Lewis and Clark: Journey to the West

• Introduction
• Task
• Process
• Evaluation
• Conclusion
• Credits


• Teacher Page

Process

A Journey to the West

What to research?

• Things you think are important for people to know about the uncharted territory of the west.

• What Lewis and Clark encountered on their journey.
  

• Anything you find interesting and want to share.

Where to research?

• Click on any of the following links to learn more about Lewis and Clark.

• Why did Jefferson want to explore the West?
  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/main.html

• Who was part of the Corps of Discovery?
  http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/idx_corp.html

• Where did they go?

  http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/archive/idx_map.html

  http://www.lewisclark.net/maps/index.html

• Who was Sacagawea, and how did she aid the expedition?

  http://lewisandclark.com/facts/faqs.html#spell

• How did Lewis and Clark deal with the Indians they encountered?

  http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/native/index.html

• How did Lewis and Clark communicate with the Indians?

  http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/class/idx_lan.html

How to present?

• a formal letter written to President Jefferson

• a brochure telling people what you saw with Lewis and Clark in the journey to the west
  

• a flyer offering pictures and information about the journey and what you encountered

• a personal delivery of the information to the President, a skit between the partners

Letter

1.) Open a new Microsoft word document

2.) Use the correct format for a formal letter (including            heading, greeting, body, closing, and signature)

3.) Write a letter to President Jefferson telling him everything you saw on your journey and things you think he might want to know as president.

4.) Print two copies of the letter, one for each partner.

Brochure

1.)     Use Microsoft Publisher to create a brochure using one of the templates given.

2.) In the brochure, tell people information they would want to know about the west before traveling out there with their family. For example, The trip took 3 months by horse and was very rough on everyone.

3.) Print two copies of the brochure, one for each partner. 

Flyer

1.) Make a flyer or poster telling what you discovered and saw on the adventure. The flyer should include photographs. The flyer could also be in the form of a cartoon strip.

2.) If making a flyer, print it on letter size printer paper. Make a poster with actual large size poster board.

3.) Print two copies of the flyer, one for each partner, or make only one poster. 

Skit

1.) You and your partner will prepare a script of what you will say when you present your information to the present. This script should contain a lot of factual information about what you saw and experienced on the journey.

2.) Type the script in a new Microsoft Word document and print two copies to turn in.  

3.) Perform the skit to the class as if they were President Jefferson.