The following lesson plan is based on Dimensions of Learning model. The student will follow this Corps of Discovery's member activity as much as can be found in the journal excerpts. Writing will be from this person's point of view within a student-kept historical fiction journal writing. Assignments will take place within each of the six groups.
Groups report periodically to whole group.
Teacher hands out copies of each section from original journal of Lewis and Clark as edited by Nicolas Biddle. Teacher also distributes rubric for assignment assessment. Groups take turn using the Internet to locate information about the expedition. Web sites listed on a chart for other groups' use. Begin to chart categories as found within reading.