If you want to see how I made that then continue reading. First I need to learn about New France and what it meant for all people involved. I learnt about that through a trade simulation and reflection, research about New France and the types of people who helped run it, once I chose the group of people I want to research (Cour de Bois), I researched them. Next, I created a visual using a photo I took on a photo walk, researched the good and bad of the Cour de Bois, used different symbols on my original photo to show the good sides at the beginning of the explosion of popularity in beavers, and on the bad side I showed that bad sides at the end of the explosion of popularity in beavers. I put both images into Flourish to get the slider.
A little bit about the Cour de Bois. The Cour de Bois are Frenchmen who would illegally run, trade, and hunt beavers. They would trade them with the Indigenous people, they would trade beaver pelts, European items, and other First Nations items. Even though the Cour de Bois did all their trading illegally they helped strengthen relationships with the french and the Indigenous because both sides saw the benefits of it.
On the good, brighter side of my image I will tell you what every symbol represents:
The sign is saying that “Beaver hats are now in!” Meaning that they are popular and there is lots of supply. The man wearing the hat shows that it looks cool and stylish. The stack of money is showing that the money is up and the Cour de Bois is very rich and can afford to spend money to trade for nicer things. The beaver pelts hanging up are showing that there are lots of stock so everybody can have their beaver hat or pelt.
On the bad, darker side of my image:
The man is not wearing a hat representing that times are so tough that he had to sell the hat off his head to stay afloat. The sign is telling the reader about how the beavers were over-hunted and there was now a huge demand for beaver pelts and hats with no supply. The money pile in the bottom corner is much more depleted representing that the Cour de Bois had to spend all their money trying to get the last few beavers and to stay afloat. There are very many fewer beaver pelts hanging up because they were over-hunted and all sold so there is hardly any stock left.
In this project, I think I did pretty well. I think I was overall accomplished. I think this because I handed all my work in on time, participated in all class activities, and completed all my work carefully and thoughtfully,
Here is more evidence of my learning:
