Voyageurs, Fur Trade and Bushcraft

Hello Grade 6!

I have included videos about the fur trade and the trading system in the north. I also included a short film by Ray Mears about the boreal forest in northern Ontario and the relationship people have with nature. I will organize the videos under these headings: Introduction Videos and Feature Videos.
  
Read the questions before you watch the video and take notes, so you remember your information!

Email me if you have any questions, concern or comments.

justin.tessier@ed.amdsb.ca

Have a great weekend!

Mr. T

**Definitions to help you with the Google form.

Theme - the main idea or moral of the story. Sometimes this main idea or moral is stated directly, and sometimes the reader must think about the main idea. (For example, the tale of the tortoise and the hare typically ends with, "Slow and steady wins the race." That is the moral of that story.) – softschools.com

Introduction Videos:

Canada Vignettes: Voyageurs – National Film Board of Canada

Beaver Pelt Trade - HBC History Foundation Learning Centre (The Hudson Bay Company)

Feature Videos:

The Voyageurs – National Film Board of Canada

We Belong to It - Ray Mears in Northern Ontario

How to Build an Igloo – NFB

Watch the video about building an igloo after you have reviewed the questions on the Google form.  Please answer the Google form below.  

Ensure you have checked your answers for spelling, sentence structure, capitals and punctuation.

Social Studies - Communities of the Past and Present - The Apprentice System

 

Please read the article by clicking on image above and answer the questions on the Google form below.  Please read the questions before your start reading the article.

Language / Science - Chuck Yeager: The Sound Barrier Breaker

 

                            

Here is a link to the reading: Chuck Yeager: The Sound Barrier Breaker

Please read the text linked above and answer the questions on the Google form below.

Social Studies - Communities of the Past and Present - The Hinge of an Empire- Fort William

 

Please watch the video above and complete the Google form below.  Please ensure your read all the questions before you start watching the video.

Language - Reading Comprehension - Albert Einstein

 

Please read the article above by clicking on the image and answer the questions on the Google form below.  Please ensure you read the questions before you start the article.

Language/Health - Your Hair Is Dead

Please read the article and watch the video above and then answer the questions on the Google form below.

Language/Art - Reading Comprehension - Great Minds: Vincent van Gogh

 

Please read the article above by clicking on the image of the text and complete the questions on the Google form below.  Please ensure you read the questions on the form before you start.

Art - Basic Elements & Observation Skills

 

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3. 4.

Please select an artwork to study above and answer the questions about the artwork below.

Language / Social Studies - Joni Mitchell - A Canadian Singer - Songwriter

 

                       

Here is a link to the reading: Joni Mitchell - A Canadian Singer - Songwriter

After reading the text linked above please answer the questions on the Google form.

Language - Reading Comprehension - Money

    

Here is the link to the text - Money

Please read the text linked above and answer the questions on the Google Form below.

Sam Cooke: The Voice of Change

 

Here is a link to the reading: Sam Cooke: The Voice of Change

Please read the passage above and answer the questions on the Google form below.

Health - Understanding the Ear and Ear Damage

 

             

Please read the article and watch the films above and then answer the Google form below.

Language / Social Studies - Garbage

 

Here is the link to the reading passage: Garbage

Please read the passage above and answer the questions on the Google form below.

Print Advertising Assignment

Print Advertising

Students are to design a print advertisement for an imaginary product that you would like to invent or a product that already exists. You must use a minimum of four advertisement strategies we have discussed in class to help develop your idea. You may create your print advertisement in Google Slides.

Please ensure that you use proper spelling, punctuation and sentence structure before you share your work. Please hand in your work by sharing it in Google Drive. (justin.tessier@ed.amdsb.ca)

Math - Mixed Operation Word Problems - Review of Terminology

 

Language - Media Literacy - Print Advertisements

 

Hello, Grade 6!

Today, we are going to be taking a look at print advertisements the same way we looked at commercials in our prior lesson.  Please pick two advertisements and identify what advertising strategies the companies are using from the list below.  After you have selected what strategies you feel are being used in the print ad, complete the Google Form below.

 

Advertising Strategies

 

Advertising Strategies Sheets - Click to View

 

"Often advertising is not about keeping up with the Joneses, but about separating you from them. That's especially true of advertising directed at a particular group, such as adolescents or young-adults--it's called 'dog-whistle' advertising because it goes out at frequencies only dogs can hear."

