Transcript 4.05 Heroes of the Wild - Florida Virtual School

4.05 Heroes of the Wild
[Your Name Here]
Time Machine to the Early 1800s!
• Imagine you have taken a time machine back to the
early 1800s, and Meriwether Lewis has invited you to
be a member of the Corps of Discovery!
• Throughout the course of the 28-month-long journey,
you have a great deal of interaction with key historical
figures including Lewis, Clark, Sacajawea, and York.
• You will gather information about each of these
individuals as you get to know them throughout the
journey and will record what you learn in your diary.
Step One
• Gather information about
the experiences and
perspectives of Lewis, Clark,
Sacajawea, and York.
• Use the information from
“The Journey of Lewis and
Clark” interactive in this
lesson for your research.
• You may find it helpful to
use this Research Chart to
gather and record your
information.
Lewis
Describe each
individual (background,
personality, etc.)
Describe the
role he/she played
in the journey.
Describe this
individual’s feelings
towards the journey and
the mission he/she
was tasked with.
Describe how
this individual
interacted with others.
Include any other
information that stood
out to you about
this individual.
Clark
Sacajawea
York
Research Chart
Lewis
Describe each
individual (background,
personality, etc.)
Describe the
role he/she played
in the journey.
Describe this
individual’s feelings
towards the journey and
the mission he/she
was tasked with.
Describe how
this individual
interacted with others.
Include any other
information that stood
out to you about
this individual.
Clark
Sacajawea
York
Step Two
• Create a diary to record the information you learn about each of
the key historical figures. Include at least one paragraph-long diary
entry for each individual.
• Guidelines:
– Your diary should be authentic, as if you were a part of the journey of
Lewis and Clark.
– The information in your diary must be historically accurate.
– Each diary entry must include:
• A date and should be written in first-person perspective.
• A description of the journey experiences of each historical figure
• An explanation of the perspectives of the journey for each of the historical
figures
• Authentic diary entries, written in first-person perspective as a person living in
the early 1800s
– Be creative and have fun with your diary entries!
From the Diary of Lewis
• [Include your
paragraph-long diary
entry here]
• [Include a picture which
represents your diary
entry here]
From the Diary of Clark
• [Include your
paragraph-long diary
entry here]
• [Include a picture which
represents your diary
entry here]
From the Diary of Sacajawea
• [Include your
paragraph-long diary
entry here]
• [Include a picture which
represents your diary
entry here]
From the Diary of York
• [Include your
paragraph-long diary
entry here]
• [Include a picture which
represents your diary
entry here]
Bibliography
• [Include your list of research sites and image
sites here that you used in your submission]