Map+of+the+Journey

**Vocabulary**:

 * Immigrant
 * Emigrant
 * Exodus

**Activities**:

 * ====//Map of land ownership of western North America in the 1840 //====
 * ====Have the students use the map from the previous day and recreate the map from page 93 in the textbook. Create a legend off to the side identifying who owned what land in the 1840s. ====


 * ====//Why Go To Utah?: //Short PowerPoint about the benefits of going to the Salt Lake Valley. (The PowerPoints in this lesson were all made by Kimball Hadfield.) ====


 * ====//RAFT - //Students will write a __**R**__ole __**A**__udience __**F**__ormat __**T**__opic about the reasons they are going to the Salt Lake Valley. They need to mention each of the reasons mentioned in the PowerPoint. Keep the last PowerPoint slide up while they are working on this. I already selected the format and the topic. Student get to select their role and their audience.====
 * ====Students need to state their claim that the Salt Lake Valley is the best choice. ====
 * Next, they must support their reason with logical reasoning and relevant evidence.
 * They must conclude the letter with a statement that supports the argument presented.


 * ====//Journey Across the Plains: //Short PowerPoint about the journey west. -No Notes (This is just to build background knowledge.) ====


 * ====//<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Mormon Battalion //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> - Short PowerPoint - Use the map on page 105 in the textbook and have the students draw the path of the Mormon Battalion. Emphasize that they were going to fight in the Mexican-American War. ====

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Assessmen**t:

 * ====<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">RAFT ====

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Teacher Resources**:
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 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Textbook
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">PowerPoints
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Why Go to Utah?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Journey Across the Plains
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Mormon Battalion
 * RAFT Worksheets

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Student Resources**:

 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Textbook
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">RAFT Worksheet
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">U.S. Map from the previous day
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Colored Pencils