Pre-departure Student Research

Research and oral presentation:

An important component of this curriculum unit is student research and an oral presentation. Ask students to use the format of a skit, interview, TV news report or "commercial" to make their presentations more creative and interesting to student viewers. If a visual component, such as a poster, is required, it may be hung in the classroom for reference and enrichment during the unit. Let students know that they will present this report twice: once in the classroom and once "on location" during the trip itself.

Research Topics:

People: The Iroquois, Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, Paul de Chomedey,sieur de Maisonneuve, Jeanne Mance, les Jésuites, les Sulpiciens, Dollard des Ormeaux, Marguerite Bourgeoys, Charles LeMoyne et sa famille, le Comte de Frontenac, les Filles du Roi, les coureurs des bois, le Marquis de Tracey,le gouverneur de Callière, General James Wolfe, le Marquis de Montcalm, General Richard Montgomery, Benedict Arnold

Places: La Place d'Armes, La Basilique de Notre-Dame, le Séminaire Sulpicien, Place Jacques Cartier, l'Hôtel de Ville, le Château de Ramezay, la Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours, le Marché Bonsecours, le vieux port, La Place Royale, le Parc du Mont-Royal, L'Ile Sainte Hélène et l'Ile Notre-Dame, Le Parc Olympique, le Biodôme, Chinatown, la ville souterraine. Culture: festivals, literature, music, cuisine, sports and pastimes, maple syrup industry, the fur industry, folklore, art

Guidelines and Grading:

Written expectations for student research and presentations should be distributed when research topics are introduced. This includes the due date, length of report, format, sources and how to cite them, penalty for late work and an assessment rubric.