Unit Pre-Assessment: 15 Question Pre-test Questions taken from http://www.funtrivia.

com/trivia-
quiz/History/Early-Westward-Expansion-1775---1812-25524.html

Unit Post-Assessment: Students will take and pass the 20 question quiz on Westward Expansion found at
https://quizlet.com/121564111/westward-expansion-flash-cards/ https://quizlet.com/121564111/test
Students will summarize peers journals in three different lengths.
Students will pick two of any of the culminating activities to demonstrate learning: Projects will be turned in at
the close of the Unit.
1. Change the ending to a historical fiction text relating to the topics covered under Westward Expansion.
2. Create a poster or cartoon depicting a Non-fiction text.
3. Find a recipe from the pioneer days and write an informational paper explaining how to make it. Bring in dish
to share.
4. Readers Theater: Read a text and write a script and perform. (Students may work with peers)
5. Create a crossword puzzle using information from the Unit.
6. Use technology to create a PowerPoint detailing the events of one of the topics discussed within the Unit.
7. Use technology to create a Bio cube pertaining to any of the topics discussed in the Unit found at
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/cube-30057.html
8. Create a map of the United States during the time of the Westward Expansion. Map should include a scale of
miles and outline of States. It should also include the route that Lewis and Clark took as well as a revised route that
the student decides on.
9. Create a covered wagon out of household material (Ex: cardboard, plastic bottles, shoeboxes, fabric,
construction paper, etc.) The bonnet of the wagon must include pictures and captions of 4 major landmarks they
would have encountered on their journey.
10. Develop a timeline for the Unit including the description and illustrations of at least ten key events and dates.

Daily Lesson Plan Assessment: Formative throughout the lesson.

Informal class and peer discussions about reading material and videos.
Venn Diagrams
Quick daily quizzes
Daily Journal entry