Biographies for Elementary Webquest
Plourde Family (Family 4)
It is September 1948. You are the Plourde family. You live in a
one-and-a
-half-storey wooden house on a small farm near the village of
Notre-Dame-du-Lac
in the valley of Temiscouata, Quebec, near the New Brunswick border.
Notre-Dame-du-Lac
has a population of 1200 and you travel by horse and buggy to the train
station
there to pick up your catalogue order. You have about $25 to spend on a
catalogue
order, one of two you will make this year.
Alice (Mother)
Hello.
My name is Alice Plourde. I am 37 years old and manage the house and
children.
It is my task to prepare all the jams and jellies to eat during the
winter.
I take the children with me to help me pick berries.
I would love to have a pretty new dress but we have little money to
spend
and practical shoes are more important. We also need a new preserving
kettle,
because my old one has a hole in it.
We don't have a telephone or electricity, and I must mail my
order to
Monsieur Eaton and wait two weeks before the parcel arrives.
Go to these catalogue pages and choose a few things to
order:
- Dress (Pages 49
or 63)
- Shoes (Pages 212
and 217)
- Preserving kettle (Page 552)
Joseph (Father)
Hello.
My name is Joseph Plourde. I am 38 years old and work hard on my farm
to support
my wife and children.
I grow wheat and oats, and raise cows, pigs, and chickens. In addition
to
our farm, I will spend some of my winter away from my family working as a
lumberjack
and at a lumber mill. When I'm away, my brothers help take care of
the
animals.
I would like a warm winter coat, wool socks, and work boots.
Go to these catalogue pages and choose a few things to
order:
- Winter coat (Page 257)
- Wool socks (Page 107)
- Work boots (Page 240)
Gemma (Child 1)
Hi.
My name is Gemma and I am 11 years old and hearing impaired.
I did go to school for a short while with my sister Madeleine, but the
teacher
did not have enough time to spend with me so I left school and stayed at
home
to help my mother. This is where the priest and doctor said I would be
most useful.
I would like to have a pair of figure skates and a new dress and I need
a
winter jacket.
Here are my favourite catalogue pages:
- Figure skates (Pages 490
and 491)
- Dress (Page 175)
- Winter jacket (Page 69)
Madeleine (Child 2)
Hi.
My name is Madeleine and I am 10 years old.
I walk a mile to attend Grade 5 at the local school.
I help out at home with chores and help my mother pick berries for our
winter
preserves. I am also learning how to iron clothes and keep house.
I wish for a doll and high chair and a toy purse of my own.
Here are my favourite catalogue pages:
- Doll (Pages 508
and 509)
- Toy high chair (Page 518)
- Toy purse (Page 505)
Maurice (Child 3)
Hi.
My name is Maurice and I am 7 years old and walk to school with my
sister
Madeleine.
I go with my dad around the farm when he takes care of the animals and
other
farm work and help out a little, but I am still learning.
I would like to have a bicycle and a toy tractor to play with and
mother says
I need new mittens.
Here are my favourite catalogue pages:
- Bicycle (Page 518)
- Toy tractor (Page 512)
- Mittens (Page 112)
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