We're+Going+West!

=We're Going West!= code It's the 1800's. As people of the United States, it is our MISSION to extend the "boundaries of freedom," it is our DESTINY to expand WEST, it is our MANIFEST DESTINY! The Frontier beckons with the promise of riches and a new life, so you have decided to leave the East behind and GO WEST!

code || code You and your partner will take on ONE of the following roles:

Role 1: An explorer with Lewis and Clark Role 2: A pioneer Role 3: A prospector in the California Gold Rush

To show what you have learned, you will:

1)Make a map of your route

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2. Create a list of items to take on the journey

3. produce one of the projects listed below:

1. A newspaper 2. A visual and written timeline 3. A daily journal

code Follow the steps outlined below to complete your Westward Expansion project.

1. Start by getting an idea of all the things available to you on this Web Quest by clicking all the links on the Home Page. Read the instructions on each page.

2. Familiarize yourself with the TASK and start thinking about what kind of project you would like to produce: a newspaper, a timeline or a daily journal.

3. Look at the three Roles and decide on a role: explorer with Lewis and Clark; pioneer; prospector in the California Gold Rush.

4. After picking your role, begin researching your role, paying particular attention to the questions listed on the Role page. Come up with some of your own questions. Use the web site links that have been listed for you, and go find books in the library that have also been listed.

5. Take notes. Take lots and lots of notes. Pay particular attention to things that sound unusual or amazing as these will be good material for your project. Make sure your notes answer all the questions.

6. Make sure you keep track of all the places (web sites, books, videos, etc.,) where you collect information. You will be required to cite these sources as part of your project.

8. Start your project. If you choose the Newspaper, you will need to write 4 to 6 articles and accompany each article with a picture. Use all your creativity to make it look authentic to the 1800's. You will want to research what newspapers looked like back then. You can even include advertising appropriate to the time.

If you choose the Timeline, you will need to write about an event or occurrence, as well as use an appropriate picture or visual with each event. Each event should be one paragraph long. Your timeline should include at least 10 events.

If you choose the Daily Journal, you can use your imagination, along with the facts you have gathered, to write about what it really feels like to make the journey West. Here, you will be able to give details of daily struggles and triumphs. You will need to write at least 8 journal entries. You can hand illustrate your journal entries.

9. Citing your sources! This is extremely important. Citing means that at the end of your project, you have a list of all of the websites and books that you used to create your assignment. || code
 * Conclusion and Reflection!**

You made it! You are now officially a Westerner! Now is the time to reflect on your journey; Was it worth it? Did you find what you expected to find, or were you surprised? Was it more difficult than you expected? How will you make your life a success here? In the resources provided on the Role pages, read about how people adjusted to their new lives, who became rich and who struggled. If you had known what was out there before your journey began, do you think you would still have made it?

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