This week in History we began learning about the expedition of Lewis and Clark. These two men were hired to set out and explore the new territory of America and to seek a specific passage. Although they did not find the passage because it did not exist, they discovered many new things while exploring this territory. By participating as a class on an online game on the projector, we learned many dangerous obstacles Lewis and Clark had to face on their journey including bears, storms, indians, and illness. We finished the week by learning about the British Invasion Plan during the war. The British bombedWashington D.C, but their plan was stopped at the Great :Lakes and in New Orleans.
This week in English we continued to read Into The Wild. So far I really like this book. We learn very early in the book that Chris dies in the abandoned bus of starvation and his body is found by hikers. This part of the story really interested me because it made me want to learn more about Chris's life and what provoked him to live so dangerously out in the wild when he had such a good life at home. Besides his problems with his parents, Chris lived a really good life in society. He had plenty of friends and was a smart kid with a bright future ahead of him, so what made him throw all that away?
A connection I could make this week between history and english class was that the journey of Chris Mccandless into the wild was much like th journey of Lewis and Clark into the Unknown. Both journeys were by foot, and both had to face many obstacles along the way. A difference between these two journeys is that Chris had many oppurtunities to make his journey easier, but did not take them while Lewis and Clark took every chance they could to ensure their own survival and make the trip short and easy.
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