Canadian Shield Project Outline- Due April 29th

Canadian Shield Project Outline- Due April 29^th

Henry Hudson- Linus

Etienne Brule- Cole

Pierre Radisson- Peter

Medard Chouard des Grossiellers- Noah

David Thompson- Jack

Pierre de la Verendrye- Ben

Glassiers and the land formations- Sophia

York Factory- Maeve

Fort Albany- Izy

Charles Fort- Chloe

Moose Factory- Tennessee

Fort Paskoya- Mika

Fort Maurepas- Amber

Rupert’s Land- Lilli

Chisasibi, Quebec- Zenneth

Hudson’s Bay Company- Peyton

North West Company- Paula

Elliot Lake, Ontario,  Uranium Mine- Yiming

Sudbury, Ontario, Mines- Chase

You will be researching the topic assigned to you as part of our Canadian Shield studies. You must write no more than one to two pages (typed) that will become part of our greater mapping project. You will need to summarize the history of your topic, and its relevance today, as a research paper. Imagine you are a teacher and have to teach your classmates all about the subject! Remember, a good place to start when researching something is to think of the 5 W’s- Who, What, Why, When, and Where. Sometimes I like to include their cousin, How J

We will be using this FABULOUS interactive map to help guide our research. The map can be found at :

http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/ssric/index.html

If you look at the legend on the right of the map, you will notice you can click on the options, such as “treaties map” to help map different information. See the screen shot of the legend below to help you work.

On the bottom part of the interactive map website, you can move the toggle (red arrow) to change the dates. This will show you how the maps changed over time, especially before and after the Canadian Pacific Railway was built. The CPR had a drastic effect on the way our Treaties Map looks in particular. See the area I’m referring to below.

Depending on the topic of your research paper, your map may look very different from the one you are used to today!!!! Find out what your map would look like for the dates most relevant to you. For example, if you are studying a person, find the map from when they were born, and compare it to the date they passed on. If you are researching a fort, compare the map from the year their construction was finalized, and compare it to today, and so on.

Take a screen shot of your map and dates for each of the following topics:

Political Boarders

Treaties Map

Include those maps and compare them, and include that information with your written research paper. This does not count as part of your two page limit.

Use a marker to show me which areas are related to your topic, by either plotting your fort location, your travel route, or the area in which you worked etc.

Use this checklist to help ensure you meet the project’s success criteria:

I can tell you about my topic in great detail.

I can tell you important dates about my topic.

I can explain how the Canadian Map and/or landscape has changed as a result of my topic.

I can tell you how my topic relates to, or has impacted, the shared history of Canada’s Indigenous peoples.

My writing has been proofread, and I have used properly placed capital letters, paragraphs with indents, and appropriate punctuation.

I can explain every vocabulary term I have used in my work, and its meaning.

I have used a marker to point out important areas on the map where my topic is related.

I feel that I am an expert on this topic now and I can teach my classmates about my topic with confidence.I am ready to hand this project in to Ms. Walker the morning of April 29^th, and it will be completed to my very best ability!

We will have the laptop carts booked to do in-class research on the following dates. If you are not able to complete all the work during that time, some may be completed at home as well. Please ensure you have organized your time accordingly so you don’t feel stressed or end up scrambling J

Thursday April 11^th – all afternoon- cart 2

Monday April 15^th- all afternoon- cart 3

Wednesday April 17h- all afternoon- cart 3

Monday April 22^nd- all afternoon- cart 3

Wednesday April 24^th- all afternoon- cart 3


http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/politics-government/canadian-confederation/Pages/maps-1667-1999.aspx
This website may also be useful for maps: