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Challenge to Communicate

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Students examine the journals from Lewis and Clark and identify how they spoke without using words. They participate in a game in which they use non-verbal communication with each other. They write their own journal entries to complete the lesson.

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communication, the lewis and clark expedition

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clark, communication, lewis, english language arts
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Grade
6th - 7th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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