Lewis and Clark Journals
Observations in the Past
Leslie Knutson
Journal
Journals were important primary sources of the expedition. Writers must draw and describe the new things they see.
VIDEO about Lewis and Clark journals:
https://www.pbs.org/video/lewis-and-clark-interactive-clip-9-rwaca6/
Lewis’ and Clark’s Journals were important
The journals were so important that much information from these is still available to us online today, over 200 years after the journals were written.
https://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/images/plants_animals
Is this journal old or new? How do you know?
Lewis and Clark would draw…
And Describe…
What do you see?
How do you know?
Think about TRACKS!
What kind of animal do you think made each of these tracks ?
Compare and Contrast
How are these the same and different?
Matching
Practice
Practice speaking with a partner or to the class. Use this sentence frame to help.
“Today I saw a _____. I think it is (or is not) from the Lewis and Clark trail because _____.”