I know A Famous Westerner
Description:
A great way to understand the Western movement is to learn about a famous person who lived in that period. You not only become familiar with that person but also the times in which he or she lived in.
You will be selecting a famous Westerner from the list below. You will learn about that person and then using the APP Explain Everything tell about your famous westerner. When your project is finished you should have explain everything about your famous Westerner.
Use the outline below to help you research important information about that Westerner. You do not have to include all of the following in your report. Use the out line as a guide. When you are done you should have a minimum of 6 slides. Also, do not get too fancy with the font style. Keep the font to a basic one that is readable.
BIOGRAPHICAL OUTLINE:
1. Youth: Birthplace and date
2. Home life and experiences: parents, brothers and sisters, places lived (parts of the country, farm or town),
circumstances (rich or poor, important events)
3. Schooling (when, how much)
4. Western adventures:
Student Directions:
DO THE RESEARCH:
Before you start planning your slides do the research first.
Choose a pioneer, explorer, mountain man, Native American, cowboy, gold miner, adventurer, or other Westerner from the list. Use encyclopedias, biographies, the Internet and other sources to find information about the person. Use the above outline to help guide your research. Try to keep in mind good essential questions while you work.
1. Why is my figure famous?
2. What historical events and how did what was going on in society affect the person’s struggles/achievements
3. What lasting impact did your figure leave on society?
Additional Resources:
History.Com Westward Expansion – Videos
http://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion
Laying Tracks for the Transcontinental Railroad – Video
http://www.5min.com/Video/Laying-Tracks-for-the-Transcontinental-Railroad-300993988
Building the Transcontinental Railroad – Video
http://www.5min.com/Video/Building-the-Transcontinental-Railroad-300993963
Lewis & Clark
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/lewis_clark/index.htm
Dear America: Westward Expansion
http://www.scholastic.com/teachdearamerica/westward.htm
Pomp: The true Story of the Baby on the Sacagawea Dollar
http://pompstory.home.mindspring.com/
Gold Rush Questions
http://www.sfsocialstudies.com/g5/u6/index.html
Railroad Connections
http://www.webrangers.us/activities/rrc/?id=48
The Louisiana Purchase and Beyond
http://www.sfsocialstudies.com/g5/u5/index.html
The West - Question and Answer Game
http://www.quia.com/cb/89911.html
United States Western Expansion - Question and Answer Game
http://www.quia.com/rr/67643.html
Western Migration Challenge - Question and Answer Game
http://www.quia.com/cb/194932.html
Who are the Native Americans?
http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/iadventure/nativeam/
Cowboy Photographs
http://www.wildwestweb.net/portraits.html
Let Freedom Ring: Westward Expansion
http://www1.cuny.edu/portal_ur/content/letfreedomring/westward.php
How The West Was Sung
http://library.thinkquest.org/10353/
Sacagawea – A Young Indian Woman
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0302/feature4/fulltext.html
Sacagawea
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/saca.html
Thomas Jefferson Timeline
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/mtjtime1.html
Famous Westerners
Annie Oakley-sharpshooter in Wild West shows
Betty Zane-heroine of Fort Henry
Brigham Young-leader of the Mormon migration west
Buffalo Bill Cody-had a Wild West show
Catherine Sagar-pioneer girl orphaned on the way West
Charles Goodnight-legendary cattleman
Charles Russell-artist who painted cowboys and Indians
Charlie Siringo -first cowboy author
Chief Joseph-Nez Perce chief
Crazy Horse-Sioux leader who defeated Custer
Davy Crockett-legendary frontiersman
Fanny Kelly-wrote a book about her captivity by Sioux Indians
Frederic Remington-Western artist
George Catlin-artist who wanted to save Indians and the wilderness
George Custer-Army general killed at Little Big Horn
George Donner-led a group of settlers that got trapped in the mountains in winter
Geronimo-Apache leader
Helen Hunt Jackson-wrote of the mistreatment of Indians
Hugh Glass-tough mountain man
James Marshall-discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in California
James Polk-U.S. president who wanted Oregon and Spanish lands
Jedediah Smith-explored the West farther than any man
Jesse Chisholm-trader who marked the trail named for him
Jim Beckwourth-trapper and Crow Indian leader
Jim Bowie-fought and died at the Alamo 1750 -1800
Jim Bridger-explorer and Army scout
Joe Meek-trapper and explorer
John C. Fremont-explored much of the far West
John Chapman ("Johnny Appleseed")-spent his life planting apple trees
John Colter-explored Yellowstone area
John Wesley Powell-explorer of the Grand Canyon
Kit Carson-guide and Indian agent
Laura Ingalls Wilder-wrote the story of her pioneer experiences
Manuel Lisa-ran a fur trapping and trading business
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)-author and newspaper writer
Meriwether Lewis-co-leader of Lewis and Clark Expedition
Narcissa Whitman-missionary and one of the first pioneer women in Oregon
Nat Love-black cowboy and author
Robert Stuart-helped lay out the route of the Oregon Trail
Sacagawea-guide and translator on the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Sam Houston-frontiersman who led the fight for Texas independence
Sarah Winnemucca-first Indian woman to write a book
Sitting Bull-Sioux chief who defeated Custer
Tecumseh-Shawnee chief who wanted Indians to unite and fight
Theodore Roosevelt-U.S. president x-cowboy and outdoorsman
Virginia Reed-Donner Party survivor
Wild Bill Hickok-soldier, gambler, lawman, gunfighter
William Clark-co-leader of Lewis and Clark Expedition
Wyatt Earp-lawman and gunma
A great way to understand the Western movement is to learn about a famous person who lived in that period. You not only become familiar with that person but also the times in which he or she lived in.
