Life+on+the+Trail

**Activities**:

 * Give each student one of the **“Stories of Young Pioneers”**packets. I usually make a classroom set of this packet and then collect it at the end of each class.
 * Tell them they will have about 10-12 minutes to read through the papers.
 * Talk about primary sources and the fact that much of the paper is made up of quotes from pioneers, so they are primary sources. Select some of the primary source quotes and some of the secondary quotes. Determine the central idea or each source.

> After they have read and discussed the quotes from the packet, they are going to create their historical head. The directions for this assignment are on the top of the historical head worksheet.
 * Historical Head Worksheet


 * Exit Slip
 * This could be written on the board and then they need to respond on a scrap piece of paper. "Identify one emotion the pioneer youth felt and support it with a primary source. You must name the person from which you got the information."

**Assessmen**t:

 * Exit Slip

**Teacher Resources**:
 
 * Stories of Young Pioneers Packet
 * Historical Head Worksheet

**Student Resources**:

 * Stories of Young Pioneers Packet
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Historical Head
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Scrap piece of paper for exit slip