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Visiting Robinson Crusoe:
carousel game for middle school students
based on the novel by D. Defoe
February 2, 1709 from Masa Tierra They filmed someone who had lived there, alone, for more than four years. Alexandra Selkirk, who became the prototype of Robinson Crusoe.
And after 10 years, in 1719. a famous novel was published Daniel Defoe "The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" that is, this book is already more than 285 years old. And when it appeared, it was not cheap at all - 5 shillings. Poor readers had to save their shillings gradually, because everyone who could read wanted to read the book.
The author of the book was the English writer D. Defoe, who at the time of writing the book had sixty years of a wonderfully adventurous life behind him. He was born in London in 1660, his father was a small merchant, and after graduating from college the young man was being prepared for a career as a preacher. As a child, he witnessed the plague epidemic and the great fire of London. Inquisitive, courageous, and enterprising, Defoe had many different types of activities in his lifetime. He traveled a lot throughout Europe, was in the hands of pirates, tirelessly tried to get rich, was engaged in trade, went bankrupt, went to prison for debt, became rich thirteen times and poor again. Participated in political struggle and even uprising. For his angry pamphlets against the Anglican Church and the government, he was subjected to fines, imprisonment, and once - an unforgettable humiliation: he stood in the stocks in the pillory. He was also in public service, carrying out secret assignments - he was an English spy in Scotland. He published the Obozrenie newspaper and also served as treasurer-manager of the Royal Lottery.
And in his declining years, having remained out of politics by the will of circumstances, D. Defoe added to the four hundred works already in his literary baggage, which became the most famous - “The Life and Extraordinary Amazing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.” At the request of readers, Defoe soon published two sequels: “The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe” and “Serious Reflections During the Lifetime and Amazing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.” The sequels were no longer a resounding success and were not worthy of it.
To this day, no one knows why, at the age of seventy, Defoe left his home in the suburbs of London and hid in a secret refuge. He died on April 26, 1731.
Quiz questions:
In what country did Robinson Crusoe live? /England/
How old was the hero of the book when he first went on a sea voyage? /18/
Who was the prototype of R. Crusoe? /Alexander Selkirk/
Where was the uninhabited island where Robinson Crusoe was thrown after a shipwreck? / Off the coast of South America in the Atlantic Ocean /
Where did R. Crusoe spend his first night on the island? /On the tree/
Where did Robinson get his work tools and gun on a desert island? /Transferred from the wrecked ship/
What animals did R. Crusoe take from the ship? /Two cats and a dog/
How did R. Crusoe transport food and belongings from the ship to the shore? /On the raft/
Where did Robinson choose a place to live and why? /on the hillside/
What animals were found on the island of R. Crusoe? /goats, turtles, birds/
What edible fruits grew on the island?/Melons, grapes, lemons/
How did R. Crusoe celebrate his days on the island? /made notches on a post/
What did R. Crusoe call the island he ended up on? /Island of Despair/
Which of the first animals on the island was tamed by Robinson Crusoe? /goat/
What was the first thing R. Crusoe made with his own hands? /raft/
What did Robinson take with him when he left the island? /umbrella and hat/
What clothes did Robinson wear? /When his shirts and trousers were worn out, he sewed clothes for himself from the skins of the animals he had killed/
Why did R. Crusoe sew his umbrella and clothes with the fur on the outside? /so that rainwater flows away and is not absorbed/
How many boats did Robinson Crusoe build?/Two/
What was the name of Robinson Crusoe's parrot? /Ass/
How many years did the parrot live with Robinson on the island? /26/
What did R. Crusoe use to enter his home? /ladder/
How many dwellings did R. Crusoe have, what were they made of? /Two; canvas/
What crops did Robinson sow on his island? /rice, barley/
When did Robinson bake his first grain cakes? /in the 4th year of life on the island/
How many years did Friday live with R. Crusoe on the island? /five/
How many years did Robinson stay on the island? /28/
What did Robinson do to scare away the birds that were damaging his crops? /hanged the shot birds on a high pole/
What kind of utensils did R. Crusoe use? /Clay/
What phrase did R. Crusoe teach the parrot? /Poor, poor Robinson/
What did R. Crusoe call the savage he saved and why? /Friday/
Who did Robinson take with him when leaving the island? /Friday and the parrot/
How did R. Crusoe, living on a desert island, manage to stay alive? /Work, energy, perseverance/
How did R. Crusoe manage to leave the island? /On a ship whose crew mutinied and they landed on the shore to disembark the captain/
Who did Robinson save and from what on the island? /2 Savages and one Spaniard from being eaten by cannibals/
What happened to R. Crusoe after he left the island? /Returned to England, got rich, got married/
Where did R. Crusoe keep his supplies? /In a cave /
Who, according to the will of his father, should become R. Crusoe? /Lawyer/
What did R. Crusoe make his shovel from?/From iron wood/
In what country did Robinson Crusoe live?
