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Paragraph 1: Your explorers early life
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Detail 1: What is the first fact that supports your main idea?
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Detail 2: What is another fact that supports your main idea?

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Detail 3: What is the final fact that supports your main idea?
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Closing Sentence: Restate your main idea

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Paragraph 2: Who sponsored their expedition to

California? What year was it? What were the goals?
Who else was on the expedition with your explorer?
What were the names of the ships?
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Detail 1: What is the first fact that supports your main idea?
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Detail 2: What is another fact that supports your main idea?

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Detail 3: What is the final fact that supports your main idea?
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Closing Sentence: Restate your main idea

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Paragraph 3 - What really happened on the expedition?

What were the hardships/injuries/accidents? What were
the accomplishments?
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Detail 1: What is the first fact that supports your main idea?
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Paragraph 4 - Details about the interactions your

explorer had with Native American Tribes.
Main Idea: What do you want to say about your topic?
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Detail 1: What is the first fact that supports your main idea?
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Detail 2: What is another fact that supports your main idea?

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Detail 3: What is the final fact that supports your main idea?
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Closing Sentence: Restate your main idea

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Paragraph 5 - Any fun or interesting facts you learned

about your explorer that doesnt fit into any of the other
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Main Idea: What do you want to say about your topic?

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Detail 1: What is the first fact that supports your main idea?
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Detail 2: What is another fact that supports your main idea?

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Detail 3: What is the final fact that supports your main idea?
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Closing Sentence: Restate your main idea

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