You will be selecting a famous Westerner from the list below. You will learn about that person and then using the APP Explain Everything tell about your famous westerner. When your project is finished you should have explain everything about your famous Westerner.
Use the outline below to help you research important information about that Westerner. You do not have to include all of the following in your report. Use the out line as a guide. When you are done you should have a minimum of 6 slides. Also, do not get too fancy with the font style. Keep the font to a basic one that is readable.
BIOGRAPHICAL OUTLINE:
1. Youth: Birthplace and date
2. Home life and experiences: parents, brothers and sisters, places lived (parts of the country, farm or town),
circumstances (rich or poor, important events)
3. Schooling (when, how much)
4. Western adventures:
- Frontier Experiences
- Adventures and travels in the west
- Dangers faced (give details)
- Friends-companions
- Accomplishments (describe)
- Leadership experiences
- Greatest challenges faced (and details)
- Interesting Facts and stories
- Death
- Age at death
- Facts about death
Student Directions:
DO THE RESEARCH:
Before you start planning your slides do the research first.
Choose a pioneer, explorer, mountain man, Native American, cowboy, gold miner, adventurer, or other Westerner from the list. Use encyclopedias, biographies, the Internet and other sources to find information about the person. Use the above outline to help guide your research. Try to keep in mind good essential questions while you work.
1. Why is my figure famous?
2. What historical events and how did what was going on in society affect the person’s struggles/achievements
3. What lasting impact did your figure leave on society?
Additional Resources:
History.Com Westward Expansion – Videos
http://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion
Laying Tracks for the Transcontinental Railroad – Video
http://www.5min.com/Video/Laying-Tracks-for-the-Transcontinental-Railroad-300993988
Building the Transcontinental Railroad – Video
http://www.5min.com/Video/Building-the-Transcontinental-Railroad-300993963
Lewis & Clark
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/lewis_clark/index.htm
Dear America: Westward Expansion
http://www.scholastic.com/teachdearamerica/westward.htm
Pomp: The true Story of the Baby on the Sacagawea Dollar
http://pompstory.home.mindspring.com/
Gold Rush Questions
http://www.sfsocialstudies.com/g5/u6/index.html
Railroad Connections
http://www.webrangers.us/activities/rrc/?id=48
The Louisiana Purchase and Beyond
http://www.sfsocialstudies.com/g5/u5/index.html
The West - Question and Answer Game
http://www.quia.com/cb/89911.html
United States Western Expansion - Question and Answer Game
http://www.quia.com/rr/67643.html
Western Migration Challenge - Question and Answer Game
http://www.quia.com/cb/194932.html
Who are the Native Americans?
http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/iadventure/nativeam/
Cowboy Photographs
http://www.wildwestweb.net/portraits.html
Let Freedom Ring: Westward Expansion
http://www1.cuny.edu/portal_ur/content/letfreedomring/westward.php
How The West Was Sung
http://library.thinkquest.org/10353/
Sacagawea – A Young Indian Woman
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0302/feature4/fulltext.html
Sacagawea
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/saca.html
Thomas Jefferson Timeline
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/mtjtime1.html
Famous Westerners
Annie Oakley-sharpshooter in Wild West shows
Betty Zane-heroine of Fort Henry
Brigham Young-leader of the Mormon migration west
Buffalo Bill Cody-had a Wild West show
Catherine Sagar-pioneer girl orphaned on the way West
Charles Goodnight-legendary cattleman
Charles Russell-artist who painted cowboys and Indians
Charlie Siringo -first cowboy author
Chief Joseph-Nez Perce chief
Crazy Horse-Sioux leader who defeated Custer
Davy Crockett-legendary frontiersman
Fanny Kelly-wrote a book about her captivity by Sioux Indians
Frederic Remington-Western artist
George Catlin-artist who wanted to save Indians and the wilderness
George Custer-Army general killed at Little Big Horn
George Donner-led a group of settlers that got trapped in the mountains in winter
Geronimo-Apache leader
Helen Hunt Jackson-wrote of the mistreatment of Indians
Hugh Glass-tough mountain man
James Marshall-discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in California
James Polk-U.S. president who wanted Oregon and Spanish lands
Jedediah Smith-explored the West farther than any man
Jesse Chisholm-trader who marked the trail named for him
Jim Beckwourth-trapper and Crow Indian leader
Jim Bowie-fought and died at the Alamo 1750 -1800
Jim Bridger-explorer and Army scout
Joe Meek-trapper and explorer
John C. Fremont-explored much of the far West
John Chapman ("Johnny Appleseed")-spent his life planting apple trees
John Colter-explored Yellowstone area
John Wesley Powell-explorer of the Grand Canyon
Kit Carson-guide and Indian agent
Laura Ingalls Wilder-wrote the story of her pioneer experiences
Manuel Lisa-ran a fur trapping and trading business
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)-author and newspaper writer
Meriwether Lewis-co-leader of Lewis and Clark Expedition
Narcissa Whitman-missionary and one of the first pioneer women in Oregon
Nat Love-black cowboy and author
Robert Stuart-helped lay out the route of the Oregon Trail
Sacagawea-guide and translator on the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Sam Houston-frontiersman who led the fight for Texas independence
Sarah Winnemucca-first Indian woman to write a book
Sitting Bull-Sioux chief who defeated Custer
Tecumseh-Shawnee chief who wanted Indians to unite and fight
Theodore Roosevelt-U.S. president x-cowboy and outdoorsman
Virginia Reed-Donner Party survivor
Wild Bill Hickok-soldier, gambler, lawman, gunfighter
William Clark-co-leader of Lewis and Clark Expedition
Wyatt Earp-lawman and gunma
