Topic of your Task: Challenges of Westward Migration.
Time Frame: 2 days
Essential Question: What were the challenges facing the early pioneers as they migrated west?
SC Social Studies Standards: 5.2.1
Analyze the geographic and economic factors that influenced westward expansion and the ways that these factors affected travel and settlement.
CCR Standards: Reading Anchor Standards 1 & 9, Writing Anchor Standards 1, 4, 6 & 8
Your task: Imagine that The Civil War is over, and your parents have decided that they are going to move your family out west to start a new life. Write a letter to your best friend back in Georgetown, SC, and tell him/her what the trip out west was like. Be sure to include the following in your letter:
Steps you will be following: In order to plan and write your letter, you will do all of the following:
1) Click on the Pioneers link on the resources page (or just click on the word "pioneers" in this sentence) and read the information about the pioneers. As you read, take dash notes, looking for specific evidence to support the "facts" in your letter.
2) Look at the map on the resources page.
3) Organize your information, plan, and write your letter. You may open a word document to write your letter, or just write it on a piece of paper. Your teacher will decide which will work best.
4) You will want to refer to your notes while writing your letter. You can re-read the article and re-look at the maps as often as you need to.
Here's a link to the Resources Page for Westward Migration.
Time Frame: 2 days
Essential Question: What were the challenges facing the early pioneers as they migrated west?
SC Social Studies Standards: 5.2.1
Analyze the geographic and economic factors that influenced westward expansion and the ways that these factors affected travel and settlement.
CCR Standards: Reading Anchor Standards 1 & 9, Writing Anchor Standards 1, 4, 6 & 8
Your task: Imagine that The Civil War is over, and your parents have decided that they are going to move your family out west to start a new life. Write a letter to your best friend back in Georgetown, SC, and tell him/her what the trip out west was like. Be sure to include the following in your letter:
- who is with you
- where you are going
- what you are taking with you
- why you are moving west
- how you are getting there (walking? in a wagon?..)
- what problems you ran into on your way, and
- at least two "experiences" that you had during your trip.
Steps you will be following: In order to plan and write your letter, you will do all of the following:
1) Click on the Pioneers link on the resources page (or just click on the word "pioneers" in this sentence) and read the information about the pioneers. As you read, take dash notes, looking for specific evidence to support the "facts" in your letter.
2) Look at the map on the resources page.
3) Organize your information, plan, and write your letter. You may open a word document to write your letter, or just write it on a piece of paper. Your teacher will decide which will work best.
4) You will want to refer to your notes while writing your letter. You can re-read the article and re-look at the maps as often as you need to.
Here's a link to the Resources Page for Westward Migration.