The Story of Lewis and Clark Book 1: Up the Missouri River
Historical (nonfiction), 1,978 words, Level Y (Grade 5)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Summarize
Comprehension	Sequence Events
Grammar and Mechanics	Adverbs
Word Work	Multiple Meaning Words

Book Summary

In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson asked his private secretary Meriwether Lewis to lead an expedition to find the Northwest Passage. Jefferson, along with countless others, believed this undiscovered waterway would provide an ideal trading route by connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This book examines the reasons for the expedition, the preparations Lewis and his friend William Clark made for the trip, and the early part of the expedition. The informative text, presented in sequential order, is engaging and easy to understand.

The adventure of Lewis and Clark is continued in The Story of Lewis and Clark Book 2: To the Pacific Ocean.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Summarize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand text
• Sequence events
• Recognize and use adverbs
• Identify and use multiple meaning words

Vocabulary

• Content words: boils, Continental Divide, expedition, fabled, hostile, interpreter, keelboat, nomadic, Northwest Passage, pirogues, sod, uninhabited

Book Resources

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