Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Character Development: Samuel Collier
Samuel Collier, a young orphan boy from the streets of London who eventually becomes a serving boy for Captain John Smith, is the main character in this book. His transformation from street urchin to indentured servant to free landholder is indicative of the possiblities available in this New World. Why do you think Elisa Carbone uses Samuel Collier as the main character of the book rather using a more major figure such as Captain John Smith, Reverend Hunt, Pocahontas or Powhattan? What are the advantages of using a boy for this character?
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this is the best book i read it in a day literally!!!!
Hey y isn't this a movie
I found this while shelving books at the school library. I got it for my kids and read it myself. Started reading it in the middle of the night and didn't put it down until I finished it.
This book is great. It has some great history but it is still interesting it is a little sad though. If you want 2 take a quiz on it go 2 www.promotega.org/uga06013/index/jamestownquiz.htm
great book... doing a report on it keep it up Elisa
they really need to make a movie on this
MAKE A MOVIE ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!
this book was great my least favorite teacher suggested and i suprisingly loved it
what do you think were the two most important scenes relating to samuel collier?
What are some important character traits relating to Samuel?
love this book!!!!!its so awesome!!!!!
Connects, connects, connects. Students are able to easily identify with a character their own age and thus, it creates further meaning for the era of time they are learning about in class.
Loved the book wouldn't stop reading !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I loved this book. It was a very interesting version of the journey to "the New World". I usually don't like the books my Language Arts teachers choose but this novel is definitely my favorite teacher-chosen book.
I just finished the book! it was awesome!
My Social Studies teacher read this to us a chapter a day and had every single person in our class be running into the classroom. When we finished the book I thought that is was awesome. Does anyone know some good character traits for Samuel Collier?
P.S. I'm a fifth grader.
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