Native Americans in the United States and Pocahontas Incident John
AMERICAN LITERATURE I
Instructor: Dr. Le Thi Thanh
Troy University – STU Campus
The Pocahontas Incident John Smith
Group members:
Ho Truong Phuong Thao
TranThi Hong Nhung
Nguyen Van Huy
Objectives:
Understanding author 's biography and his work
Understanding Pocahontas 's biography
Answer three impotant questions about his work
A. John Smith 's biography
John Smith (1580 – 1638) had have a heroic life since he was not only a English soldier but also became explorer and author. He contributed a part of his life to be the Captain of the first ship which made a landfall at Massachuselts in 1602 to explore New England. He was also memorized for the founder by setting up the English settement at James Town, Virginia.
John Smith 's life experienced many adventures when he was an adolescent in Europe. His life time had been through many coups such as fighting with the Turk, becoming a slave which was sold to Asia Minor, killing his captors... At twenty-seven years old, hesailed to New Wold and explored the Chesapeake Bay, the shores of New England. He also got a friendly relationship with Native Americans.
Moreover, he also was a famous writer and made some well-known books included A True Relation (1608), A Map of Virginia with a Description of the Country (1612), The General History of Virginia, New-England. The Pocahontas story appeared in the Summer Isles (1624). John Smith had been probably offer an important role to the first colonial writing in America.
B. About the work:
This work described the episode that John Smith had been saved by the princess Pocahontas since he was captured and in the hands of Indians. This account was narrated by “him” - the third person to told the audiences how the story happened. There were some detaited we should pay attention to this work:
Who were the characters? John Smith, Powhatan, Pocahontas
How many other Indian people were at the judiscation?
Instructor: Dr. Le Thi Thanh
Troy University – STU Campus
The Pocahontas Incident John Smith
Group members:
Ho Truong Phuong Thao
TranThi Hong Nhung
Nguyen Van Huy
Objectives:
Understanding author 's biography and his work
Understanding Pocahontas 's biography
Answer three impotant questions about his work
A. John Smith 's biography
John Smith (1580 – 1638) had have a heroic life since he was not only a English soldier but also became explorer and author. He contributed a part of his life to be the Captain of the first ship which made a landfall at Massachuselts in 1602 to explore New England. He was also memorized for the founder by setting up the English settement at James Town, Virginia.
John Smith 's life experienced many adventures when he was an adolescent in Europe. His life time had been through many coups such as fighting with the Turk, becoming a slave which was sold to Asia Minor, killing his captors... At twenty-seven years old, hesailed to New Wold and explored the Chesapeake Bay, the shores of New England. He also got a friendly relationship with Native Americans.
Moreover, he also was a famous writer and made some well-known books included A True Relation (1608), A Map of Virginia with a Description of the Country (1612), The General History of Virginia, New-England. The Pocahontas story appeared in the Summer Isles (1624). John Smith had been probably offer an important role to the first colonial writing in America.
B. About the work:
This work described the episode that John Smith had been saved by the princess Pocahontas since he was captured and in the hands of Indians. This account was narrated by “him” - the third person to told the audiences how the story happened. There were some detaited we should pay attention to this work:
Who were the characters? John Smith, Powhatan, Pocahontas
How many other Indian people were at the judiscation?
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