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Report/Presentation
Ideas
For use with the Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson's
Bay Company Site and the Early Canadiana Online database of
early Canadian texts.
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Version (42 KB)
RTF
Version (455 KB)
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Subject/Ages
Social Studies (History), Ages 14+
Overview
This documents provides a number of report/presentation ideas. Students
will be able to use the Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson's
Bay Company site to begin research, and then turn to other sources
to support themes and arguments. There are four report/presentation
ideas:
Note that sources
on the ECO database can be read online, or printed and copied for
use off-line.
Note that there
are two printable versions. The Rich Text Format (RTF) can be altered
to suit your classroom needs.
Outcomes (WCP, APEF); Expectations (ON); Objectives
(QC)
Social Studies
Outcomes
By
the end of these activities, students should be able to:
- Identify
some of the consequences of Aboriginal and European interactions
- Identify
early explorers and describe their impact on the development of
Canada (e.g. fur trade explorers)
- Analyze,
classify, and interpret information
Language Arts Outcomes
(R) Reading:
- Read and
demonstrate an understanding of non-fiction materials from different
periods, with an emphasis on analyzing and assessing information,
ideas and themes
(W) Writing
- Produce pieces
of writing using a variety of forms, techniques and resources
appropriate to form and purpose
- Revise and
edit their work, independently and collaboratively
(O/V) Oral
and Visual Communication
- Listen to
and communicate connected ideas and opinions clearly, concisely
and appropriatly
- Contribute
and work constructively in groups
These Language
Arts Outcomes correspond to:
- WCP GO -
R: 3.2; W: 4, O/V: 4.4, 5.1
- Quebec objectives
- 2 (Reading); 1, 2 (Writing); 4, 1 (Oral)
- APEF CGO
- R: 4; W: 10; O/V: 2, 2.1
Materials/Resources Required
- Computers
with access to the Internet
- Student Handout
- Assessment
Sheet
Links
For more link, see the Student Handout.
Early Canadiana
Online: Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company
URL: http://www.canadiana.org/hbc/
Early Canadiana Online:
URL: http://www.canadiana.org/
Previous Knowledge
Students will need:
- Knowledge
of basic writing style and language conventions appropriate to
grade level.
- Some basic
knowledge of Canadian history
- An understanding
of Web navigation symbols, tools and terminology.
Lesson Opener
Watch a video about early New France, BNA or Canada (16th, 17th
or 18th C). Discuss what life would have been like at that time
for different groups (women, Aboriginals, coureurs de bois, pioneers,
etc.). How did things change over this period?
Procedure
Students are invited to use the ECO Exploration, the Fur Trade
and Hudson's Bay Company, the ECO database, as well as other
sources identified to develop a report or presentation on some aspect
of Hudson's Bay Company and life in what would one day become
Canada.
For presentations,
students are invited to use multi-media methods to enhance their
work.
Summary
Discuss how their impressions of early Canada changed as a result
of their research.
Evaluation
See the Assessment Sheet. Educators
may also wish to use student-developed rubrics.
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