Westward Expansion Research Report
Lesson 9 - Organizing Notes and Making a Table of Contents
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Ordering Your Paragraphs
1. Start by organizing your seven topics so that they are in chronological order (time). They should be in the order in which they happened. Use the timeline below to help you. Write down the order on a piece of paper. This will be the order you will write your topics in.
Make Your Table of Contents
2. Watch this video.
Table of Contents.mp43. Use the Westward Expansion Template (Remember: make a copy.) to make your table of contents. The topics should be placed in the correct chronological order that you decided on. Make your table of content on page 1. Follow the example.
Order Your Notes
4. Next, go through your notes for each topic. Think about the subtopics that are listed. What order do you think you want to include them in your paragraph. What is the best way to include them so your paragraph flows and is NOT just a list of facts. For example, for the Oregon Trail, what order would you want to do these subtopics, "what to bring", "trail life", "challenges"? Think about what would make the most sense and what would flow the best.
You will have 1 day to complete organizing your notes and making your table of contents.
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