Westward Expansion Research Report
Lesson 4 - Paraphrasing and Lewis and Clark
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Today you will start researching and taking notes on the Lewis and Clark.
You will use the research information below ONLY to collect your details. After you have exhausted the resources below, than, with parent permission, you may use Google or other resources to complete your notes, if necessary.
Take your notes on the attached Doc in Google classroom only. Do not forget to look for a fun fact as well.
Recommendations
Recommendations
- Do a split screen or have two tabs open to make it easier for you.
- Do a split screen or have two tabs open to make it easier for you.
- Remember do NOT copy anything directly, you should restate what you learned in your own words.
- Remember do NOT copy anything directly, you should restate what you learned in your own words.
- Do NOT use complete sentences. Use “caveman words”.
- Do NOT use complete sentences. Use “caveman words”.
- Keep in mind that you need enough notes to be able to write a good 5th grade paragraph.
- Keep in mind that you need enough notes to be able to write a good 5th grade paragraph.
- Read a section of the text or watch a portion of the video, pause to think about what is important, and write your notes.
- Read a section of the text or watch a portion of the video, pause to think about what is important, and write your notes.
- Use a structure to stay organized , like bullets
- Use a structure to stay organized , like bullets
Paraphrasing
Meaning - using your own words to express someone else's message or ideas.
When you paraphrase, you take the big ideas and put them into your own words. When paraphrasing, it's fine to use some of the same words, but not all of them. You obviously wouldn't want to change things like names, places, or dates as those are specific facts, but everything else should be in your own words.
Watch the two videos below to learn more about paraphrasing.
Paraphrasing techniques
Read your text/paragraph and ensure that you understand it.
Write down your ideas without looking at the original.
Use synonyms or change the word order of your sentence.
Compare with the original to see whether you are conveying the same meaning.
Now let’s try some paraphrasing:
Original: Symptoms of influenza include fever and nasal congestion.
Original: Symptoms of influenza include fever and nasal congestion.
Paraphrase: A stuffy nose and elevated temperature are signs you may have the flu.
Original: He has tons of stuff to throw away.
Original: He has tons of stuff to throw away.
Paraphrase: He needs to get rid of a lot of junk.
Original: Any trip to Italy should include a visit to Tuscany to sample the region's delicious food.
Original: Any trip to Italy should include a visit to Tuscany to sample the region's delicious food.
Paraphrase: Be sure to make time for a Tuscan food tasting experience when visiting Italy.
Before we start researching Lewis and Clark, let's first take a look at who they were.
Read The article.
Take the quiz.
Now, open the Lewis and Clark Research Notes, and use the resources below to start taking your notes. (Remember: make a copy.)
You will have 2 days to complete your research on Lewis and Clark. This is 2 days to take notes. You should not start writing your essay. Next, you will do the Gold Rush.
Passwords are on the bottom of the lesson 1 page.
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