Dramatizing+SS

Dramatizing Social Studies **Script for Dramatizing Social Studies** - **8.3.4.C:** Explain how continuity and change in U.S. history have influenced personal development and identity. - **8.3.4.D:** Distinguish between conflict and cooperation among groups and organization that impacted the history and development of the United States. [|**http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3PJjdcL6cQ**] [|**http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDEn9P9_S-s**] [|**http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eqGmM6ze2s**] //Lewis and Clark Expedition// Narrator: The Indians received a medal, a military coat, and a cocked hat. This exchange was loaded with tension and hostility. //(Angry Indians dancing threateningly)// //(as a response, Clark draws his sword)// //(aims a cannon at the fast approaching Indians)// //(Sioux Indians begin to retreat)// [] [|**http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDEn9P9_S-s**] (Lewis converses with Indian) He said he will take us to his chief! Let’s go! (They go off to see the chief in his teepee) []
 * Activity Title:** //Lewis and Clark Expedition//
 * Group Members:** Catherine Murray, Ashley Moffett, Shayne Whitten, Chris Brode, Megan Wollett, and Danielle Rohrer
 * PA Standards:**
 * NCSS Themes:** United States History
 * Subject Area:** History
 * Grade Level:** 4th
 * Time:** 10 minutes
 * __Script:__**
 * Characters:** 2 Narrators, Lewis, Clark, Charbonneau,and Sacajawea.
 * Setting:** The American West
 * Props:** Canoe, medal, crocked hat, sward, Indian headdress and map.
 * Music:**
 * Activity:**
 * Narrator:** In 1803, President Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark westward to find a water route to the Pacific. Another task for Lewis and Clark was to befriend the vicious Sioux tribe of the Great Plains. Lewis and Clark were veterans of the Indian War from Virginia. Their journey was expected to lead them to wooly mammoths, active volcanoes, and rich natural resources. They began their journey from St. Louis, Missouri on May 20, 1803. Their group was referred to as the Corps of Discovery and included almost 50 men.
 * Lewis:** Let’s get a move on men; we have lots of ground to cover in a short amount of time.
 * Clark:** We are beginning our journey on the Missouri River; make sure to keep a lookout for Indians.
 * Lewis:** WE have been traveling for 2 months and have yet to meet and Indian. In the 600 miles that we have already traveled, I thought that we would have run into tribes of them.
 * Narrator:** During the journey, Clark was most often the navigator while Lewis went ashore to study rock formations, the soil, and the plants and animals.
 * Clark:** Goodness gracious, look at all of the Indians Lewis!
 * Narrator:** In early August, a party of Oto and Missouri Indians arrived at the camp. The encounter went well, with each side exchanging pleasant greetings and gifts.
 * Lewis:** I can only hope that the Sioux are as friendly as our new acquaintances.
 * Narrator:** By the end of August, the Corps of Discovery had reached the edge of the Great Plains, otherwise known as Sioux territory. The Great Plains were rich in elk, deer, buffalo, and beavers.
 * Clark:** By golly, here come some Sioux Indians!
 * Lewis:** Let’s hope that they will be as friendly as the other ones.
 * Clark:** Hopefully after we exchange gifts with them, they will be more friendly toward us.
 * Lewis:** Well, that didn’t go over so well…any suggestions Clark?
 * Clark:** If they are so eager to fight, we won’t disappoint them.
 * Lewis:** But President Jefferson wanted us to make peace with them.
 * Clark:** I’d rather not be killed for peace.
 * Lewis:** Well, I’m on your side
 * Clark:** Well, that was easy!
 * Lewis:** I had no doubts in our ability…nice work friend.
 * Narrator:** With the first serious crisis diverted, the expedition began to prepare for winter, knowing that they were leaving a potential enemy behind them. Even though the expedition had failed to deliver friendly encounters with the Sioux, the men decided that there would be other chances to make impressions on the Indians. The crew builds Fort Mandan out of logs in order to survive the winter. During this slow time, they repaired equipment, traded with the friendly Indians, and hunted for buffalo. This is the time where they hired their interpreter, Toussaint Charbonneau, who was a French-Canadian fur trapper living among the Indians. His slave/wife, Sacagawea, was a Shoshone who recently had a baby Jean-Baptiste. Sacagawea did not speak any English, but could be communicated with through Charbonneau. She was captured from the Shoshone when she was a child, and helped the group with survival skills and finding paths that she remembered as a child.
 * Charbonneau:** It is now March. The snow is done; let us sail on the Missouri now the ice is broken. Sacagawea showed you what you needed to accomplish, did you do it?
 * Lewis:** We have six dugout canoes, and two larger boats that are loaded with supplies and equipment.
 * Clark:** I have the maps ready; let’s go where no American has gone before!
 * Sacajawea:** We must be careful of bears; they are coming out of hibernation, so get your guns ready. The Indians only have bows and arrows, so you are at an advantage compared to them.
 * Narrator:** In May, the expedition was almost stopped in its tracks when a sudden gust of wind tipped a vessel over. Thank goodness for Sacajawea, who saved the papers.
