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Adventure Writing: Oregon's Landscape as a Setting Lesson PlanAdventure Writing: Oregon's Landscape as a Setting Lesson Plan
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Learners identify geographical features of different regions encountered by migrants on the Oregon trail. Students research how the Oregon landscape may have affected life and 19th century westward migration. Learners write a narrative essay from the perspective of a migrant traveling through a specific assigned region and time period on the Oregon trail as their setting, focusing on the proper use of dialogue and transition words, and utilizing the steps of the writing process.

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narrative essays, narratives, essays, setting, plot elements, plot, literary elements, transition words and phrases

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dialogue, narrative essay, oregan trail, setting, transition words, science
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Grade
7th - 9th
Subjects
Science
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For Teacher Use
Duration
14 days
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Project-Based Learning
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