Samuel De Champlain - Port Royal

1. Why would Samuel De Champlain want to have a monopoly on the fur trade? Explain in 3-5 sentences. What does monopoly mean?

Monopoly is a word that means exclusive control or possession of something. It was a way to make money for people's country. It can also make people's country develop more faster. We have learned about "the Fur Trade". It was a trade that kill animals to use their fur to produce matters, such as clothes and leather. Samuel De Champlain wanted to have a monopoly on the fur trade because it would help his country develop. The fur trade was a good way to make a lot of money and it was fashionable at that time. If Samuel De Champlain had the monopoly of the fur trade, other consumers and buyers need ed buy resources and matters from him so that he would bring a lot of money into his country easily. Another reason was he wanted to control the monopoly so that the matters and the prices were all in his control. So, he would have powerful authority in economy.

2. Why would the King want to set up French colonies in Canada? Explain in 3-5 sentences.

Colony means an area that was controlled by another country. The French King wanted to set up colonies in Canada because it was a good way to expand their country's area. Every king wanted to get more and more force to be strong. The authority is very important to a king. He liked and wanted to control all the things in the world so that he wanted to set up colonies. At that time, Canada was not developed. It was just developing so that it could be controlled easily. It was very subservient for the king to build colonies in Canada. Every person would succumb to him. He could get more resources and riches from his colonies in Canada.

3. Can you find two pictures of Port Royal, Nova Scotia today on the Internet? What does it look like? Explain each picture in 5-8 sentences what you see.

When the set element was abandoned in 1607, some settlers were permitted to stay if they agreed not to work on the fur trade. They became highly skilled farmers and would form the colony of Acadia (as we have learned before).

http://www.geocities.com/canmarforts/NovaScotia.html

This is a picture of Port Royal, Nova Scotia today. It looks so beautiful today. In this picture, it has a lot of houses and a body of green grass. Look at it, there is a wooden chair on the green grass. It also has a big porraceous tree beside the chair. When I look at this picture, it gives me a feeling of fresh and warmth.

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This is another picture of Port Royal in Nova Scotia. In the picture, I can still see a lot of houses with chimneys. Some of them have high fence in front of their houses. There are some people in this picture and a wooden cask on the green grass. I see maybe a little bed made of wood and straw near the cask. There has slight sunshine irradiate to the grass and makes this picture has a hazy field of view so that makes it become very beautiful.

Bonus1. Find 2 pictures of Nova Scotia you like. Explain why you like each of these pictures in 3-5 sentences.

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This is a picture of Nova Scotia. Is it beautiful? Of course! I love this picture so much because it represents me a wonderful sight. In this picture, there is a small white house with a red open balcony. It has a body of green grass and a red bench is there. How beautiful the blue sea is! There are also smooth some mountains in the distant. I think I will be so happy that I can fly if I live in such a beautiful place.

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This is another picture of Nova Scotia. I love it, too! Why is it so beautiful to me? Look at it carefully, there is a bright blue house with some windows in its wall. The grass beside it is lush. In front of the house, it also has the azure sea. The beautiful sea is boundless in my eyes. I like the feeling the picture give me-warm. I really like matters that make me feel warm! I love the feel!

SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN

Questions.

1a.Find a picture of Samuel De Champlain. What does he look like? Explain the
picture in 5-8 sentences.


http://www.warof1812trail.com/champlain


There is a picture of Samuel De Champlain. In this picture, he dressed in red and wore a argenteous armor. In his left hand, there was a headpiece. In his right hand, there was a sword enclasped by him and was bound it to the ground. He had long, blonde curls. It looked nice. He was looking forward to the front and looked very imposing. He stood on a rock and there was a soldier under him. In the rear of him, it was the sea. That was so beautiful and it made him like a hero.





1b. Remember to answer 1a before you do this question. Who is he? What is his nationality? What is his background?
He is Samuel De Champlain who was born in 1567, Brouage, Saintonge and died in Quebec, 1635. His nationality is France. He has explored many places of Canada and was honored with "Father of New France". His father was a captain of ship so that he wanted to let his son become a navigator. Then, he joined the French army in 1587 and became a Mariner , then a soldier.

