Date: December 14, Teacher Devon Donahue- Class/Gra 7Mc

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Lesso Jacques Cartier Course/U Social Studies, Explorers
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Introduction: Body: Conclusion:
Management (3min): Class discussion Summing it up:
Set out collection questions about the Read the fill in the
bin. video: blank pages
Write agenda on Why do we study John together. Have
board Cabot? Why is he students answer the
Student Materials important? blanks with the
needed: pencil or Why did he want to responses they
pen, highlighter. come to North worked on in groups.
Take Attendance America? Focus Question:
Hand out power How many voyages did In what ways are
point notes. he take? Jacques Cartier and
Link to Prior Who commissioned his John Cabot similar?
Knowledge: journey? Who did he In what ways are
Class Discussion sail for? Jacques Cartier and
Who were the first What contact did he John Cabot different?
people to explore have with First What facts do we
Canada? Nations peoples? have for Jacques
Who did they explore Cartier?
for? Hand out Fill-in-the
Who was Jacques blanks pages: Exit Slip:
Cartier? Students have 10 Students fill out
minutes to read it and trading cards for
Show Video: fill it in working with Jacques Cartier
https://www.youtube.com/ those sitting around Extension:
watch? them. They can use Review notes for
v=xeEsNH3w604&list=PLO their powerpoint Unit test.
oDw_n8VXUlNA1m8khsQm notes, the full fill in the Continue working on
1Ze-YG4_E2R&index=3 blank page and can trading card from
work with their groups yesterday.
with the extra
information.
If students need help
what can they do? Ask
someone close to
them.
Support students to
work on Fill-in-the
Blanks with.
Guiding Questions:
Who were the key figures in the French exploration and settlement of North
America?
Why do we study John Cabot? Why is he important?
Why did he want to find the Northwest Passageway?
How many voyages did he take?
 Who commissioned his journey? Who did he sail for?
What contact did he have with First Nations peoples?
In what ways are Jacques Cartier and John Cabot similar?
In what ways are Jacques Cartier and John Cabot different?

Assessment: Objective: Outcome:

Formative Students will: Students will:
Fill in Recall Appreciate the challenges of co-
Blanks vocabulary existence among peoples
worksheet words relating explain the historical contexts of key
Trading to Canadian events of a given time period
Cards explorers compare and contrast diverse social
Summative Recite the and economic structures within the
Unit Test order in which societies of French peoples in pre-
explorers Confederation Canada by exploring
came. and reflecting upon the key figures in
Identify the French exploration and settlement
significant of North America.
details of
French
explorers
Compare and
contrast
French and
British
explorers of
North America

Resource, information, vocabulary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=xeEsNH3w604&list=PLOoDw_n8VXUlNA1m8khsQm1Ze-YG4_E2R&index=3
Fill in the blanks worksheet from Colin Macartney
PowerPoint from Slides.Com - http://www.slideshare.net/inveteratehistorian/european-
exploration-of-canada
Trading Card Assignment