When did Robinson Crusoe go on a journey and run away from home?
How old was the hero of the book when he first went on a sea voyage?
Who was the prototype of R. Crusoe?
Where was the uninhabited island where Robinson Crusoe was marooned after a shipwreck?
Where did R. Crusoe spend his first night on the island?
Where did Robinson get his work tools and gun on a desert island?
What animals did R. Crusoe take from the ship?
How did R. Crusoe deliver food and things from the ship to the shore?
Where did Robinson choose a place to live and why?
What animals were found on the island of R. Crusoe?
What edible fruits grew on the island?
How did R. Crusoe celebrate his days on the island?
What did R. Crusoe call the island he ended up on?
Which of the first animals on the island was tamed by R. Crusoe?
What was the first thing R. Crusoe made with his own hands?
What did R. Crusoe take with him when leaving the island?
What clothes did Robinson wear?
Why did R. Crusoe sew his umbrella and clothes with the fur on the outside?
How many boats did Robinson Crusoe build?
What was the name of Robinson Crusoe's parrot?
How many years did the parrot live with Robinson on the island?
What did R. Crusoe use to enter his home?
How many dwellings did R. Crusoe have, what did he make them from?
What crops did Robinson sow on his island?
When did Robinson bake his first grain cakes?
How many years did Friday live with Robinson on the island?
How many years did Robinson stay on the island?
Where did Robinson keep his supplies?
What did Robinson do to scare away the birds that were damaging his crops?
What kind of utensils did Robinson Crusoe use?
What phrase did Robinson Crusoe teach his parrot?
What did Robinson Crusoe call the savage he saved and why?
Who did Robinson take with him when leaving the island?
How did R. Crusoe, living on a desert island, manage to stay alive?
How was Robinson able to leave the island?
Who did Robinson save and from what on the island?
What happened to R. Crusoe after he left the island? /
Who was R. Crusoe supposed to become according to his father's will?
What did R. Crusoe make his shovel from? /Ironwood/
Visiting Robinson Crusoe:
carousel game for middle school students
based on the novel by D. Defoe
February 2, 1709 from Masa Tierra They filmed someone who had lived there, alone, for more than four years. Alexandra Selkirk, who became the prototype of Robinson Crusoe.
And after 10 years, in 1719. a famous novel was published Daniel Defoe "The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" that is, this book is already more than 285 years old. And when it appeared, it was not cheap at all - 5 shillings. Poor readers had to save their shillings gradually, because everyone who could read wanted to read the book.
The author of the book was the English writer D. Defoe, who at the time of writing the book had sixty years of a wonderfully adventurous life behind him. He was born in London in 1660, his father was a small merchant, and after graduating from college the young man was being prepared for a career as a preacher. As a child, he witnessed the plague epidemic and the great fire of London. Inquisitive, courageous, and enterprising, Defoe had many different types of activities in his lifetime. He traveled a lot throughout Europe, was in the hands of pirates, tirelessly tried to get rich, was engaged in trade, went bankrupt, went to prison for debt, became rich thirteen times and poor again. Participated in political struggle and even uprising. For his angry pamphlets against the Anglican Church and the government, he was subjected to fines, imprisonment, and once - an unforgettable humiliation: he stood in the stocks in the pillory. He was also in public service, carrying out secret assignments - he was an English spy in Scotland. He published the Obozrenie newspaper and also served as treasurer-manager of the Royal Lottery.
And in his declining years, having remained out of politics by the will of circumstances, D. Defoe added to the four hundred works already in his literary baggage, which became the most famous - “The Life and Extraordinary Amazing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.” At the request of readers, Defoe soon published two sequels: “The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe” and “Serious Reflections During the Lifetime and Amazing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.” The sequels were no longer a resounding success and were not worthy of it.
To this day, no one knows why, at the age of seventy, Defoe left his home in the suburbs of London and hid in a secret refuge. He died on April 26, 1731.
Quiz questions:
In what country did Robinson Crusoe live? /England/
When did Robinson Crusoe go on a journey and run away from home?
How old was the hero of the book when he first went on a sea voyage? /18/
Who was the prototype of R. Crusoe?
