If You Were a Pioneer on the Oregon Trail
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- Sep 4 2010 11:44 AM
Mary Kay Monson
This resource was matched by a member of the Brokers of Expertise Standards Matching Team.
- Aug 11 2010 10:54 AM
Cort Mitchell
This resource was matched by a member of the Brokers of Expertise Standards Matching Team. Can easily be used with grade 5.
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Description
In this lesson, from EDSITEment, students compare imagined travel experiences of their own with the actual experiences of 19th-century pioneers. After creating, as a class, oral stories about contemporary cross-country journeys, students learn about the experiences of the emigrants who traveled on the Oregon Trail. They then create works of historical fiction in the form of picture books, drawing upon the information they have learned.
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Topics and Grades
Grade: TK/K to 2
Topics: Writing Strategies, United States History, English-Language Arts, Visual Arts, Geography, History-Social Science, Literature
Standards
Matched Standards
ELA.2.R.CAGLAT.2.2 State the purpose in reading (i.e., tell what information is sought).
ELA.2.R.CAGLAT.2.5 Restate facts and details in the text to clarify and organize ideas.