_______Level C: Choose the activities that you want to do for a total of 40 points. * Quality Work Only!

Assignment	Possible	Teacher Signature	Earned
1. Find 20 words that are new to you. Write out the words, a definition and a drawing or symbol to help you remember the meaning of the word. Use the context of the word from the book to help you.	10
2. Draw a cartoon of one of your favorite scenes in the book. Color and mount on construction paper or posterboard.	10
3. Cut out magazine pictures to make a collage reflecting the people, places and events in the book.	10

4. Complete a venn diagram comparing and contrasting two main characters in the story. List at least eight things in each category.	10
5. Fill out a graphic organizer. This may be done three times. 5 points each	15
6. Make a baseball card style card featuring one of the characters in the book. The front of the card is a picture and the back contains ten facts about the character.	5

________Level B: Choose projects and complete for a max of 30 points * Quality Work Only!

Assignment	Possible	Teacher Signature	Earned
1. Design a brochure or pamphlet advertising Oregon. Convince people to make the journey despite the dangers. Use the book and other material from class to find information.	10
2. Rewrite one chapter that we've read so far. Make significant changes to the plot. Must be at least one typed page or two nicely hand written pages in length.	20
3. Design and make a book cover. On the back, include a written summary of the parts of the book that you've read so far. Use at least three different mediums of art on the cover.	10
4. Create a Power Point presentation of the parts of the story you've read so far. Include at least 6 frames.	10
5. Make a comic strip using one of the animals as the main character. What did the animals think about this trip? What is their perspective? Include at least 10 sections in the strip. Color and mount on construction paper.	15
6. Fill out a graphic organizer using the material from chapters 10-16	5

________Level A: Choose one assignment and complete for 20 points. *Quality Work Only!

Assignment	Possible	Teacher Signature	Earned
Write a five paragraph literary essay about an approved topic involving the book. Bibliography must be included on a separate page. Use your Write Source book pages 175- 181 as a resource to help you.	20
2. Research one of the people who traveled the Oregon Trail. Write a five paragraph expository essay about him / her. Bibliography must be included on a separate page. Use your Write Source book pages 175- 181 as a resource to help you.	20
3. Some parts of Utah have been designated as National Parks. These areas have specific rules governing the use of ATV's, bicycles, cars, and even cattle and sheep grazing possibilities. Is it right that our state has many areas that are governed by the U.S. government? Why or why not?	20