This document explores Chief Joseph's Lincoln Hall Speech and challenges students to use creativity to explore the conflict from various points of view. A RAFT activity (Role, Audience, Format, Topic) allows students the opportunity to place themselves into historical context by personifying a character from Westward Expansion and creating their choice of document to reflect the issues of the time period.
Keywords: Nez Perce, Westward Expansion, Gifted Education, RAFT, Choice, Differentiation,