2. What is his relationship with Canada? Why is he important to Canada?
The relationship of he and Canada was very good. After he killed two Iroquois chiefs, Samuel helped Indians to fight with the Iroquois so that the relationship between France and Iroquois became so bad, but it was good for Indian and French relationship. He was very important for Canada because he was the "Father of New France", a French navigator, geographer, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, ethnologist, diplomat, chronicler, and the founder of Quebec City on July 3, 1608, of which he was the administrator for the rest of his life.

3. When did he explore? What was happening during history at this time?
His exploration was from 1603 to 1633. He began to explore in 1603. During g this time, Samuel De Champlain killed two Iroquois chiefs so that a fight began by the French and their allies against the Iroquois, continued with occasional intermissions until the French supremacy in Canada was ended. In the spring of 1608, he found the Quebec City and was sent it to England.

4. Where did he explore? Find a map to help you answer this question. Post the map here and then explain.

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This is a map of his exploration. Look at the picture, he passed St.Lawrence River in 1603. In 1604, he went to Port Royal. In 1605 and 1606, he arrived in Cape Cod. In 1608, he arrived in Quebec and explored Lake Champlain in 1609. In 1615,Samuel passed Ottawa River and Lake Ontario. These were the places he had been to in the map.

5. Why did he explore? What were his reasons for exploration?
He went to explore because he was asked to find the New World by the King. At his first exploration, he just wanted to go out because of his interest in 1603. Then, he went to find a settlement for French. Then, during his exploration, he killed two people so that caused a battle between the Indians and Iroquois. He needed to protect the Indians became a reason for his exploration. After he found Quebec, he wanted to make a map of North America. One more reason was he wanted to let the world know more about Canada and the Native People. To promote Christianity was also a reason for his exploration.

6. How did he explore? What transportation methods did he use?
He did a great deed in his exploration. He used his ship to explore everywhere because sailing was the only way he could used at that time-there was no cars, planes and trains. Because he always needed to pass the sea so that he need to use the ship to go. It was helpful and convenient to use the ship for him to explore. Ship maybe was the only transportation he could use to explore.

Bonus 1. Can you find a statue or a monument of Samuel De Champlain? Post it here and explain in 3-5 sentences.



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This is a picture of a statue of Samuel De Champlain. He looked like a hero in the picture, in fact, he really was. He held his sword and wore his armor. Power is the only word I can think of to describe him. He is standing as high as that he touches the blue sky. This picture showed his strength of prince.

Reflection

1. What have you learned since September in Canadian Studies? (Or since you started to take the class)

Since the beginning of the lesson-Canadian Studies, I have learned so many things that were uncounted. Essay is a very important part of my study. It is a very good and helpful lesson for me to learn and use. I have learned how to write a personal essay and expository essay. I have known the styles of them and how to write them expertly. I can use less time to write them than before. I can remember that when I had to write my first essay-"Hero", I was stupefied about the style of the essay. It was so strange and new to me. Now, I can get my ideas faster than before. I also learned so many knowledge about Canada. I learned the native people and many places of Canada. I knew more about Canada, such as its cultures, languages and people. From the beginning of this term, I got a book-"Wordily Wise". It taught me many vocabularies so that I got more knowledge. I didn't only learn this, but also learned how to work together well. Canadian Studies taught me how to cooperate with other people, this is a really important part of my study because everyone needs help sometimes. Thus, this lesson really influence me a lot, because it not only teach me knowledge, but also how to be a good person. Thanks for Canadian Studies!


2. What is the most memorable lesson you remember? (if you weren't here, maybe at another school)

The most memorable lesson in my memory was the Puppet Show. This lesson really gave a profound impression. To be honest, I don't like to do handwork because I am not good at doing it. From that lesson, I found that I liked to do it. I began to have a little interest in doing handwork. This makes me surprising because I didn't like to do it at all before. I have found its interest. During the time of doing the Puppet Show, I was glad to have it. Sometimes, I had a little expect to have that class. Another point was I always worked with my partners. We worked together and cooperated with each other. We also helped each person when someone needed help.

