Which Way West

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Which Way West?

• Peggy Harding

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• You and your family have decided to move West.
  There are many opportunities waiting for you
  there.

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Task 1

• Make a slide presentation to show to other
  families that might want to come with you.
  Include the following slides in your
  presentation
• Rubric

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Slide 1 Title Where are you going?

• Decide why your family wants to moves West, and
  which route you will take to get there.
• Visit
• http//www.isu.edu/trinmich/Facts.html
• http//www.thecaliforniatrail.com/gowest/
• http//www.lds.org/gospellibrary/pioneer/01_Conver
  t_Immigrants.html
• http//www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/californiagoldr
  ush.htm
• http//pbskids.org/wayback/goldrush/
• http//www.huntington.org/Education/GoldRush/game/
  anna_1.htm
• http//www.kancoll.org/articles/orphans/index.html
  
• http//pbskids.org/wayback/goldrush/journey.html
• http//teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/
  westwardho.htm

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Slide 2 How are you going?

• Decide how you are going to make the trip.
• Visit
• http//www.isu.edu/trinmich/Power.html
• http//www.endoftheoregontrail.org/wagons.html
• http//www.isu.edu/trinmich/Camping.html
• http//www.isu.edu/trinmich/antarctic.html

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Slide 3 Map

• Make a map so you wont get lost along the way.
  Be sure to remember that access to water is
  important. Are there mountains you will have to
  climb? Will this take you longer?
• Visit
• http//www.fasttrackteaching.com/map10farwest.html
  
• http//overlandtrails.lib.byu.edu/maps.html

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Slide 4 Time Line

• Make a time line for your travel. How long will
  it take you to get to your destination? Will you
  have enough food? When will you have to leave to
  avoid winter storms? Will there be plenty of
  water, enough to drink and wash with?
• Visit
• http//library.thinkquest.org/6400/lives.htm

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Slide 5 List of Supplies

• Make a list of supplies you will need to make
  your trip? Be sure to consider how many people
  are in your family, will you have enough money to
  buy the supplies you need and will there be room
  to take it all with you? With these things in
  mind make your list be as small as possible so
  traveling will be easier, but you will still be
  able to survive.
• Visit
• http//library.thinkquest.org/6400/supplies.htm
• http//www.isu.edu/trinmich/buffalo.html
• http//www.isu.edu/trinmich/fruit.html
• http//library.thinkquest.org/6400/first-aid.htm
• http//library.thinkquest.org/6400/tools.htm

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Slide 6 Camp Rules

• Make a list of 5 camp rules that will keep you
  safe on your journey. List them in order of
  importance and be sure to defend each rule so all
  will want to do them.
• Visit
• http//www.isu.edu/trinmich/buried.html
• http//www.isu.edu/trinmich/cow.html
• http//library.thinkquest.org/6400/Dangers20on20
  the20Trail.htm

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Task 2

• Make journal entries of your trip. What was it
  like getting ready, first day of travel,
  something hard you overcame along the way, did
  anyone you know die and why, did you make it?
  What is life like now you have arrived?
• Journal Pages

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Task 3

• Make 5 questions you think others will be able
  to answer after your presentation, be sure to
  include your source.
• Question Form

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Rubric
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Journal Entries

• Entry one What was it like getting ready?
• Start your entry with
• Dear Diary
• Entry two First day of travel
• Entry three Something hard you overcame along
  the way
• Entry four A day on the trail, what did you see
  and do today?
• Entry five Someone died today
• Entry six What is life like now you have
  arrived?

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Question Form