Working in groups of 4-5 students,discuss & assess how important each explorer is to the development of Canada as we know it today. Use the following criterion:
1. Where in North America they explored; how large an area & influence
2. What settlement developed there as a direct result of their exploration
3. What aspects of their home country culture still linger today
4. Other good arguments that you find in your research
Each group chooses one explorer and card as the most important.
B
Informal debate
Each group presents to the class arguments (statements & evidence) of why their explorer is most important.
