The following lesson plans enable you to engage students with primary sources related to the Western Expansion of the United States in the 19th century.
These lessons all follow the Spiral Question Format. Spiral questions guide students from lower- to higher-level critical thinking skills so that they become comfortable and adept at analyzing primary sources. There are three levels to spiral questions: description, interpretation, and analysis.
Look HERE for instructions to guide you in creating your own Spiral Questions for primary sources.
The teacher-created lessons below include instructions, primary sources, and Spiral Question worksheets, among other materials, you can use in your classroom immediately.
Grade 4
Impact of European Settlers on Ohio
Grade 5
Grade 8
Petition to Ohio Governor Huntington from Chief Tarhe
Grade 8 Intervention
Getting There: Settling the West
