Reading History Series, Grade 7: New France, Unit 1

Based on the Ontario Social Studies Curriculum, 2004 Lessons in this unit: Immigration and New France Government in New France The Economy in New France Life on the Seigneury The Church in New France The French and the First Nations Conflict between the French and the British The Fall of New France The Reading History series is written specifically for history students who struggle with the high reading level and concept overload of history textbooks. Each 32-page unit in the series is concise, focused, and written below grade-level. Students are encouraged to jot notes in the margin, and underline or highlight important information within the text. Each lesson includes: a reading strategy to help students navigate the text a think-aloud that models the reading strategy a brief summary of the key concept helpful review questions