Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Sept. 29-Oct. 3: Complete Population & Settlement in New France, 1663-1760

This week:
(1) finish examining the demography of New France after Royal Government, 1663-1760;
discuss the government's measures to improve population in NF
(2) review the territorial organization of the occupied territory in New France's St. Lawrence Valley (land division: seigneurial system)
(3) understand how French claimed territory in North America changed throughout the French regime.

Monday, Tuesday:
-notes
-read textbook, p. 30-37
-complete p. 1 of new booklet (4 questions) for the following class

Wednesday, Thursday:
-examine documents reflecting NF's population growth throughout its history (p. 2 booklet)
-read textbook p. 26-27
-complete maps about France's OCCUPIED territory versus its CLAIMED territory over the course of its history (see below)

Click on links below to see the changes in French territory over 100 years; use these to complete your maps (p. 4, booklet):
-1645
-after 1713



Friday, September 19, 2014

Sept. 22-25: Quiz and French colonisation, continued

Quiz: 
Tues (red group)
Thurs (blue/purple group)

Topics:
3 questions about Quebec today
Aboriginals in Quebec: origins, location (know that map!), short answer questions
Map: St. Lawrence river, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Hochelaga, Stadacona
3-5 questions about the arrival of Europeans in the St. Lawrence Valley

What to study?
Textbook, p. 16 (map), p. 16-19 (details about Iroq & Alg in Quebec)
Notes about sedentary and nomadic groups & yellow map
Europeans arrive: p. 20-22, class notes, blue handout

Bonus questions will come from current event in the news this week!

Continue working on French colonisation in NF

Sunday, September 14, 2014

This week: European arrival and Population in New France, 1608-1760

Class work on Monday and Tuesday:
- first, we'll complete formative assessment about Quebec's First Occupants, circa 1500 (yellow sheet)
- this will indicate to me and to you who requires tutorials (morning or lunch) before next week's quiz

- discuss the arrival of Europeans in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
- examine French explorers and the beginning of French history in North America: Cartier & Champlain
- short notes (timeline & two slides)
- read blue textbook, pp. 20-22 - complete handout: 6 questions, map, timeline

Wednesday-Thurs:
Colonisation issues efforts in New France, 1608-1663
document analysis

Quiz: next week (Tues/Thurs)
Aboriginals
study: notes, map, handout reading, textbook p. 16-19

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

This week: Aboriginals in Quebec, circa 1500

If you had trouble with Quebec's population today, please come see me.

Two classes about:
- origins of Quebec's First occupants (migrations from Asia)
- three language groups: location and tribes belonging to each group
- organization of territory: nomadic vs sedentary groups (wigwam camps vs longhouse village)

1-notes
2-map & reading
3-formative assessment

Next week: arrival of Europeans and the French regime, 1608-1760

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Population and Settlement: An Introduction to Quebec in 2014

For class two:
Read blue text, p. 4-7
Complete booklet #A definitions.
Try to read the ten documents provided in the booklet. Highlight key information.

Assignment 1:
8 questions due (on loose-leaf, in complete sentences... with a title, date and name):
Red group (04): Monday, Sept. 8, per. 3
Blue group (02): Tues., Sept. 9, per. 4
Purple group (05): Wed., Sept. 10, per. 3