Streams to the River Unit Study

Explore the internal journal of Sacagawea as she travels with Lewis and Clark through the Streams to the River, River to the Sea Unit Study. Based on the historical fiction narrative by Scott O'Dell, this unit provides reading comprehension and discussion questions, eight maps, vocabulary aids, suggested hands-on activities, literary analysis and more.

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Literature Study Based on Scott O'Dell's novel about Sacagawea

Student Guide AND Teacher's Answer Key Included
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Reading Comprehension Questions

With each chapter, students can test their knowledge about what they read. Our units use pointer questions which do more than just quiz the readers. They point to the literary elements to focus on character development, themes, symbols and other devices that are often missed in casual reading.

Vocabulary Bookmarks

Our Streams to the River vocabulary word lists provide words and definitions as bookmarks. Words are listed in the order they appear in the text so students follow along as they read.

Maps

You can't go on a journey without a map. We provide these eight maps of Sacagawea and the Corp of Discovery which correspond to the story:

• Geopolitical situation before the Lousiana Purchase (from the Author's Note)
• Hidatsa tribes near Fort Mandan
• Lousiana Purchase and USA borders
• Corp of Discovery westward journey
• Corp of Discovery eastward journey
• Louisiana Purchase, Mississippi River, Missouri River worksheet
• Lousiana Purchase and the Missouri Watershed
• Louisiana Purchase, Rocky Mountains, and the Great Divide

Action Plot Diagram

The action plot list summarizes the narrative chapter-by-chapter. Students identify the main action, then keep track of action points on their chart.

Unique Climax and Denouement

So what's the big deal with the action in this story? The climax ends the story, and the mental denouement circles back to the themes and the story's beginning.

A unique feature indeed for those who analyze the architecture of great-stories.

Extra Information

We provide INFORMATION BOXES to give students additional information on these topics:

• Pemmican
• Cataracts
• Number of people in the Corps
• North West Trading Company
• Leeches
• Great Falls
• Tidal Swells

Digging Deeper Discussion Questions

This book brings up these topics for students to explore:

• The role of culture in marriage
• Laws in non-literature societies
• Literary license in historical fiction
• Three types of historical fiction
• Contrast between O'Dell's climax and denouement and the historical account

Themes and Symbols

Themes in Streams to the River are analyzed throughout the narrative and reviewed with a Themes and Symbols word search. Relevant themes include:

Slavery vs freedom

Fate vs Free Will

Marriage and culture

Hardship

Native American Culture

Buy Streams to the River Unit Study

Literature Study Based on Scott O'Dell's novel about Sacagawea

Student Guide AND Teacher's Answer Key Included
$2.99 Download - 121 pages

Streams to the River, River to the Sea

Information on the historical fiction novel about Sacagawea by Scott O'Dell

Unit Study

121 page unit study with chapter activities

Maps

8 different maps of the Lewis & Clark Expedition

Vocabulary

Vocabulary lists for each chapter

Themes

Themes, symbolism, and literary analysis