Grade 6 Research

GRADE 6 

Tuesday, December 11^th

Here are your Tasks for the morning:

• Read about the explorers John Cabot, Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain. Then your job is to research the perspective of the First Nations people when they encountered these explorers.
•  In your Google Search your search should be something like “John Cabot and the perspective of the First Nations people”

·         Here are some sites that may be helpful: (See links on class website)

http://www.heritage.nf.ca/aboriginal/beothuk.html

http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/firstnations/gulf.html

http://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/Resources-and-Learning/Exhibits/Samuel-de-Champlain--Perspectives/Champlain-through-the-eyes-of-North-Americans.aspx

• Complete the comparison sheet given to you including both perspectives (Explorers and First Nation Peoples)