3. Think about your life as a student here since September. Have you changed? How?

I know I have changed since September. I could feel my change. Before I came here, I didn't do my homework very carefully because Chinese teachers didn't have many requests in students' homework. They always care about your scores of exams. After I was a student here, I have known I need to put more and more efforts into my homework. It plays a very important part in my study and mark. If you don't care about it, you won't get a good mark no matter how smart you are and how well you did on your exams. I have realized this major point so that I put more efforts into my homework.



4. What is your goal for yourself by June? What is your plan to study?

My goal is to be better that now and get A of all lessons by June. It's really important for me because I am a student. I need to study hard. I need to get good marks. This goal will encourage me to work harder and harder. I know I am lazy now. I can feel I'm lazy now. I don't want to keep this situation. It's bad for me. So, I will do my homework more carefully and review my vocabularies to get good marks on exams. This is what I need to do and what I should do. I will try to do what I said.


5. What are you most proud of in school since September? Have you done your best?

My heart that wants to study and want to be a very good student makes me feel proud, because I want to study harder and get good marks. Though I didn't do it very well, I have a heart wants to do. This is very important, at least I think so. Every matter always depends on yourself. If people don't want to do, he won't do it well. If people want to do it well, he will try and work hard so that they can get good marks. I didn't do my best because I always have a little lazy in my heart. Sometimes, I admire people who always work hard and I admire they always have heart to do that. I really admire them!! I need to try my best. I need to and must to do!! I won't let myself be lazy because I need to be a good student.



Bonus
1. Is there anything else you want to tell me or reflect about?

Dear Ms. Chan, I think I become lazy now. Have you felt it? I know sometimes I need to do, but I always let my lazy come out. I worry about myself sometimes. I really don't want to do that. I always think about it, I have known I can not be lazy any more! It's bad for my study! I don't want to let this occupy and won't let this happen again. Now, I have known what I must do.

Final Essay Plan

Introduction:Exploration-a word that contains uncounted histories of explorers in the world. It is so important for a country which wants to be strong. To explore is a good way to develop countries because it can help people find new lands and matters for their countries. Because each object has its two sides, exploration also can make bad matters happen.
Thesis Statement: Hence, exploration can create conflict and misunderstanding because of the strange to the native people by the explorers, different cultures and the explorers who wanted to plunder the native people's wealth.


Body Paragraph 1
Topic Sentence:Exploration create misunderstanding because of the strange to native people by the explorers.
Body: It is so impolite to enter other people's home without any permission. When the native people saw the explorers at fist time, they would be afraid and strange to look at them and talk to them. They wouldn't regard them as their friends, even they would thought that they were aggressors who wanted to encroach their land. They may treated them as their enemies and argued with the explorers so that they would make a lot of trouble.
Concluding Sentence: So, it was easy to make conflict and misunderstanding by the strange to the native people by explorers.


Body Paragraph 2
Topic Sentence:Exploration can create misunderstanding because of the different cultures.
Body: Because different people have different languages, customs and life styles, they would have obstructions in communication and dissimilar ideas in some affairs. It was hard to let their thoughts and opinions be the same. Sometimes, people's words may be understand in inaccurate ways by the native people so that they would have conflict. In addition, something explorers could do, but the native people may think the affairs explorers did were wrong and wild. If they have different thoughts in some affairs, it could lead them to get misunderstanding.
Concluding Sentence: As a result, different cultures was a way to make conflict.


Body Paragraph 3
Topic Sentence:Exploration can create misunderstanding because the explorers who wanted to plunder the native people's wealth.
Body: Explorers who went to explore all wanted to find riches for their countries to develop fast. When the explorers arrived in lands, they wanted get riches from it to their countries. It was so savage to plunder the native people’s wealth and areas that the native people would fight with them to protect their homeland. It was so easy to exasperate the native people in this way because the homeland was so important for them.
Concluding Sentence: In short, plundering the native people's wealth would break the relationship between them and conflicts would come out.