/Alexander Selkirk/
Where was the uninhabited island where Robinson Crusoe was thrown after a shipwreck? / Off the coast of South America in the Atlantic Ocean /
Where did R. Crusoe spend his first night on the island? /On the tree/
Where did Robinson get his work tools and gun on a desert island? /Transferred from the wrecked ship/
What animals did R. Crusoe take from the ship? /Two cats and a dog/
How did R. Crusoe transport food and belongings from the ship to the shore? /On the raft/
Where did Robinson choose a place to live and why? /on the hillside/
What animals were found on the island of R. Crusoe? /goats, turtles, birds/
What edible fruits grew on the island?/Melons, grapes, lemons/
How did R. Crusoe celebrate his days on the island? /made notches on a post/
What did R. Crusoe call the island he ended up on? /Island of Despair/
Which of the first animals on the island was tamed by Robinson Crusoe? /goat/
What was the first thing R. Crusoe made with his own hands? /raft/
What did Robinson take with him when he left the island? /umbrella and hat/
What clothes did Robinson wear?
/When his shirts and trousers were worn out, he sewed clothes for himself from the skins of the animals he had killed/
Why did R. Crusoe sew his umbrella and clothes with the fur on the outside? /so that rainwater runs off and is not absorbed/
How many boats did Robinson Crusoe build?/Two/
What was the name of Robinson Crusoe's parrot? /Ass/
How many years did the parrot live with Robinson on the island? /26/
What did R. Crusoe use to enter his home? /additional ladder/
When did Robinson bake his first grain cakes? /in the 4th year of life on the island/
How many years did Friday live with R. Crusoe on the island? /five/
How many years did Robinson stay on the island? /28/
What did Robinson do to scare away the birds that were damaging his crops? /hanged the shot birds on a high pole/
What kind of utensils did R. Crusoe use? /Clay/
What phrase did R. Crusoe teach the parrot? /Poor, poor Robinson/
What did R. Crusoe call the savage he saved and why? /Friday/
Who did Robinson take with him when leaving the island? /Friday and the parrot/
How did R. Crusoe, living on a desert island, manage to stay alive? /Work, energy, perseverance/
How did R. Crusoe manage to leave the island? /On a ship whose crew mutinied and they landed on the shore to disembark the captain/
Who did Robinson save and from what on the island? /2 Savages and one Spaniard from being eaten by cannibals/
What happened to R. Crusoe after he left the island? /Returned to England, got rich, got married/
Where did R. Crusoe keep his supplies?
/In a cave /
Who, according to the will of his father, should become R. Crusoe? /Lawyer/
What did R. Crusoe make his shovel from?/From iron wood/
In what country did Robinson Crusoe live?
When did Robinson Crusoe go on a journey and run away from home?
How old was the hero of the book when he first went on a sea voyage?
Who was the prototype of R. Crusoe?
Where was the uninhabited island where Robinson Crusoe was marooned after a shipwreck?
Where did R. Crusoe spend his first night on the island?
Where did Robinson get his work tools and gun on a desert island?
What animals did R. Crusoe take from the ship?
How did R. Crusoe deliver food and things from the ship to the shore?
Where did Robinson choose a place to live and why?
What animals were found on the island of R. Crusoe?
What edible fruits grew on the island?
How did R. Crusoe celebrate his days on the island?
What did R. Crusoe call the island he ended up on?
Which of the first animals on the island was tamed by R. Crusoe?
What was the first thing R. Crusoe made with his own hands?
What did R. Crusoe take with him when leaving the island?
What clothes did Robinson wear?
Why did R. Crusoe sew his umbrella and clothes with the fur on the outside?
How many boats did Robinson Crusoe build?
What was the name of Robinson Crusoe's parrot?
How many years did the parrot live with Robinson on the island?
What did R. Crusoe use to enter his home?
How many dwellings did R. Crusoe have, what did he make them from?
What crops did Robinson sow on his island?
How many years did Friday live with Robinson on the island?
How many years did Robinson stay on the island?
Where did Robinson keep his supplies?
What did Robinson do to scare away the birds that were damaging his crops?
What kind of utensils did Robinson Crusoe use?
What phrase did Robinson Crusoe teach his parrot?
What did Robinson Crusoe call the savage he saved and why?
Who did Robinson take with him when leaving the island?
How did R. Crusoe, living on a desert island, manage to stay alive?
How was Robinson able to leave the island?
Who did Robinson save and from what on the island?
What happened to R. Crusoe after he left the island?