- Dr. James Twitchell
Smithsonian, April 2000


Assignment:
Select 3 school appropriate advertisements from different product groups. (Product groups can include: food, clothing, cosmetics, games and toys or sporting equipment.) The advertisements are commercials that you have seen either online or on TV that have appealed to you. You can search for the advertisement on YouTube.

After you view each ad, answer the following questions on the Google Form below: (yes, you must complete a form for each ad)


Copy and paste the link of your ad. Make sure you check your work for capitals, punctuation and sentence structure. 

Science - Making Waves - Graphic Text

 

                            

Please read the graphic text above by clicking on the image and answer the questions on the Google form below.

Calculating Sales Tax

Current HST rate for Ontario in 2022

The HST for Ontario is calculated from an Ontario Tax of 8% and a Canada rate of 5% for a total of 13%.

To calculate only the sales tax, take the price of the item and multiply it by (x .13).

To calculate the price of the item with sales tax, take the price of the item and multiply it by (x 1.13).

Hello, Grade 6!

Imagine that you are now a teenager with a part-time job.  You just received your first pay after working hard for two weeks.  The total amount of money you earned was $200.00.  You are excited after receiving your first pay and you have many plans:

There are a couple of things that you need to buy:

1. You have a party that you need to go to, and you need to pick out a gift for a friend that is no more         than $25.00 with tax.

2. You promised your family that you would purchase a meal for them when you received your pay.          The meal must include a main course, dessert, and soft drinks.  How much did the meal cost with             tax.

3. You want to download 10 songs legally.  What is the cost of the downloads with tax?

4. You need to buy a new outfit for the party.  Please calculate the price of your outfit with tax.

5. You feel like you should treat yourself to something special for all your hard work.  You can buy            one more random item that you think you need and calculate the price of that item with tax.

6.    A friend suddenly calls and tells you that they have an extra ticket to an exhibition hockey game           between the Leafs and the Canadiens.  The ticket only cost $100 with tax.  Do you have enough           money to go?  Can you change your purchases above to afford the ticket?  Please provide an                    explanation of your decision.

Your task is to complete a slideshow, including pictures of purchases, links to where you found your information and your calculations of sales tax.  I would also like to know how much money you have left over (if any) and what you would do with any leftover money your may have.

Please share your slideshow with me once you are completed:

justin.tessier@ed.amdsb.ca

Thanks,

Mr. T

The Cremation of Sam McGee - Robert W. Service

The Cremation of Sam McGee - Read by Johnny Cash - YouTube

Link to the text of the poem - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45081/the-cremation-of-sam-mcgee - Text version by Robert W. Service

Remember to look for clues to the answers while your are reading and listening to the poem. Please answer the questions in the Google Form below.  Please check your spelling, sentence structure, capitals and punctuation before submitting your work.

Language / Social Studies - Canadian Pump Brings Water to the World

 

Careers - WHEN I GROW UP - Veterinarian / YouTube Studio Manager

 

Please watch the video above and answer the questions on the Google form below.

Historical Laundry - Doing Laundry in Colonial Times - Social Studies

 

Hello, Grade 6!

Please watch the video about doing laundry in colonial times and complete the Google form below.

Language - Reading Comprehension - A Career in the Video Game Industry

 

Here is the link to the article - A Career in the Video Game Industry

Please read the article and answer the questions on the Google form below.  Please ensure you read the questions before you begin reading the article.

Math - Interpreting Double Bar Graphs

 

Language - Oral Comprehension - The Victoria Steamship Disaster

 

           

Here is a link to the reading and the podcast: The Victoria Steamship Disaster

Here is a link to a PDF of reading - The Victoria Steamship Disaster .PDF

After reading and listening to the passage please complete the Google Form below.

Language / Social Studies - Reading Comprehension - Always Have Hope

Here is a link to the reading: Always Have Hope

Please watch the video and access the reading link above and answer the Google form below.

What is Happening in this Picture?

 

Writing Prompt - What is Happening in this Picture?

Pick one of the pictures above and write a story about what you believe is happening in the picture.  Please use Google Docs to write your story and then share it with me.  Click on the shared button in the top right corner of the screen.  My email is: justin.tessier@ed.amdsb.ca

Remember to use capitals, full sentences and proper punctuation.  Your story should be no longer than two paragraphs and must have something to do with the picture you chose.  Please remember to edit your work before you share it with me.

Reading Comprehension - Video Games: Not Just for Fun

 

Please click on the following link and complete the Google Form below.

Link to the Text - Video Games: Not Just for Fun