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Social Studies 5-K October 7,2015 Jacque Cartier

Jacque Cartier was born on December 31,1491, in Saint Malo,Brittany,France,and was sent by King Francis the 1st to the New World in search of riches of riches and a new route to Asia in 1534.King Francis of France sent Jacque Cartier on these expedition likely because of his previous expeditions, on a new trip to the eastern coast of north America,then called the Northern lands. He went on these voyages to add himself to the list of famous explorers. He also explored the western coast of Newfoundland. Jacque Cartier found gold and diamonds but when he returned to France they were found useless. Later on he fled the new land and his reputation became tarnished. Jacque Cartier accomplished finding Prince Edward Island.The purpose of all these voyages was to find a northern passage to Asia and to find riches such as gold. =Links=

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Benjamin Franklin Project Social Studies 5-K January 20,2015

Benjamin Franklin: Childhood and Youth

Introduction
Benjamin Franklin had an early childhood that helped him to become one of our country's most famous founding fathers. He was a very self motivated person. He also had a gift for speaking and telling stories. Benjamin Franklin was also a very bright and gifted inventor.

Point #1
Ben Franklin was very self motivated even when he was a small boy. His mother taught him how to read when he was about three or four years old. Ben loved being outdoors, and taught himself how to swim. When Ben was free of chores he would go out and explore Boston Harbor. He loved to watch the ships in the harbor, and also taught himself how to sail. Ben did well in school and skipped over many other kids his own age.

Point #2
Ben loved to read books, so when Ben was 12 years old, he became an apprentice at his brother's printing shop. They had many books there that Ben could read on his own time. He started to write stories for his brother's newspaper even though he was very young, and people really liked his stories. This was a great start for him and helped him to be a great writer and speaker later on in his life.

Point #3
Ben Franklin was always looking forward to improving things. He helped to invent better ways of printing. He also was always trying to help other people, by sharing his ideas for how they could do things better or easier. This helped him to be very well liked and made people want to help him with his ideas.

Conclusion
Ben was a very creative person. He loved to teach himself different things and also liked to explore outside. He watched ships pass by. Ben did very well in school. He skipped over many other kids in his grade. He loved to read. When he turned age 12 he became an apprentice of his brother's printing store. He could read all the books he wanted when he wasn't working. He wrote stories for his brother's newspaper. People were fascinated by them. This was a great start and it helped him become a stupendous writer and speaker. He would always try to improve things. He always tried to help. This made him become well liked by many people. It made them want to help him with his incredible ideas.