Westward Expansion: Supplemental Guide PP | Pausing Point 119Writing Prompts
Students may be given an additional writing prompt such as the
following:- Transportation has certainly changed since the time of westward
expansion. Today for transportation, I use... - Pretend you are moving West in a covered wagon. What would
you want to bring? How would you persuade your parents to let
you take this item that is important to you if they have said you
must it leave behind? - The Trail of Tears is an appropriate name for that sad journey
because... - Sequoyah is a hero because...
- Mrs. Morgan told about her family moving to the West. Tell about
a time that you have moved or someone you know has moved.
Riddles for Core Content
Ask students riddles such as the following to review core content:- I designed a steamboat that allowed people and goods to be
carried faster along rivers and through the Great Lakes. Who am
I? (Robert Fulton) - I was Robert Fulton’s fi nancial partner, who helped him create
a faster steamboat for canal transportation. Who am I? (Robert
Livingston) - I am a waterway that was built during the 1800s to join the
Hudson River in New York to Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes.
I am the most famous of the canals built during the Canal Era.
What am I? (the Erie Canal) - I invented a Cherokee writing system to help preserve my
people’s customs and culture. Who am I? (Sequoyah) - I am the forced march of the Cherokee from Georgia to
Oklahoma. What am I called? (the Trail of Tears)