In this video, students are guided through an analysis of a piece of informational text about travelers on the Oregon Trail. The instructor shows how to use a graphic organizer to sequence the events and see how the main event, westward expansion, is developed throughout the text. [6:15]

Concepts

westward expansion

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Additional Tags

ccss.ela, oregon trail, ri.6.3, analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text, espark learning, espark learning: developing key events instructional video 6.ri.3, order, or sequence, of events

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Classroom Considerations

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Common Core

RI.6.3