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Lewis and Clark Revisited Magazine Article Introducing the Selection Informational Text Focus: Structural Patterns of Text Writing Skills Focus Feature Menu

Lewis and Clark Revisited How do you evaluate articles about the past?

Lewis and Clark Revisited Introducing the Selection More than 200 years ago, President Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis to explore and map out the Louisiana Territory. At the time, Americans knew very little about that region and its land.

In 2003, a group of people decided to reenact the journey of Lewis and Clark. The group wanted to celebrate the original expedition and sample a taste of what the two men experienced. The reenactors set out to rediscover a landscape that had changed greatly since Lewis and Clark made their journey 200 years earlier. [End of Section] Lewis and Clark Revisited Introducing the Selection

A careful reader would critique, or judge, such a text harshly because it had an illogical structural pattern. Imagine that “Lewis and Clark: Into the Unknown” presented the details of the expedition in this order: Lewis and Clark Revisited Informational Text Focus: Structural Patterns of Text Lewis and Clark hire Sacagawea and her husband as translators. Jefferson chooses Lewis to lead an expedition into the west. Jefferson wants to encourage westward expansion. 1st2nd 3rd

As written, “Lewis and Clark: Into the Unknown” does have a clear structural pattern. Lewis and Clark Revisited Informational Text Focus: Structural Patterns of Text It is organized in chronological order, or the order in which the events occurred. Lewis and Clark hire Sacagawea and her husband as translators. Jefferson chooses Lewis to lead an expedition into the west. Jefferson wants to encourage westward expansion. 1st 2nd 3rd

The chronological structure of “Lewis and Clark: Into the Unknown” helps readers identify Lewis and Clark Revisited Informational Text Focus: Structural Patterns of Text the writer’s main ideas the reasons Lewis and Clark are important historical figures Lewis and Clark hire Sacagawea and her husband as translators. Jefferson chooses Lewis to lead an expedition into the west. Jefferson wants to encourage westward expansion. 1st 2nd 3rd

Comparing is about finding similarities. Contrasting is about finding differences. “Lewis and Clark Revisited” uses a different structural pattern: compare-and-contrast. Lewis and Clark Revisited Informational Text Focus: Structural Patterns of Text

The compare-and-contrast structural pattern supports the meaning of the text. Lewis and Clark Revisited Informational Text Focus: Structural Patterns of Text “Lewis and Clark Revisited” discusses the similarities and differences between a historical reenactment of the events Lewis and Clark’s expedition

Lewis and Clark Revisited Informational Text Focus: Structural Patterns of Text Into Action: Use a chart like the one below to critique “Lewis and Clark Revisited.” Why is the compare-and- contrast structural pattern effective? [End of Section] What is the main idea? “Lewis and Clark Revisited” What details support the main idea? How effective is the author’s use of structural patterns? My critique: How well is the main idea developed?

Preparing for Timed Writing As you read the selection, look for transitional words and phrases that signal that ideas are being compared or contrasted. Lewis and Clark Revisited Writing Skills Focus While Lewis and Clark had.... On the one hand.... / On the other hand.... However, in the reenactment.... Now, Americans are.... [End of Section]

Vocabulary

Lewis and Clark Revisited Vocabulary commemorate v.: honor the memory of. mimicking v. used as adj.: imitating; copying. resembles v.: looks like.

When we commemorate a special event, we remember and honor what took place. Lewis and Clark Revisited Vocabulary What are some events you commemorate each year? How do you honor what took place? On your birthday, family and friends commemorate the day you were born.

Lewis and Clark Revisited Vocabulary a.work as usual b.have a special dinner c.watch television Linda and Arturo were married on a beautiful summer day in June How might they commemorate that day?

Lewis and Clark Revisited Vocabulary a.work as usual b.have a special dinner c.watch television Linda and Arturo were married on a beautiful summer day in June How might they commemorate that day?

LeShawn was annoyed because his little brothers were mimicking him, copying the way he dressed. What else would show that LeShawn’s brothers were mimicking him? Lewis and Clark Revisited Vocabulary When someone is mimicking you, that person imitates the way you speak or act.

Is the word mimicking used correctly in the following sentence? Lewis and Clark Revisited Vocabulary At the costume party, everyone had fun mimicking their favorite characters from movies or books. People at a costume party dress up to imitate other people. Mimicking is used correctly in the sentence.

You may hear someone say that a boy resembles, or looks like, his father. Lewis and Clark Revisited Vocabulary Although fraternal twins may not look alike, identical twins always resemble each other. Whom would you like to resemble? Why?

Lewis and Clark Revisited Vocabulary a.flattered b.insulted c.depressed Rosa thought her mother was beautiful. When a neighbor told Rosa that she resembled her mother, the little girl felt ____________.

Lewis and Clark Revisited Vocabulary a.flattered b.insulted c.depressed Rosa thought her mother was beautiful. When a neighbor told Rosa that she resembled her mother, the little girl felt ____________.

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QuickWrite

Lewis and Clark Revisited QuickWrite How much do you know about the country you live in? Record five facts about the history and geography of the United States.

Build Background

“Lewis and Clark Revisited” compares a historical reenactment, or re-creation of a historical event, to the actual historical event. Lewis and Clark Revisited Some reenactments focus on a specific event, such as a battle or expedition. Others try to create an accurate portrait of a past period. Build Background

Lewis and Clark Revisited All reenactments create a living history, bringing the past to life for both the participants and the audiences. Build Background [End of Section] Viewers can enjoy reenactments by visiting them in person, reading about them in magazines, or following Internet updates on them.

Read with a Purpose

Lewis and Clark Revisited Magazine Article Read with a Purpose Read the article to find out how a modern group of adventurers followed in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark.