Lesson 4a: Cartier and Kanata

1) Primary Texts:
MFHC: Ch. 3.1 and 3.2
KBCE, Cartier, pp. 18-21 (see especially map of C's voyages)
C&C, Jacques Cartier
The Story of Canada pp. 34-37, "At Stadacona"
Canadian History for Dummies: pp. 41-44, "Cartier's First Voyage: Laying Claim,"
Cartier's Second Voyage: Down the St. Lawrence,"
"Cartier's Third Voyage: Fake as a Canadian diamond," and
"Canada: Just a Village."

Video: Episode 1: When the World began: The Land God Gave to Cain, Hochelaga, A Star was lost in the Sky.

2) Map: To be uploaded to a reliable file hosting site.here.

3) Activities:
Create Cartier's cross and shield from flags to colour on p. 9 of C&C. (Mount the flag on a popsicle stick)
Colouring page: p. 15, Dover.

4) Time-line Figure or image: here
placement: 1534

5) Supplemental readings:
a brief biography
an more in-depth look

Cartier Discovers Canada from A Book of Discovery by M. B. Synge

More Readings.

not previewed.
Grade levels are suggested reading levels only.

Cartier, Finder of the St. Lawrence Ronald Syme Gr. 3+
Cartier Sails the St. Lawrence Esther Averill Gr. 4+
Man From St. Malo Robert D. Ferguson Gr. 5+

Procedure:
see sidebar. Do Historical Person report.