Use this Louisiana Purchase reading activity to introduce Westward Expansion, to practice literacy skills, and to learn about the history of the United States! This resource is a piece to a larger WESTWARD EXPANSION unit. It provides clear student directions and is easy to assign for independent learning, but is also great to use for whole-class instruction and read alouds. If you like this 4-page student resource, it is included in a larger student workbook where you can find reading passages and reading skills activities about the Maya, Aztec, and Inca as well! Click Here for the full student workbook, or Click Here for an entire unit bundle that includes the workbook, lesson plans, an activity lapbook, PowerPoint and assessments!
Included:
- Three Reading Passages-
- Purchasing the Louisiana Territory
- Effects of the Louisiana Purchase
- Manifest Destiny
- Annotation Directions and a Vocabulary List
- A “What does my picture say?” Image Analysis Task
- A “Main Idea” Reading Skills Task
– Clear and simple student directions
– Images of a sample completed activity to use as reference
**This “Louisiana Purchase Close Reading” resource is part of an ENTIRE, NO-PREP, GOOGLE-COMPATIBLE Unit- CLICK HERE!
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Just looking for a student-centered, Google compatible Westward Expansion Student Workbook? CLICK HERE!
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