by Gavin D.

Yellow Group

1-19-2018

Headline:The Voyage of Discovery Begins

Author:Lorenzo Camusso

Source of the Article:The Voyage of Columbus

Three Vocabulary Words:

1. Nautical- concerning sailors or navigation

2.Helmsmen- the person who steers the ship

3.Nobleman- a man who belongs to the noble class

Summary: Columbus gets the idea to sail across the ocean to Asia from Spain.

First he takes his three ships to go to the canary islands to restock

on supplies and change the shape of his sails. This whole trip was

travelled because the crew, captains, and columbus all wanted the riches

of asia.