1. New France - Exploration
Lesson #2
New France - Exploration

2. Star Trek – Space: The Final Frontier

3. Early Contact in North America (handout)
Exploration
Why do countries spend a lot of money exploring space?
Why would Europeans want to explore Canada in the 16th and 17th centuries?
Summarize the information from the following reading (approx. 1 paragraph):
Early Contact in North America (handout)
*As you read highlight key words, and phrases to add to your paragraph summary.

4. Early Contact in North America
Three Motives for Exploration:
Curiosity:
Opportunity to learn about the world
Commerce:
Quick trade route to the Orient (route blocked initially)
Make money through trade
Christianity:
Opportunity to spread Christian faith to Aboriginals

5. Historians
Part of being a good historian is being able to make inferences (guesses) about the past based on pictures.
On the following slide you will see a picture:
It is one of a large collection of over 1000 historical works about Canada done by Dr. Charles W. Jefferys (1869­-1951).
Jefferys has a reputation for accuracy in presenting the historical costumes, equipment and buildings of the time.

7. Historical Detectives
We do not have the details of the drawing, so we are going to have to act as detectives to interpret what is being depicted in the picture. We will use the “5W questions” that reporters use to investigate an event.
Who are the people in the drawing?
What are they doing?
Where does the drawing take place?
When did it take place?
Why is the action happening
Inference
Evidence
Who
What
Where
When
Why
Let’s do one together first…

8. Inference Evidence Who What Why
Missionary
Natives
Has a cross
Is wearing a black robe
bible in belt
peace pipes
head gear
loin cloth
What
The missionary is trying to
convince the natives about his religion/ convert them to Christianity
natives not talking
missionary holding up a cross
unarmed
all male
chief and regular members
Where
Canada/North America
scenery in background
When
First contact of missionaries with natives (1600’s)
missionary wearing old style robes
natives wearing original costumes
Why
Convert natives to Christianity
and civilize native peoples
missionary talking and holding up a cross
natives listening to what
missionary has to say

9. Inference Chart – Your Turn!
In partners or small groups, you will be creating your own Inference Picture Study Chart.
Each group will get 1 picture and 1 “Deciphering the Explicit Message” worksheets.
Perform the same activity we did as a class, answering the 5 W’s, about your picture.
Who are the people in the drawing?
What are they doing?
Where does the drawing take place?
When did it take place?
Why is the action happening
Be sure to include sound inferences, which have evidence from the drawing and other sources to back it up. It should be specific and detailed.
Once you’re finished, you will present your picture to the rest of the class