7. First Nations people were the original people who lived in Canada before the Europeans came. Imagine how you would feel seeing the Europeans for the first time. What would you think? What would you say? What would you do? Watch this video and then answer question 5 carefully in 5-8 sentences.
I would think that how did they come? It might be so difficult to come here from such a far area…I would think those people are so great! They have their advanced machine, powerful energy so that came here to visit us, also I feel strange, because their wearing are so different from ours~ I’ll say if in our own language:” Hello, where are you from? I really wonder that why you guys came here? What you want to do? Is there anything that you want to know from our area?” First, I won’t be so nice to these people, because I don’t know what are they? So I have to ask them some questions about them and their village. If I ask clearly, I will give them a big meal and introduce our culture and life habit, for them who will live here for a week or a month or just a day…
Historica Minutes: Jacques Cartierhttp://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10123
8. Watch these two videos and answer the questions
Video 1: Canada: A People's History: Jacques Cartierhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NrAOWiVG_o&NR=1
a. What did you learn from this video in 5-8 sentences?
In 1534 summer, French explore Jacques Cartier have been sent in North America, not for fish, not for people. He was just charged by his King transfer the first to find a trait passage through the continent to the Pacific and on the??[I can’t hear clearly for that words ] . He left France then to Newfoundland, through the straight of the gorge then nothing…He found a land, there were two people who lived in there, he gave them something like knives, these group of people called Donnaconna[I guess~]
Video 2:Hochelaga -- His journey continues...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj5tq5VfzIg
b. What did you learn from this video in 5-8 sentences?
Europeans made a journey in this area, after sailing for a hundred fifteen miles, they landed at a large island on October 2nd 15:35, they found a fine land, there were many large field, then he introduce the view at there and named a mountain[it seems that not English name~ a little Spanish relish…]. Then, it’s about a plant, they had this plant, it seems that when the sun was dropped, they use this plant for smoking so that they feel very comfortable! Cartier feel so strange, may be those people were not healthy, when they held upon those people’s hand, they cried, their face is not good looking! Cartier started to make a plan to find the Orland, they may be not success, on the way, men got sick, they were not health. Finally they were dead. Cartier have nothing to show his King, he would need to win another way to back to Canada, something for Donnaconna.
9. What is scurvy? Find a picture of scurvy and post it on your blog.
Scurvy is nothing more than a serious deficiency of vitamin C and leads to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums and bleeding from almost all mucous membranes. Vitamin C is essential for the body to manufacture collagen, the connective tissue that helps form healthy bones, teeth, and capillaries, and promotes wound healing.
The spots are most abundant on the thighs and legs, and a person with the ailment looks pale, feels depressed, and is partially immobilized. it's easily corrected with supplements . There are two forms of scurvy: adult and infantile.
It is characterized by bleeding under the skin, and extreme weakness.
10. What happened to Donnaconna?
SORRY!!!Ms. chan, i can't understand this words.
11. How would you feel if you were Donnaconna or the Iroquois people? Would you be friends with the French after this experience?Because of i can't understand the word"Donnaconna", so i can't answer this question,i'll ask you on Monday...Thank you!
12. Read page 221-222 of your textbook. The information on these pages are important. Find the words in bold on these two pages. Translate them and write a new sentence with them using your own words. Post it here.
I’m really SORRY, I’ll do it on Monday, because I didn’t get my textbook back to home…
