Westward Expansion: Supplemental Guide 1A | Going West 27- Tell your partner about a journey you have taken. Where did
you go? What did you see or do? How long did the journey
take? Use the word journey when you tell about it.
Purpose for Listening
Tell students to listen carefully to learn about the experiences
another family has as they move westward. Explain that the next
read-aloud is historical fi ction. It is about a fi ctional family called
the Morgans whose experiences during their journey west were
what real pioneer familes experienced in the 1800s.