By: Rachel 

Descriptive

 My new Oregon Trail game  is  educatiional. The CD is purple w/white letters. The cover is violet w/ black letters. When you have Oregon Trail in the computer, the background is yellow. The people look very real .All of the people have black, yellow, brown, or orange hair. When someone in your wagon gets sick, they lay on the ground under blankets. The object of the game is to get to Oregon City (or wherever youíre going.) Also, you donít want to run out of money, because then the game is over. When your family is sick, you have to make sure that they get better; otherwise, theyíll die.

Expository

    Oregon Trail is very easy to play. First, you install it. Then, you click RUN. Next, you type in your name, choose what job you have, and how many people are coming on your wagon. Then, you will go into town, and get all your supplies. Now youíre ready to go on your adventure. Sometimes, your teammates (the people with you) might get sick and these choices will pop up: Keep Going, Slow the Pace, Give them medicine, or Rest for a while. Then, you choose out of those choices what you would like to do. Once you reach your destination, the game is over. Thatís how to play Oregon Trail.

Narrative

    When I first played Oregon Trail, I was never able to get to the end, but, when I started to do things differently, I finally got there. But once I got there, the computer froze, so we had to turn the computer On & Off, On & Off. Then, when we got it to work, we found out that in order to play it, we would have to Install it, and that would have taken about 15 minutes and that was how much time we had left before we had to go home. That was my Oregon Trail experience.

Persuasive

    My new Oregon Trail (computer game) helps you learn. It has real life situations. They include, lightning storms, crossing a river/ frozen river, someone getting sick, someone dying, running out of food, getting sprayed by a skunk, etcÖ As a user of this product for many years, I know for sure that it is the best game in Tempe, Arizona. According to a survey of 500 children, they all said that it was the best game around town. Toby Mac (a singer) says, ìWhen I was a kid, I played Oregon Trail in school, and understood a lot more about Pioneer history.î Oregon Trail also lets you have fun with history. Because of its good graphics and amazing sounds, youíre sure to enjoy Oregon Trail the first time you play it. I know I did. Thatís why it helps you learn. Thatís why buying Oregon Trail is an important decision.