New France newscast

Planning sheet for Newscast Q & A

Use the planner to answer the following questions:

1. What was life like in New France?
2. Was there a difference between life as a seigneur, farmer (habitant), governor or coureur de bois? (pick one)
3. How did the colonist work with and/or against the First Nations?
4. What was the opinion of the First Nations people about these new colonists??
5. Your own question

Your drama should show the point of view of each of the people affected by daily life in New France.

In your S.S. notebook:
Brainstorm a list of questions that you would ask a) a First Nations person b) a French colonist

Write down your top five in the box below.


First Nations
French


Some additional resources: New France and More information about New France




















From your readings in the History and/or Canada Revisited textbook pages 60 –64 mainly as well as the rest of the chapter for information. Write out a script using Question and Answer format for your newscast. This is a planner only, you can have MORE INFORMATION if needed.


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