oregon+trail+rubric+spb

Topic: Oregon Trail

Focus: On the Oregon Trail

Reason for choice: Since i thought the Trail of Tears was interesting, i thought that this would too because its relative in a way and i have found some cool, good, easy information on it.

What's your point? (thesis): People are going to remember the difficulties the people risked their life for to try to find new land, life, and gold

What three reasons do you have that will back up your point?

1) Dangers they went through on the trail

2) River Crossings/Walking

3) Accidents

What is your first reason and three to five facts to support it? Dangers on the trail - indians, diseases, natural disasters, animals

What is your second reason and three to five facts to support it? River Crossings/Walking - Getting items across river, getting children across river, walking the way

What is your third reason and three to five facts to support it? Accidents - When accidents occur, very hard to fix it

Based on your research, what conclusions would you make and how does your research connect to your life?

Ideas on how you are going to present? Involve the class? Be exciting? Interesting? Wow? Huh? Ahhh?