Original PromptLesson 8
In this lesson, students will use their completed evidence tools to write an opinion SPO on whether or not the Lewis and Clark expedition would have been as successful without York and Sacagewea. This will act as the section diagnostic.
Lesson Look Fors
Can students describe the contributions of either York or Sacagawea to the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
Can students develop and clearly communicate an opinion for an argument that represents valid, evidence-based analysis?
Activities
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This learning resource focuses on the roles of York and Sacagawea in the Lewis and Clark expedition. It highlights York, an enslaved African American, as a skilled hunter and scout whose strength was crucial for the team's survival, and Sacagawea, a Shoshone woman, who served as a translator and navigator. Her presence with a child helped to communicate a message of peace to other tribes encountered along the journey. The document includes objectives for analyzing their contributions, success criteria for writing skills encompassing various sentence types, and structured planning for an opinion paragraph about their roles in the expedition.