THE DEATH OF MARQUIS DE MONTCALM

Topic: Canadian History, New France, Seven Years War

Historical Thinking Skills: Sourcing

Time Period: Pre-Confederation

Attending to the metadata of a source is a critical aspect of sourcing a document, providing important information that informs the strengths and weakness of a source as evidence to a particular historical inquiry. This assessment assesses whether students are in fact reviewing this information and using it to make an informed judgement as to the usefulness of a source.