Teachers, save “Oregon Trail - Why come to Oregon?” to assign it to your class.

Today we will learn about the reasons people moved west to Oregon. First we will read the teacher slides and the 5 ways and reasons people chose to become pioneers. Next, we will review the pros and cons of choosing to leave your home and move west to Oregon. Lastly, you will answer two opinion questions while using evidence from our teacher slides included in this activity. 1. Read and review the teacher slides 2. Use the tool to respond to the questions on the last 3 slides. Remember to write in complete sentences and use evidence from the readings to support your opinion. 3. WOW work? 4. when done.