“ The Adventures of
Lewis & Clark as told by
_______”
Journals
Step One!
 Chose a character
 Meriwether Lewis
 William Clark
 Sacagawea
 The Army members of the Corps of Discovery
 Toussaint Charbonneau
 Jean-Baptiste
 Seaman (the Dog!) 
Step Two
 Create a MAP of your journey!
 And an Illustrated TIMELINE!
Maps!
Maps!
Illustrated Timeline
PROMPTS
 FOUR prompts total
 TWO Journal Entries for EACH prompt
PROMPT I- (two separate
entries each!)
 “THE ADVENTURES OF LEWIS & CLARK & THE
CORPS OF DISCOVERY.”
 Chose a character and write from their P.O.V.
 Using a journal format (entries note the day, month, and
year and are written in the first person format), describe
what happened to you and the other members of the
expedition. Try to be as accurate as possible about
names, places, events, animals you encounter, Native
American tribes you meet, and how you travel at
different stages of the journey. Don’t forget to include
battles, troubles on the rivers, dangerous animals, the
weather, food shortages, insects, and all the hardships of
the journey.
PROMPT II- (two separate
entries each!)
 “LETTERS HOME”
 Most Americans, including the men on the
expedition, had received little or no schooling.
Lewis had a few years at local schools, and Clark
may have been taught the basics of reading and
writing by his older brothers. Neither man had been
to college. Spelling and grammar had not been
standardized yet, so people often spelled words
different ways. The word mosquitoes is spelled 15
different ways in journals of the expedition. Usage
for periods, capitals, and commas varied as well.
PROMPT III- - (two
separate entries each!)
 “CULTURES ON THE MOVE”
 The Lewis & Clark Expedition involved many different
cultures meeting and reacting with each other. Each
Native American tribe had its own cultural heritage,
beliefs, reactions to new things, and behaviors. There
were also French fur trappers who lived with Native
Americans and often assumed some of the Native
American cultures. The members of the expedition were
usually English-speaking frontiersmen, many of whom
had experience in frontier and Native American conflicts.
York was unique. He was a black slave. Many Native
Americans had never seen a black man and they were
often fascinated with him.
PROMPT IV- - (two
separate entries each!)
 “SCIENCE & DISCOVERY” (“PLANTS &
ANIMALS”)
 Write two entries based on your observations about
the plants and animals you encounter. Your
descriptions should include colors, behaviors,
estimates measurements, shapes, and comparisons
to other plants and animals that you know. Include
a sketch of either an entire item or just specific parts
of the plant or animal.
 (Picture/Sketch for each of these two entries)