The Story of Lewis and Clark Book 2: To the Pacific Ocean
Historical (nonfiction), 1,998 words, Level Y (Grade 5)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Text to text connections
Comprehension	Draw Conclusions
Grammar and Mechanics	Compound Sentences
Word Work	Homonyms

Book Summary

The story of Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark continues as the Corps of Discovery journeys west in search of a route called the Northwest Passage. The explorers face countless hardships as they travel, including intolerable weather, treacherous mountains, and dwindling food supplies. Still, through sheer determination (and the help of some Native Americans), the team reaches the Pacific and returns safely to St. Louis. The informative text, presented in sequential order, is engaging and easy to understand.

Read the first part of their story in The Story of Lewis and Clark Book 1: Up the Missouri River.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Text to text connections

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of making text-to-text connections to understand text
• Draw conclusions
• Recognize and write compound sentences
• Identify and use often-confused words (homonyms)

Vocabulary

• Content words: corps, impassable, interpreter, malnutrition, moccasins, Northwest Passage, prospectors

Book Resources

Formats Single-Sided Book Single-Sided Color Cover Double-Sided Book Double-Sided Color Cover Lesson Resources Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards Comprehension Quiz Level Y Answer Sheet