Creator: University of Virginia | visit site
Grade Range: 8 - 11
This site from the University of Virginia provides an edited version of Lewis & Clark’s journals recounting their two-year journey to the Pacific and back. Good site for students interested in primary sources.
In the Classroom
Use these journal pages to supplement a unit on Westward expansion and these two men’s travels. Select specific journal articles that would interest your students, sharing them on the interactive whiteboard while students have their own copies at their desks too. Read aloud the specific quotes you think are important, or have a volunteer do the same, asking students what this means, the impact, perspective, etc. This is a great way to segway into a lesson about analyzing, as well as summarization. At the end of the activity, have students summarize the articles in a journal, afterwards responding to a specific aspect they did or did not agree with. Interesting resource for a US history teacher.
At Home
Bookmark this site for use with student papers and projects on Lewis and Clark as well as westward expansion.
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westward expansion, lewis and clark, explorers,