Vocabulary
means to give up something completely
Abandon
What is the genre of The Overlanders
Historical Fiction
For 2 extra beans..... Explain what historical fiction means
The illustration shows the belongings/treasures people had to abandon along their journey.
Two extra beans: Explain why people had to abandon their belongings during their long journey.
A boat or other craoft that carries things across a narrow body of water
Ferry
Who is the narrator or the text?
Ellie
Two Extra Beans: Justify how you know that Ellie is the narrator
A wooden frame consisting of a long, curved bar fitted with two hoops to which two work animals are joined. Also called a harness.
Yoke
According to page 358, explain is causing so many people to leave their homes and head west.
Gold was discovered in the west.
For two extra beans: Explain why people would move west in search for gold.
Measures of land that are equal to 43,500 feet
Acre
On page 360, Ellie describes her day on the trail. Summarize theevents that happen in sequence during the 2 week journey.
2 extra beans: What is Ellie's favoriet part of the day?
territory
According to page 362, what did Pa trade with the group of Pawnee?
He traded bacon for moccasins for Ellie.
2 beans: What caused Pa to trade bacon for new moccasins?