Facts, Opinions and Bias

Ok for the second period today, you are going to start off looking at identifying facts, opinions and bias. Turn to the Try It! on page 100 In groups of no more than 4 or 5 complete the activity.

Was it easy to reach an agreement on which computer game is best? Why or why not?


Read the text on pages 101-102. as you read create a venn diagram (two overlapping circles). One side should be The French Perspective, the other side The English Perspective
Be sure to consider the political, economic, religious and social differences between the French and the  English


Take a look at the map on page 101

Figure 5.1 Eastern North America, about 1750. The grey areas are those territories that were in dispute. Why do you think the French and English both felt hemmed in? How would the Haudenosaunee [hah-duh-nuh-SAH-nee] feel about the tensions between the French and English? 

Continue reading on pages 101 - 105 (for homework)
Complete the Think it through on page 105

The Battle for North America

Hi Grade 7's

This next chapter is all about military conquests, fighting wars and deportation. Did you realize that Canada has such a dark history? Well, in this chapter you are going to understand how military events and their consequences contributed to the foundations of Canada.

WAR

War involves the use of organized force on a large scale to attain a goal."

Take five minutes and jot down any wars you have studied or read bout and answer the following questions:

• Who were the opposing sides?
• What was the goal of the war?
• What was the outcome?
• Overall, what are some factors that can lead countries to war?

(This goes in your notebook, too)

SUPERPOWER -  What is it? (Page 98)

Unlike Superman here, it is a country that is wealthier and more powerful than almost any other country

Find evidence that France and England were superpowers during the colonial era.

Take a look at the talking heads on page 99.

Popcorn read each character.

As a class discuss the following:

What would war between France and England mean for this person?

How would this person be affected if the French took control of the continent? What if the English did?

Complete the assignment on page 99

Define the following terms:

Superpower

fact

opinion

fortress

neutral

siege

bilingualism

Carnaval

Carnaval de Quebec
Videos
http://carnaval.qc.ca/en/video/rick-mercer-goes-ice-canoeing/
http://carnaval.qc.ca/en/video/le-carnaval-2013/

Main Site - Take a look through the site
http://carnaval.qc.ca/en/

English - Ain't it fun!

I always laugh when students tell me that French is so hard, that there are too many rules to follow and that English is WAY easier. I came across this poem years ago while in University, and I think it show how difficult the English language can be. Can you read this the first time through without making any mistakes?

I take it you already know  Of tough and bough and cough and dough?  Others may stumble but not you  On hiccough, thorough, slough and through.  Well done! And now you wish perhaps,  To learn of less familiar traps? Beware of heard, a dreadful word  That looks like beard and sounds like bird.  And dead, it's said like bed, not bead- for goodness' sake don't call it 'deed'!  Watch out for meat and great and threat  (they rhyme with suite and straight and debt).  A moth is not a moth in mother,  Nor both in bother, broth, or brother,  And here is not a match for there,  Nor dear and fear for bear and pear,  And then there's doze and rose and lose- Just look them up- and goose and choose,  And cork and work and card and ward  And font and front and word and sword,  And do and go and thwart and cart-  Come, I've hardly made a start!  A dreadful language? Man alive!  I'd learned to speak it when I was five!  And yet to write it, the more I sigh,  I'll not learn how 'til the day I die.

Peer Review

Well it looks like everyone is well on their way in completing their rough draft for their Titanic essay. Some of you have come with some great ideas and great arguments for and against your issue. Your next step in this writing process is to peer edit. Once you think you have completed your essay, have a friend read it and point out everything that is not clear, makes no sense or things that need more explanation. They can also point out what they think are really outstanding points. Have them look for spelling, weak/dead words and punctuation mistakes. To help you, here is a simple editing worksheet that will help you in this process.

Remember - Your first draft is due FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15!!!

Writing your first essay

Ok, so far you have all been learning about the Titanic, how it sank, who was on it, where it is now and who found it. It is up to you to give us some of your opinions about the artifacts and items that are being salvaged from the wreckage site. So.... Is it sacrilegious to remove items and artifacts from the Titanic?