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Project Organizer: Follow an Explorer

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This is both a great idea and a great way to help your class organize a themed project. They use these worksheets to assist them in writing a creative historical narrative about the life and travels of an explorer. They'll compare and contrast mode of travel, technology, and the routes then and now. The project culminates in a well-drafted story and a collage. 

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collages, main ideas, central ideas, compare and contrast, the age of exploration, explorers, map skills

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age of exploration, changing technology, collage, compare and contrast, Narrative Writing, explorers, main idea, map skills, exploration routes, changes in transportation, english language arts
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5th - 7th
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English Language Arts
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