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I wonder,
I noticed,
It was
interesting to
me that...
4th Grade
Responses to
Patty Reed’s Doll
Chapter 1
Background Info:
• Springfield, Illinois, 1846
• Patty and her family were going on an
exciting, and perhaps frightening,
journey.
• Reed Family and Donner Family will be
traveling together.
• 14 children on the journey.
Chapter 1
Assignment:
• Draw a picture of the Palace Car and glue it to your folder cover.
• Write a paragraph about how you would have felt if you were in the Reed Family.
• List things you would need to survive a move out west in a covered wagon as a pioneer.
Chapter 2
Background Info:
• The First Night Out
• Fixing dinner.
• Patty Reed = 8 years old
• Tommy & Jimmy Reed = Patty’s younger brothers
• Leanna Donner = 12 years old
• Puss and Elitha Donner = 14 years old
Chapter 2
Assignment:
• Take notes on what happened in this chapter.
• Who was “Grandma?” Why did she want to go on
this trip?
Chapter 3
Background Info:
• From Springfield To Independence
• Grandma had “Western Fever.”
• April 1846.
• Playing with dolls, playing hide-the-thimble, pressing flowers, sketching.
Chapter 3
Assignment:
• In what arrangement did the people put the
wagons on the first night? Why do you think they
did this?
• Where did Patty keep Dolly at night?
• What were some of Patty’s chores in the morning
before they left?
• How did Grandma keep busy while traveling?
Chapter 4
Background Info:
• Independence, Missouri.
• Shopping in town.
• Meeting Indians in Independence.
• Meeting Mr. Thornton and the Bogg
Family, trying to get with Colonel
Russell’s California Company.
Chapter 4
Assignment:
• What were some of the items Mr. and Mrs. Reed
bought for the family in Independence?
• How were the Indians in Independence different
from the ones in Grandma’s stories?
• **Draw a picture showing something from this
chapter.**
chapter 5
Background Info:
• Out On The Prairie.
• Many, many wild flowers.
• Suddenly, rain hits!
• Having dessert of strawberries and cream.
Chapter 5
Assignment:
• What did Patty compare the prairie to?
• How did the wagons get across the river?
Chapter 6
Background Info:
• Colonel Russell’s Company
• Singing together.
• Traveling between Kansas River and
Soldier’s Creek.
• Traveling 6 miles a day, when they
should be traveling 10 miles a day.
• Kaw Indians followed the wagons for
several days.
Chapter 6
Assignment:
• How did they get the wagons across the creek when
there were steep banks?
• Why do you think the Kaw Indians seem so hungry
and eager to accept anything offered to them?
Chapter 7
Background Info:
• On The Banks Of The Big Blue
• The Reed Family had some sadness in this chapter.
• Grandma Sarah Keyes passed away.
Chapter 7
Assignment:
• What happened to make the Reed Family sad?
• Write a paragraph summarizing this chapter.
Chapter 8
Background Info:
• The Valley Of The Platte
• Pioneers reach the Platte River area.
• June 1846.
• Mr. Reed was worried about the Pawnee
Indians.
• Mackinaw boats on the river, post office.
• Prairie dog villages, few trees.
Chapter 8
Assignment:
• What did Jimmy want to catch for his mama?
• What did the pioneers give to the mountain men to
carry back home to their relatives?
Chapter 9
Background Info:
• Fourth Of July At Fort Laramie
• Many buffalo.
• Pioneers celebrating the 4th of July with a parade and singing of The Star-Spangled Banner.
• Sioux Indians camped on the plains.
Chapter 9
Assignment:
• How did Puss scare the Siouxs away?
Chapter 10
Background Info:
• The Rocky Mountains
• Getting tired. Mosquitoes & buffalo gnats stings.
• California bound travelers had 2 choices:
• Go to Fort Hall and turn south
• Take the new Hastings Cutoff
• Mr. Reed trusted what Mr. Hastings had told the
pioneers about the Hastings Cutoff.
• The pioneers finally reached the summit of the
Rocky Mountains.
