Monday - Jan. 18 - No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Zoooom Info: 920 2495 7857
Day 1:
In Class: The American West -- Manifest Destiny 1820-1850 Doc -- There are flicks in the Doc, so have those headphones ready! BrainPops too! When you get to the Oregon Trail Game, do not click on the link just yet, we are doing this as a class on Day 3 of this week!
Pre-Q's in the Journal...
- When you think of "going west" what comes to mind?
- Why would people in the 1800s move west?
- What struggles/problems might one face moving westward?
- What groups of people (both in the United States and not) were affected by westward expansion?
Reading Q's in the Journal...HW grade
- Briefly explain who the Mountain Men were and provide one trouble they faced.
- How did Americans moving into present-day Texas create conflicts in that territory? (This Q is not word for word answered in the reading...inference!)
- What makes the Mormons a unique people and what are some of their practices?
- Click on the link here and play the game -- answer the Q's on the doc here game of Oregon Trail! Don't die of cholera!
- Think about slaveowners who wanted to move west. Why do you think this created controversy in the nation? (This Q is not word for word answered in the reading...inference!)
- Think about the Native Americans living in the western lands. How do you think they responded/reacted to Americans moving westward? (This Q is not word for word answered in the reading...inference!)
- How do you think those living in the southwestern part of the present-day United States felt during this era of westward expansion?
Day 2 and 3
In Class: Finish any discussion about Manifest Destiny/Westward Expansion -- Oregon Trail Game on Day 3! (HW Grade! - Due by end of class Day 3!)
HW: None! Thanks M &M!