare, on Jun 5 2009, 10:32 PM, said:

starlight38, on Jun 5 2009, 09:25 PM, said:

Thank You, quite an interesting project don't you think?

Yes. The trick will be to assess his importance, rather than just list what he did.

Everthing I write seems to be really boring, do you have any tips on how to make it interesting or what does the teacher want to hear?

[MrJohnDClare]

Actually, I suspect that the teacher may want to hear a lot of the 'boring' bits!

But surely the fact that he executed all those Arabs can't be considered as 'boring'?
And what about all the dangers of seafaring in those days?
And the key excitement of heading off on a voyage where you don;t know where you're going and you don;t know if you'll ever get back???

I suspect a lot of it will just be in the presentation - if you make something sound exciting, it often is to other people.

[starlight38]

MrJohnDClare, on Jun 7 2009, 01:16 PM, said:

Actually, I suspect that the teacher may want to hear a lot of the 'boring' bits!

But surely the fact that he executed all those Arabs can't be considered as 'boring'?
And what about all the dangers of seafaring in those days?
And the key excitement of heading off on a voyage where you don;t know where you're going and you don;t know if you'll ever get back???

I suspect a lot of it will just be in the presentation - if you make something sound exciting, it often is to other people.

Thanks so much!!!!!!!!