Conclusion:Therefore, exploration can create conflict and misunderstanding because the strange to the native people by the explorers, different cultures and explorers who wanted to plunder the native people’s wealth. Though explorers could find new lands and matters, they would also let trouble come out. More and more people in the world want to explore now, but it is major for people to thinking about exploring because of its two sides: succeed and fail. If people get success, they can do great deeds. If they fail, they won't get anything and will make conflicts and misunderstanding. For this reason, exploration is good way to know the world, but it is also a bad way that can cause trouble.

Final Essay

Topic: Exploration can create conflict and misunderstanding.

Kitty Wang

____Exploration-a word that contains uncounted histories of explorers in the world. It is so important for a country which wants to be strong. To explore is a good way to develop countries because it can help people find new lands and matters for their countries. Because each object has its two sides, exploration also can make bad matters happen. Hence, exploration can create conflict and misunderstanding because of the strange of people who explored the native people homeland, the different cultures and explorers who wanted to plunder the native people's wealth.

____Exploration can create conflict and misunderstanding because of the strange to the native people who explored their homeland. It is so impolite to enter other people's home without any permission. When the native people saw the explorers at fist time, they would be afraid and strange to look at them and talk to them. They wouldn't regard them as their friends, even they would thought that they were aggressors who wanted to encroach their land. They may treated them as their enemies and argued with the explorers so that they would make a lot of trouble. So, it was easy to make conflict and misunderstanding by the strange to the native people by explorers.

____The different cultures between two different places could also cause conflict misunderstanding. Because different people have different languages, customs and life styles, they would have obstructions in communication and dissimilar ideas in some affairs. It was hard to let their thoughts and opinions be the same. Sometimes, people's words may be understand in inaccurate ways by the native people so that they would have conflict. In addition, something explorers could do, but the native people may think the affairs explorers did were wrong and wild. If they have different thoughts in some affairs, it could lead them to get misunderstanding. As a result, different cultures was a way to make conflict.

____The last point is the exploration can create conflict and misunderstanding because the explorers want to plunder the native people's wealth. Explorers who went to explore all wanted to find riches for their countries to develop fast. When the explorers arrived in lands, they wanted get riches from it to their countries. It was so savage to plunder the native people's wealth and areas that the native people would fight with them to protect their homeland. It was so easy to exasperate the native people in this way because the homeland was so important for them. In short, plundering the native people's wealth would break the relationship between them and conflicts would come out.

____Therefore, exploration can create conflict and misunderstanding because the strange to the native people by the explorers, different cultures and explorers who wanted to plunder the native people's wealth. Though explorers could find new lands and matters, they would also let trouble come out. More and more people in the world want to explore now, but it is major for people to thinking about exploring because of its two sides: succeed and fail. If people get success, they can do great deeds. If they fail, they won't get anything and will make conflicts and misunderstanding. For this reason, exploration is a positive way to know the world, but it is also a bad way that can cause trouble.

What You Think Is What You See

Questions
Answer each question in 3-5 sentences.

1. If the maps around you showed the existence of the Northwest Passage, would you believe it? Why?

I will believe it because people don't know if the Northwest Passage has gone. They just can't find it on the map so that it is possible that the Northwest Passage is still existing. Though there has been uncounted people working on it, we can't make sure that the Northwest Passage is disappeared.

2. If you were John Cabot and someone told you the Northwest Passage didn't exist. What would you say? What would you feel? How would you react?

Oh! That's great! I can go to explore in another way. There is a new passage to use. I feel so excited that I can explore for my country's development in another way. I will start my new exploration by using the Northwest Passage.

3. Find a map by Humphrey Gilbert from 1582. What do you see in the picture? Explain.

http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/frobisher/frsub02e.shtml


This is a picture of the map by Humphrey Gilbert. It is strange to me because I have never seen it. In the picture, there is a shape of a ship. There are many islands and oceans in the picture. It looks askew and doesn't look like real earth. America and China are very close in this picture of the earth. That's impossible.



4. Why did the Northwest Passage suit the goals (agenda) of the European explorers and monarchs?

Because it is a approach to find Asia. Asia is a good place for explorers, because it is strange and new to people. They all looked forward for it. They can find it and communicate with different people. They could exchange their cultures and did some economic trades. Monarchs would be glad because they can expand their areas and made their countries more and more bigger. Asia has lots of riches so that they could find them to develop their countries.

