| Task#1 |
| On Monday May 5, Your
first assignment is to write a daily log in your journal about the expedition
you are traveling. |
| Procedure |
| Starting in the Spring of
1846, I would like you to write no more than one page daily,
counting each day as a new day of your expedition. I want you to
write about what you see, feel, smell, etc... What things are beginning
to happen? how do you feel? Is the expedition what you expected? You must
use adjectives, Gerunds, adverbs, and prepositional phrases in your writing.
Use the websites to find your information. Each day you will
add a new entry explaining what is happening, and the changes that are
occuring all around you. This project will last for one week. |
Task #2 |
| You are to create a full
scale map of the trail you are traveling. Use the information from
the websites to map out your route. |
| Procedure |
With a large 11"
by 17" piece of paper, draw a full scale map of the Oregon Trail Expedition.
Map out where they started to where they finished showing the details of
the United States at that time.
On a seperate sheet of paper, that will later be stapled to the back, disscuss
the difficulties faced from each state you travel through; such as climate,
resources, etc. Must be a complete page. |
Task #3 |
| You are to create a covered wagon folder you might
have traveled the trail with as a pioneer. |
| Procedure |
Using the Template passed out in class,
fold the paper in half and cut out the picture of the covered wagon.
Staple each side two times, so it acts as a folder. Decorate
the folder drawing self portraits of you and your family. Give your
family a name and label this at the top of the Wagon.
You will then recieve 10 notecards. Using
the information from the websites, you are to draw and label 10 items
that you would bring in your wagon. On the back of each card, explain
what the picture is, what it was used for, and why you would bring this
on your expedition.
As a group you will then create a story about
the life of your family on the expedition. It must be at least two
pages long and have information from the websites about the tragedies poineers
dealt with. I want you to use your Thesaruses and use proper grammer.
Your story must resemble the difficulties faced by the poineers.
You will have the week to complete this assignment. |
