Episode 1: Worlds Collide (pre-1608-1759) Answers go here: 1. Jennifer Podemski calls the arrival of Europeans “the inciting incident in the creation of Canada and the story we’re living today.” An inciting incident is sometimes described as the moment the problem begins and in other times as the event that begins the plot. Which definition, do you think, she means to use here? 2. Colm Feore says that the strength and determination of Champlain’s men is “nothing like the wussiness of our age.” What does the term “wussy” mean to you? Is Feore’s comparison to our age a fair one? 3. Christopher Plummer says that nature “is the dilemma of Canada” and that the weather would “overwhelm anyone who lived here.” Whom is Plummer speaking about? Do you think he has left anyone out? If so, whom?
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1. Jennifer Podemski calls the arrival of Europeans “the inciting incident in the creation of Canada and the story we’re living today.” An inciting incident is sometimes described as the moment the problem begins and in other times as the event that begins the plot. Which definition, do you think, she means to use here? 2. Colm Feore says that the strength and determination of Champlain’s men is “nothing like the wussiness of our age.” What does the term “wussy” mean to you? Is Feore’s comparison to our age a fair one? 3. Christopher Plummer says that nature “is the dilemma of Canada” and that the weather would “overwhelm anyone who lived here.” Whom is Plummer speaking about? Do you think he has left anyone out? If so, whom? 4. What qualities would you want in a trade partner? Which of these traits did Chief Oschasteguin find in Champlain and the settlers of New France? 5. If you were one of France’s most vulnerable women (poor, orphaned and young), would you have chosen to travel to Quebec or would you have rather remained in France? Why were these women in particular sent to New France as Filles du Roi? 6. Anne-Marie MacDonald called the Filles du Roi “tools of empire.” What does that term mean to you? How were they serving as Tools? 7. Wade Davis says that “every single expedition had to have a patron.” In this case, a patron is a person who pays for an expedition. How does having a patron affect exploration and discovery? 8. The decision of Pierre Espirit Radisson and Medard des Groseilliers to bring their discovery to the British was treasonous – a betrayal of their country. How would you have acted if you were in their position? 9. How would you have felt if ordered not to shoot with an army of thousands of enemy soldiers rushing at you? What does General James Wolfe’s order show us about his relationship with his troops? 10. In addition to historians, The Story of Us features the contributions of many well-known Canadians – actors, filmmakers, philanthropists, authors, journalists, educators, politicians, activists, entrepreneurs, athletes, and soldiers. While these contributors may be experts in their fields, they’re not necessarily experts in Canadian history. What does this diversity of voices add to the program? Would you rather hear only from Canadian historians? Explain your answer. |
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