Mr. Hillier's Grade 7 Humanities Blog

This week students continued learning about exploration, including the reasons for seeking new land, the empires involved and the challenges faced by Jacques Cartier and Samuel De Champlain. We also looked at the interactions between Jacques Cartier and Chief Donnaconna. In addition to this, students created a scary short story, about a haunted house. This will be marked and entered into PowerSchool next week. Next week, students will begin learning about the fur trade and why it is significant to formation of Canada. During the weekend students can practice the following list of spelling words and the paragraph edit. List 12 Word Practice Sentence Type heart My heart jumped with joy. Basic repair The repair would be costly. Basic values I learned how to spot values while shopping. Basic making We are making the beds before we leave. Basic indeed She did indeed see a lack of enthusiasm. Basic argue I will argue with you until one of us wins. Basic loyal My dog is very loy

This was a short week, but we managed to cram in a lot of learning. On Monday, students edited a paragraph, looking for spelling, capitalization and punctuation errors. We also read a short story set in Labrador, called the Phantom Dog Team. On Tuesday we completed our weekly spelling test and continued learning about the "Age of Exploration." As part of this, we reviewed the Viking voyages to North America and learned about how economics, religion, competition and curiosity led to exploration. We also analysed a map to learn about the different imperial powers and the empires which they were creating. Over the break, students can practice the spelling list and the paragraph edit below. List 10 Word Practice Sentence Type moved This couch has been moved. Basic because  My face got burned because I didn't use sunscreen. Basic pretend I will pretend I didn't see you. Basic provided We provided all of the evidence. Basic matches Bring matches to the picnic. Bas