You and your group will pick one of the roles below for your Westward Expansion project to produce journal entries on the quest to travel West :
Role 1: An Explorer with Lewis and Clark
Role 2: A Prospector
Role 3: A Pioneer
Role 4: A Native American
Role 5: A Railroad Builder
Before you begin you will need to decide how you will share what you have learned. You will create one of the following products:
- a movie using MovieMaker
- a PowerPoint diary
- a timeline on ReadThinkWrite
In addition:
1. Your group will research what items a person in your role would need and create a list of items you would take on your journey
2. Your group will answer three to four essential questions of your choice
3. Your group will include an image of a map of your route and other historically accurate images
Role 1: An Explorer with Lewis and Clark
Role 2: A Prospector
Role 3: A Pioneer
Role 4: A Native American
Role 5: A Railroad Builder
Before you begin you will need to decide how you will share what you have learned. You will create one of the following products:
- a movie using MovieMaker
- a PowerPoint diary
- a timeline on ReadThinkWrite
In addition:
1. Your group will research what items a person in your role would need and create a list of items you would take on your journey
2. Your group will answer three to four essential questions of your choice
3. Your group will include an image of a map of your route and other historically accurate images