Title of Project : Heritage
- Two Fur Traders- Grade Four
Lesson 2: Voyageurs
Objectives:
Students will:
- have an understanding of the
aspects of the life and job of the voyageur.
- understand the critical role
played by the voyageurs in the development of the west.
- access, organize, and present
information.
- identify various changes that
took place during this time period.
Students may plan and participate
in a variety of activities.
Instructional Methods:
- computer assisted instruction,
role playing,
journals
and learning logs, reading for meaning,
assigned questions, research
projects
Activities: Student
Activity Page
Student Assessment:
Hold a teacher conference
with a small group of 4-6 students. Ask them to:
* describe the skills a
voyageur needed
* describe the dress of
a voyageur
- Make anecdotal notes during
this conference noting such things as:
* Did the student access
the sites and information and work through the activities?
* Was the student able to
formulate jot notes from the information presented?
- Evaluation
Rubric for Journal entries
- Evaluation
Rubric for Oral Presentation
- Evaluation
Rubric for Power Point Presentation
Additional Resources:
1. The Fur Traders
by Robert Livesey & A.G. Smith (Discovering Canada series)
Publisher: Stoddart Kids
ISBN 0-7737-5304-4
You may want to check out
The Voyageur Adventure Game (pp. 57 – 63)
2. Web-Sites:
http://www.whiteoak.org/learning/catmouse.htm
This site has a phys. ed.
game adapted from a voyageur game.
http://www.whiteoak.org/learning/food.htm
This site has recipes for
making pemmican.