Chapter 10
Assignment:
• Why was the journey becoming more difficult?
• How many miles would the cutoff save?
Chapter 11
Background Info:
• Fort Bridger
• July 1846.
• This cutoff will save the travelers 350 miles.
• Milt’s buckskin hunting suit.
Chapter 11
Assignment:
• Draw a picture of Milt and Mr. Reed in their new
clothes.
Chapter 12
Background Info:
• The Hastings Cutoff
• August 1846.
• Steep hillsides and narrow ravines.
• They are at Weber Canyon when they
find a letter from Mr. Hastings.
• The Hastings needed to make some
decisions here - Weber Canyon is
impossible to go through.
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Chapter 12
Assignment:
• What did Mr. Hastings’ letter say about the trail
ahead?
• What did the men, women, and children do for the
next nine days?
Chapter 13
Background Info:
• The Valley Of The Great Salt Lake
• 36 miles in 21 days. Not good.
• Questioning how trustworthy Mr. Hastings has been.
Chapter 13
Assignment:
• How would you have felt at this point in your
journey?
Chapter 14
Background Info:
• The Salt Desert
• Traveling more than 40 miles across the
salt desert.
• Dolly was feeling really hot in Patty’s
pocket.
• Seeing mirages.
• Losing cattle due to thirst.
• Leaving some wagons behind.
Chapter 14
Assignment:
• What did the children do to cool their mouths?
• How did Patty feel when she left her dolls in the
desert?
Chapter 15
Background Info:
• Along The Mary’s River
• October 1846.
• Teamster dies from knife wound when
Mr. Reed was defending himself. Mr.
Reed banished from the group.
• There were signs the Reed Family found
along the way that reassured them that
Mr. Reed was all right.
Chapter 15
Assignment:
• What happened in the struggle between Mr.
Graves and Mr. Reed?
• What would you have done to Mr. Reed?
Chapter 16
Background Info:
• The Truckee
• Uncle George Donner and the others
were happy when they reached the
Truckee River area.
• Help came from Mr. McCutcheon and
Mr. Stanton who had been to Sutter’s
Fort.
• Patty and Jimmy ride with Salvador, the
Indian.
Chapter 16
Assignment:
• What happy news did the Reed family receive?
• Why did Mr. Stanton advise the pioneers to travel
slowly through the Valley of the Truckee?
• Draw a picture of what you think the Truckee
River looks like. Include the Sierra Nevada
Mountains in your picture.
Chapter 17
Background Info:
• The Sierra Nevadas
• Snow beginning to fall.
• Meeting the Breen Family in an old cabin.
• Can’t get to the summit.
• Hungry children get a Christmas dinner.
• Deaths.
Patrick Breen
Chapter 17
Assignment:
• What was making the travel so difficult at this time?
• Describe the Reed’s Christmas dinner.
Chapter 18
Background Info:
• Rescue
• 7 Rescuers told the Reeds news about
California - now part of the United
States.
• Patty and Tommy go back to the cabin,
as they were too weak to cross the
mountain.
• Papa comes to rescue others, with sugar
cakes. It had been 5 months since they
had seen papa. Mother is waiting for
their return at Sutter’s Fort.
Chapter 18
Assignment:
• Why was Patty’s father delayed in his attempts to
rescue his family?
• What did Patty’s father have in his mitten that
saved Patty’s life?
Chapter 19
Background Info:
• Sutter’s Fort
• Reaching Sutter’s Fort.
• 40-mile journey from Bear valley to Sutter’s Fort.
• 1 year since they had left Springfield.
• Donner Girls now orphans.
Chapter 19
Assignment:
• What almost happened to Dolly?
• Where did Patty keep Dolly when she was a grown
woman?
• What did Patty say that Dolly must do for future
generations?
Book versus Video:
(compare and contrast)
www.donnerpartydiary.com/JUL46.HTM
The emigrants who would later form the Donner Party traveled from the Platte River near Laramie Peak, in what is now eastern Wyoming to Bridger's Fort in what is now southwestern Wyoming.