Trails & Destinations of the West

How to Plan Your Project About a Place

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13 The Cumberland Gap	Read an article about the Cumberland Gap, the trail that 100,000 pioneers took across the Appalachian Mountains.
All About the Oregon Trail	This site has pages on many topics: Why this is so important, Discoverers and Explorers, Leaving home forever, The Route West, Hardships, Camping, Buffalo, Native Americans, and more. The "Fantastic Facts" link takes you to some interesting tales!
Diary Entries	A diary page from a 13- year-old girl's diary and two from a woman's, as they traveled the Oregon Trail.
Oregon Trail Time Line	This timeline tells about events in the 25-year history of the trail.

ABOUT YOUR PROJECT ON THE WEST Planning a project for a computer program using words, sound, photos, and artwork is called STORYBOARDING. Storyboarding is deciding what belongs on each page (or 'card') of your project. Your project about a place in the history of the west needs to incude: A title page At least one map A description of the place. An explanation of what was significant about the place at that time in history: what happened there, who lived there or went there? A picture (or several) An ending page

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