5.Feedback loops help us to see reality as a system. Can you think of an example of a feedback loop from your own life? Look at page 225 of your textbook to help you.
In my life ,there is a feedback loop about eating food and spending energy. People all need to eat food because we need to get energy from them. I eat food everyday and get more energy from food. Food can provide energy, protein and calcium to me. I can have energy to go to school, study and play with friends.Then, when I spend my most energy, I need to eat food to get energy. So, this is a feedback loop in my life.
6. What did you learn so far about explorers and the colonization of Canada?

I have learned some great explorers who did some great deeds, such as John Cabot and Jacques Cartier. They both went to find Asia, but they didn't find it. Though they failed, but they found other new matters. So, they also did great acts in history. Europeans got success to be strong so that they became colonizers.

Flat Earth

1. Find two pictures showing the earth is flat. Explain what you see in EACH picture in 8-12 sentences.

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Here is a picture of the Earth. It is a cross-sectional view of the earth. The earth looks flat in this picture. It shows people everything on the world. This picture is also very colorful and easy to see what parts they are. It is almost blue in this picture, it maybe the sea. I can see the seas, the islands and the blue sky on the earth.It has the sun in it and the sun is at the edge of the Flat Earth.




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This is a picture of the Flat Earth. It just looks like a semicircle in the midair. It shows me some parts of the earth. There are many clouds I can see in it. It's so beautiful. I can see the blue sky, the water and the soil under the ground. It also shows me the deep soil under the ground. If you look at it carefully, you can find that there is a moon on the right corner of the picture. Around the earth, there are some other orbs.


2. Imagine you are a person who believes the earth is still flat today. What are 5 reasons to support your argument that it is still flat?

1.The ground of the earth is flat. We can feel it when we walk on the ground.

2.We can not see the earth is round by using our eyes.

3.We can stand, run and lie on the ground smoothly. We won't slip because the earth is flat.

4.The horizon is a straight line that we see.

5.We can not feel the earth is moving.

3. Do you think human beings have a false concept of the earth and the universe today?

I think human beings have a false concept of the earth and the universe today. Everyone may thought the earth was flat in the past, but now many people accept the truth-"The earth is round". Though people used a lot of technologies to search on the earth, people think the earth is round now. People in the past all thought the earth was flat, but the idea has changed now. This makes people confused. It is hard to identify which is right. After all, the nature is mystery to discover. So, it is possible that humans have a false concept of the earth and the universe today.

About Puppet Show

1. What is your puppet show about?

Our puppet show is about John Cabot' and another explorer's explorations. It shows people that John Cabot's two navigation's and the other's voyage. The first time was Cabot found a new island-"Newfoundland" and found a lot of fish there. He took much fish to go back. The second time was Cabot and his crew went there again, but they all died in a disaster. The last thing was another explorer went to Newfoundland after John Cabot and he took 50 people there to go back to his country, but unluckily, they all died in a disaster.

2.Who are the characters? Which student is the voice of the character?

The characters are John Cabot, his soldier and another explorer. Kitty is the voices of John Cabot and the soldier. Nancy Li is the voice of another explorer.

3. What did you learn from making the puppet show?

During the time we made our puppet show, we have known how to make a puppet and also learned a lot. We worked together and helped each one. We learned how to do teem work and how to cooperate with each other. I think that is the most important thing I learned. I know we should talk with each other and share our ideas to communicate well. When we have different ideas, we will tell each one and talk about them.

4. What do you want me to notice when I am marking your puppet show?

I think our beginning and the ending maybe are good to have a look. Dear Ms Chan, you can notice it a little more. We put the thunder into the video. It is worth noticing because the voice sounds very true and has dramatic impact. The most major thing is that I think Ms.Chan need to notice is our group's efforts in our performance. :p

5. Did your group work well together? Tell me 3 reasons why or why not.

I think our group work is good. Maybe our group's performance is not super good, but we teem work is good in my heart. We put our a lot of efforts into it. We spent much time on it and all of us persisted to do it even it was late at that time.

Bonus- Post a picture of your puppet show on your blog.

I'm sorry I don't have pictures of our puppet show.