The Donner Party of 1846

Donner Party

The Donner Party left Illinois for California in April 1846

— but just eight months later something caused, their

journey to descend into cannibalism.

Hapless-adj

Unfortunate

Unlucky,
Doomed, jinxed

lucky

Remedy-nCure or

treatment for a
disease or injury

Treatment, fix, disease

Plight-na

dangerous, difficult,
or unfortunate
situation

Predicament,
mess,
difficulty

Easy, a
breeze

Multiple Choice

Which situation could best be described as hapless?

• You and your family are on a free Disney vacation.

• You and your BFF are stuck upside down on the world's highest rollercoaster.

• You and a friend are going to the zoo for the day.

• You are staying up all night with your favorite cousin watching movies.

Multiple Choice

What is a remedy for a student that continually fails his/her science vocabulary quizzes?

• Beg Mrs. Hill for free answers.

• Blackmail Mrs. Hill for a better grade.

• Study your vocabulary a little bit every night.

Multiple Choice

Plight and hapless are similar words. This statement is

• True

• False

• Lies all lies

What is the text structure?

Comparison
Cause and effect
Problem and solution
Cause, problem and solution

Open Ended

What are two of the causes that led the Donner party to cannibalism?

Poll

Would you ever resort to cannibalism to survive?

• Yes

• NEVER

• Maybe, I can't say what I would do in that situation.

Write a main idea sentence using your stem under the
graphic organizer.

KAT SUMMARY

Use your main idea as a foundation for your summary. Add textual
support for each blank you filled-in on the main idea sentence stem.

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