 * Lewis:** Gosh, that was a close one! So glad we packed the boat tightly and didn’t lose anything. Right Clark?
 * Clark:** Oh yes, thank goodness for our good sense.
 * Sacajawea:** Oh, please you didn’t do anything. At least we are almost off the river and almost to the Rocky Mountains, where we won’t have to worry about your “packing” skills.
 * Narrator:** By June, Lewis and Clark had split up to try to conquer the Rocky Mountains. They each had taken people with them.
 * Lewis:** Oh my goodness!! I found the Great Falls of the Missouri River! There are 5 separate falls, not just one like the Indians said. Going around the falls is going to be harder than we originally thought. I can’t wait until Clark joins me, since two heads are going to be needed to tackle this problem.
 * Clark:** Lewis, I cannot believe that you were the first white man to see the Great Falls of the Missouri River! This is going to be the hardest part of the journey thought…all these waterfalls are going to add at least a month to our journey.
 * Narrator:** As the expedition became closer and closer to tackling the Rocky Mountains, they realized that they would need horses in order to complete the tasks. They knew that Sacajawea’s people, the Shoshone, had a lot of horses.
 * Lewis:** It’s an Indian! A Shoshone on horseback!
 * Charbonneau:** Be careful how you approach him, I heard rumors of your encounter with the Sioux and would hate to witness it for myself.
 * Clark:** Relax Charbonneau, Lewis has excellent communication skills
 * Lewis:** I’m going to talk to him
 * Sacagawea:** I don’t know if I want to go…I haven’t seen my people in so long. I might be unwelcomed.
 * Charbonneau:** Just come, you will allow us to have a better reception with them.
 * Clark:** Let’s go before he changes his mind!
 * Sacajawea:** Cameahwait? Is it really you?
 * Charbonneau:** Sacajawea, you know him?
 * Sacajawea:** He is my brother!
 * Lewis and Clark whispering to each other:** Good, we can get a good trade using Sacajawea’s connections!
 * Narrator:** The captains and the chief began bargaining for horses, with Sacagawea translating. Without the horses, their chances of reaching the Pacific ocean were not likely. Clark ended up paying with a knife, pistol, and a hundred rounds of ammunition for a single horse. The captains also learned that there was a trail that led across the Continental Divide. The trail was mainly used by the Nez Perce, who lived on the other side of the Rockies.
 * Charbonneau:** We need to start moving as soon as possible. Let’s take this “deal” and begin our journey. I have also heard rumors of the trail leading across the Continental Divide and would love to see if is true.
 * Sacajawea:** I am hesitant to go with you. I am torn between my two families: my brother and Charbonneau. However, I did make a promise to help guide you, so I will come along. Let’s go at once, I do not want to waste time.
 * Narrator:** Snow began to fall as the expedition set off toward the Continental Divide. Game was scarce and food supplies were running low. The expedition reached the divide and passed over the other side, down into the Bitterroot Valley. Here, the group met a band of Flathead Indians and bought more horses.
 * Charbonneau:** I do not think that we are going to make it across this section. Our food is running so low; we might have to eat a horse!
 * Lewis:** We will be fine, keep moving.
 * Clark:** I am going to eat a horse…let’s eat 3!
 * Narrator:** Sure enough, the party did eat 3 of their horses. Once they emerged from the mountains in early October, they found the Nez Perce, who gave them dried fish and roots. They then set up a camp on the banks of the Clearwater River, which is a branch of the Snake River, which is a branch of the Columbia River.
 * Charbonneau:** This looks like the perfect place to blast through the mountains to create and easier path.
 * Clark: ** I agree Charbonneau, this is the perfect place. The Rockies are behind us, and the Pacific is in front of us.
 * Lewis:** Let’s hollow 5 dugouts, to prepare for the blasting. Once this is finished, we can go sail down the Clearwater River.
 * Narrator:** With the help of the current, the corps rode the Clearwater. The party reached the Snake River on October 10, then the Columbia six days later. They paused to rest and meet the local Indians.
 * Clark:** In one Indian village, they have 10,000 pound of dried salmon.
 * Lewis:** These people sure are stocked and prepared for the winter. WE could learn from them.
 * Sacajawea:** They have had many generations to prepare and generate knowledge of the winter, I would be surprised if they weren’t so prepared.
 * Charbonneau:** Let’s head down the Columbia River, and try to avoid the roughest spots in the Cascades Mountains, which will be the last mountain range that stands between us and the Pacific.
 * Clark:** I can see the ocean! It’s beautiful.
 * Lewis:** Are you serious? That isn’t the ocean, it’s the Columbia River, we are still approximately 20 miles from the coast.
 * Charbonneau:** You are seeing the estuary of the Columbia, where the fresh waters mix with the salty ones from the ocean. I would not be surprised if we get stuck in some pretty major storms; lots of rolling waters, high winds, and damaging rains that could hold us here for 3 weeks.
 * Narrator:** By the middle of November, they made it to the Pacific. By November of 1806, they made it back to the St. Louis and gave President Jefferson all sorts of information on the American West.