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WHITMAN
MISSION NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE INTERPRETIVE THEMES
Our
park has eight primary themes. All educational programs done by the park
staff should address at least one of these themes:
- Marcus and Narcissa
Prentiss Whitman are memorialized for their courage, adventure and high
idealism, as shaped by their personalities, values, beliefs, and labor
while missionaries among the Cayuse Indians of Old Oregon.
- The mission, established
by Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, operated as a self-sufficient Protestant
Indian mission and school between 1836 and 1847.
- Cultural differences
between the Columbia Plateau Indians and the Euro-American missionaries
and subsequent American emigrants provide the context for the Whitmans'
deaths.
- The Whitmans'
association with the Oregon Trail and the development and cooperation
of the mission at Waiilatpu, resulted in the mission becoming a way
station along the trail.
- The killing of
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and eleven other people by the Waiilatpu
Band of the Cayuse Tribe at Whitman Mission was an important catalyst
in the establishment of the Oregon Territory by the U.S. Congress.
- The natural environment
of Waiilatpu affected the development and life at Whitman Mission.
- Whitman Mission
NHS is part of the National Park System and a component of the Oregon
National Historic Trail.
- The National Park
Service continues the natural and cultural preservation of the site
begun soon after the Whitmans' deaths.
WASHINGTON
ESSENTIAL ACADEMIC LEARNING REQUIREMENTS (EALR's)
A
few of the WA EALR's that are covered at the park include:
Reading:
3.
The student reads different materials for a variety of purposes.
Communication:
1.
The student uses listening and observation skills to gain understanding.
Social
Studies/History:
1.
The student examines and understands major ideas, eras, themes, developments,
turning points, chronology, and cause-and-effect relationships in U.S.,
world, and Washington State history.
Social
Studies/Geography:
2.
The student understands the complex physical and human characteristics
of places and regions.
3.
The student observes and analyzes the interaction between people, the
environment, and culture.
OREGON
EDUCATION STANDARDS
A
few of the Oregon curriculum goals, at the grade 5 benchmark level, that
will be addressed at Whitman Mission:
Social
Science/History:
- Era 4: Expansion
and Reform, 1801-1861
- Understand how
individuals changed or significantly influenced the course of U.S. History…
- State and Local
Common Curriculum Goals: Understand and interpret events, issues, and
developments in the history of one’s family, local community, and culture.
Social Science/Geography:
- Identify patterns
of migration and cultural interaction in the United States.
- Common Curriculum
Goals: Understand how differing points of view, self interests, and
global distribution of natural resources play a role in conflict over
territory.
Social Science
Analyses:
- Identify and study
two or more points of view on an event, issue, or problem.
English:
- Analyze and evaluate
information and form conclusions.
- Extend and deepen
comprehension by relating text to other texts, experiences, issues,
and events.
SUGGESTED
READING For
a more thorough list, please contact the park. Some of the books listed
below are available at the Whitman Mission Bookstore.
Also check your local bookstores and local libraries)
For teachers:
Marcus
and Narcissa Whitman and the Opening of Old Oregon, by Clifford M.
Drury
Oregon
Geographic Names, by Lewis A. McArthur and Lewis Ankeny
Washington State Place Names, by James W. Phillips
Shallow
Grave at Waiilatpu, by Erwin N. Thompson
The Letters of Narcissa Whitman and My Journal, by Narcissa
Prentiss Whitman.
The Great Command: The Story of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and the Oregon
Cuntry Pioneers, by Nard Jones.
Converting the West: a Biography of Narcissa Whitman, by Julie Roy
Jefferey
Juggernaut: The Whitman Massacre Trial, by Ronald B. Lansing
Whitman Massacre of 1847, Sager
The Cayuse Indians, by Robert H. Ruby and John A. Brown
Prairie Traveler, A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions, published
in 1859, by Randolph B. Marcy
For
students:
Stout-Hearted Seven, by Neta Frazier
Cobblestone Magazine — issues on Oregon Trail, Chief Joseph,
Mountain Men
Daily Life in a Covered Wagon by Paul Erikson
A
variety of books by Bobbie Kalman
If You Travelled West in a Covered Wagon, by Ellen Levine
Westward on the Oregon Trail, by Marian T. Place
Discover the Oregon Trail, by Bobbie Salts
The Story of the Oregon Trail, by R. Conrad Stein.
…
and many more
TEACHER
WORKSHOPS
Whitman
Mission offers several teacher workshops, a few of which may also be offered
in other nearby communities. They include:
- Whitman Mission
NHS and the Classroom
- Project WET
- Project Learning
Tree
- Project WILD
- Project Archaeology
For
more information on these workshops, to sign up on our mailing list, or
for the dates of upcoming workshops, please check out the Whitman Mission
Workshop website:
http://www.nps.gov/whmi/educate/workshop.htm
or
call us at (509) 522-6357.
 Fieldtrip
Worksheet for Chaperones
Thank you for
agreeing to be a chaperone today with this class's visit to Whitman
Mission National Historic Site. These guidelines are meant to provide
you and your students with a safe and educational visit. Fill out
this sheet and keep it with you during the day.
Rules
for students:
- No
food, drinks, or chewing gum indoors.
- No
climbing on indoor or outdoor exhibits
such
as the mannequins, wagon, and fences.
- Stay
on the path in areas of native grasses.
- No
collection of anything, including living or
dead plant and animal matter, or geologic
or archaeological items.
- Put
all garbage in trash cans.
- No
harassing, harming, or feeding the wildlife.
- Please
walk while on the trail up and down the hill.
- Do
not touch exhibits in museum.
- Do
not lean on or write on top of museum cases.
- Be
respectful of each other, of the rangers, of your
chaperone and teacher, and other visitors.
- Any
other applicable rules from your classroom.
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Guidelines
for Chaperones
- Keep
a list of all of the students in your group (including notes
on any student with special needs).
- Know
the rules for students.
- Be
aware at all times where your students are located.
- Know
what your day's schedule is.
- Know
where the class first aid kit is.
- Know
your teacher's name.
- Keep
control of students — remove students who are disruptive
during programs.
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Name of School:_________________________
Name of teacher:________________________
List of students:
1. __________________ 7.
__________________ 14. __________________
2. __________________ 8. __________________ 15.
__________________
3. __________________ 9.
__________________ 16.
__________________
4. __________________ 10.
__________________ 17.
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5. __________________ 11.
__________________ 18.
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6. __________________ 12.
__________________ 19.
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Schedule
of the day's plan:
Depart
School:
Arrive
at Whitman Mission NHS:
Depart
from Whitman Mission NHS:
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Lunch:
Other
activities of the day:
Arrive
back at school:
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