HEADING WEST
An Interdisciplinary Unit on the American Frontier
Reproducible activity book
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Students read and discuss high-interest reproducible background essays, then do handout-based activities requiring research, analysis, and judgment.
Message: The truth about settling the West was more complex and more culturally diverse than is told in traditional lore. Method: Read and discuss high-interest reproducible background essays, then do handout-based activities requiring research, analysis, and judgment. Content: Eight stand-alone units suggest 18 activities covering the concept of “frontier,” the reasons for moving west, finding a route, methods of travel, “selling” the West, environmental impacts, the West in popular culture, and researching the westward movement on websites.
| Size | 8" x 10½" |
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| Publisher | J. Weston Walch |
| Pages | 95 |
| Grade | 6–12 |
| ISBN | 9780825129094 |
