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.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make text-to-text connections

Objectives

• Draw conclusions
• Recognize and write compound sentences
• Identify and use often-confused words (homonyms)

Materials

• Book - The Story of Lewis and Clark, Book 2: To the Pacific Ocean (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry-erase board
• Drawing Conclusions, Compound Sentences, Confusing Words worksheets

    Indicates an opportunity to use the book interactively. (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are not consumable.)

Vocabulary

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