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Who was R. Crusoe supposed to become according to his father's will?
What did R. Crusoe make his shovel from? /Ironwood/
We all know the exciting story about Robinson Crusoe. But few people thought about his name, and here we are not talking about the prototype of the hero, but about the fact that neither Robinson nor Crusoe are names, they are two surnames. The novel says that Robinson is the mother's surname, and Crusoe is the surname of the German father. The narration is told from the perspective of the hero, but the heroes are not directly introduced. We can only find out his name from the described dialogues; his friend on the ship calls him Bob. The parrot calls him Robin Crusoe. We can conclude that his name is Robinson, after his mother’s surname, and, accordingly, all derivatives are Robin, Bob. And Crusoe is his last name.
The prototype of the hero is the Englishman Alexander Selkirk, an English sailor. He spent about 5 years on the island, not 28 as in the novel.
What was the name of Robinson Crusoe's parrot?
Perhaps Robin's favorite creature on the island was a parrot, which he tamed. The first word that Bob heard on the island from someone else’s lips was “Ass”, and this is what became the name for the parrot. This name is mentioned several times in the novel. And very often Robinson talks about his friend, he was not just an activity, but a pleasure for a wild man. The fact that the parrot has a name, but other animals do not, is very symbolic, it shows how important live communication was for Robin.
What was the name of Robinson Crusoe's dog?
- Unlike the parrot, Robinson does not call the dog by name in his notes. My dog and my dog, that's what Robin calls her. The name is also not indicated by the author during the narrative. Based on the verbs Bob uses in his diary:
- she jumped off and swam
- she was and she replaced,
It can be assumed that the dog has no name and Robinson simply calls it “Dog.” Perhaps she does not have a name because, in the novel, names are given only to those who can speak, who allow the hero not to forget the human language. Or maybe because initially, when she lived on the ship, the dog did not have a name. Although she is very rarely talked about, it is clear how dear she was to Robinson.
Tired of his dull existence, he decided to go serve as a sailor in the navy. During his service, he sailed a lot across the oceans and seas, repeatedly took part in naval battles and as a result ended up on the team of the famous pirate, Captain Damper. Then the restless Alexander served in several more ship crews, after which he settled on the frigate of Captain Stradling, who made the capable young man his assistant.
The pirate ship with Selkirk on board was slightly wrecked in May 1704 when a storm carried it to the island of Mas a Tierra, where the frigate was forced to anchor.
After the crash, Alexander remained on the shore with weapons, an ax, a blanket, tobacco and a telescope. Alexander fell into despair: he had neither food nor fresh water, and the guy had no choice but to shoot himself in the head. However, the sailor overcame himself and decided to explore the island. In its depths, he discovered an amazing variety of flora and fauna - Alexander began to hunt wild goats and sea turtles, fished and made fire using friction. He stayed like that for five years, after which he was picked up by a warship.
Books about Alexander Selkirk
The first book about the adventures of Alexander Selkirk, A Voyage Around the World, was written by Woodes Rogers in 1712. Then the former sailor himself wrote a book entitled "The Intervention of Providence, or an Unusual Account of the Adventures of Alexander Selkirk, Written by His Own Hand."
The autobiographical book of the future Robinson Crusoe never became popular - apparently because Selkirk was still a sailor and not a writer.
The book "The Life and Strange Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Robinson of York, who lived 28 years on a desert island" was written by Daniel Defoe in 1719. Many readers recognized the main character of the book, which became world famous, as Alexander Selkirk, a forced hermit from the island of Mas a Tierra. Daniel Defoe himself has repeatedly confirmed his acquaintance with Selkirk, whose story was used by the writer in his book. Thanks to Defoe, the living prototype of Robinson Crusoe, a monument was erected in his homeland - the Scottish village of Largo.
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Alexander Selkirk had a bad character. Unlike Robinson Crusoe, he was not a victim of a shipwreck. After another scandal between Selkirk and the captain of the pirate ship Sanc Por, the rebellious boatswain was ashore. And Alexander himself was not against this, because at the height of the dispute he stated that the ship needed urgent repairs, and he did not intend to expose his life to unjustified risk.
The ship's captain, William Dampier, gave the order to leave the brawler on the island of Mas a Tierra, where the crew replenished their supply of drinking water.
Alexander Selkirk was even glad that he was freed. He knew that ships constantly moored to this island for fresh water, so he did not doubt for a moment that he would be taken on board very soon. If the wayward boatswain knew at the time that he would have to spend 52 months here alone, he probably would have behaved more carefully.