Grade 7 Social Studies - Week of November 14 to 18

 On Friday, November 18th, Current Events duotangs are due.  Students had time in class to complete the work, however, they should review their work.  The following assignments must be completed:

• Thousands Pay Respects to Last Soviet Leader
• Queen Elizabeth II
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• Travel Restrictions Lifted
• Post-tropical Storm Hits Atlantic Canada
• Stores Can Charge Fees for Using Credit Cards
• Israel and Lebanon Reach Historic Agreement
• Is Canada Headed for a Recession?

I encourage parents to work on these Current Events booklets with their child throughout the year:

• have discussions with your child and assist them in broadening their answers to the questions
• check your child's work for spelling mistakes, and have your child correct them
• check your child's work for proper punctuation
• make sure that your child has used capital letters at the beginning of all sentences, as well as with the names of specific places and people

This contribution can help your child to recognize where he or she is making common mistakes.  By correcting those mistakes, he/she can hand in the best possible work which will help to achieve a better grade in Social Studies.

Grade 7 Social Studies - Week of October 31 to November 4

We have completed our third chapter from the textbook.  Students will be handing in their duotangs for grading on Thursday, November 4th.  

On Thursday, November 4th, we will have our Chapter 3 Test about The British in North America.  The following items will be tested:

Vocabulary:

• Chebucto
• Factory (another name for the trading posts)
• Imperial Country/Imperialism
• Mercantilism
• Monopoly
• Mutiny
• New Found Land
• Giovanni Caboto aka John Cabot
• Northwest Passage
• Sovereignty
• Thirteen Colonies
• Treaty of Utrecht

Know the difference between New France versus the 13 Colonies:

• Goals
• Climate
• Employment
• Religion
• Trade

Also, know the following people, concepts or places:

• Acadia – renamed Nova Scotia after the British took it away from the French
• Atlantic Ocean – the 13 Colonies relied on it for fish
• Beothuk – how did they become extinct?
• relationship with the British
• Shanawdithit
• Halifax
• Hudson Bay
• major body of water close to Rupert’s Land
• Pierre Radisson & Sieur des Groseilliers’ exploration of Hudson Bay
• Mi’kmaq – the French urged them to make life difficult for the British; & the British were urged to kill the Mi’kmaq
• Vancouver
• Victoria

Finally, for each of the following explorers know the area where they travelled in North America; along with what their goals were; and who they came into contact with in the new world:

• Roald Amundsen
• James Cook
• John Franklin
• Sieur des Groseilliers
• Samuel Hearne
• Anthony Henday
• Henry Kelsey
• Matonabee
• Pierre Radisson
• George Vancouver

Students will be allowed to use their Chapter 3 materials in the duotang for the test.  However, students will still need to study and understand the material, in order for this to benefit them during the test.  They will need to be able to use their knowledge and understanding to:

·         show critical thinking

·         apply historical and geographic skills to bring meaning to issues and events

·         apply skills of metacognition, reflecting upon what they have learned

·         communicate ideas and information in an informed, organized, and persuasive manner

 

 

Grade 7 Social Studies - Week of October 10 to 14

We have completed our second chapter from the textbook.  Students will be handing in their duotangs for grading on Monday, October 17.  

 On Monday, October 17, we will have our Chapter 2 Test about “The French in North America.”  The following items will be tested:

Vocabulary:

• Acadian
• Bishop
• Canadien
• Citizen
• Colony
• Coureurs de bois
• Empire
• Governor
• Habitant
• Imperialism
• Intendant
• King’s Daughters (filles du roi)
• Merchant
• Missionaries
• Monopoly
• New France
• Scurvy
• Seigneurial System
• Silk Road
• Vikings

Also, know the following concepts or places:

• Catholic – the main religion of the French
• Christopher Columbus – who was he and what did he do
• Four reasons the imperial countries of Europe wanted to expand their empires:
• Competition/power
• Curiosity
• Economics (land/resources)
• Religion
• French world view
• Gaspe Peninsula
• Haudenosaunee reaction to the fur trade
• Mi’kmaq involvement in the fur trade and reaction to French settlers
• Quebec – place where the river narrows
• St. Lawrence River – most of the colonists settled here
• Stadacona
• Differing perspectives on land ownership:
• European view
• First Nations view

Finally, know where each of the following explorers came from (home country), where their exploration led them to, and who they came into contact with in the new world:

• Jacques Cartier
• Christopher Columbus
• Samuel de Champlain

Students will be allowed to use their Chapter 2 materials in the duotang for the test.  However, students will still need to study and understand the material, in order for this to benefit them during the test.  They will need to be able to use their knowledge and understanding to:

·  show critical thinking

·  apply historical and geographic skills to bring meaning to issues and events

·  apply skills of metacognition, reflecting upon what they have learned

·  communicate ideas and information in an informed, organized, and persuasive manner