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Chapter 1: "The Stowaways"
Read "The Discovery at Sutter's Mill".
Read page 145 in My World.
Read page 145 in My World.
How Did the Gold Rush Begin?
- Read page 227 in your Reflections textbook. Write the most important/main idea as your topic sentence. Please include the setting.
- How did the Gold Rush begin? Add one quote from Sam Brannon as your first key idea.
- Explain what a gold rush is - page 227.
- Read pages 10-11 of "The Discovery at Sutter's Mill". Add one quote from James Marshall as a supporting detail sentence.
- Read the first sentence on page 228. Turn this into key idea #2.
- Supporting detail #1: combine sentences two and three.
- Were most of the 49ers men or women? Most of the 49ers were...
- Conclusion: A conclusion restates your topic sentence and summarizes your paragraph. Combine the most important ideas in the first paragraph on page 145 in My World.
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The California Gold Rush was caused by the discovery of gold by James Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California on January 24, 1848. James Marshall showed some gold flakes to a worker. "What is it?" asked the worker. "Gold, I know it to be nothing else," Marshall replied. James Marshall made the discovery in the Sierra Nevada foothills, "As I was taking my usual walk, my eye was caught by something shining ... I reached down and picked it up; it made my heart thump, for I felt certain it was gold." The Gold Rush (a huge movement of people) began when Sam Brannan ran through the streets of San Francisco shouting, "Gold, gold from the American River." Gold fever spread throughout the country when President James K. Polk announced that gold had been discovered in California. His proclamation led to the mass migration of over 90,000 forty-niners to the goldfields of California to seek their fortunes in 1849. These causes led to the greatest event in the history of California, the Gold Rush.
The California Gold Rush was caused by the discovery of gold by James Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California on January 24, 1848. James Marshall showed some gold flakes to a worker. "What is it?" asked the worker. "Gold, I know it to be nothing else," Marshall replied. James Marshall made the discovery in the Sierra Nevada foothills, "As I was taking my usual walk, my eye was caught by something shining ... I reached down and picked it up; it made my heart thump, for I felt certain it was gold." The Gold Rush (a huge movement of people) began when Sam Brannan ran through the streets of San Francisco shouting, "Gold, gold from the American River." Gold fever spread throughout the country when President James K. Polk announced that gold had been discovered in California. His proclamation led to the mass migration of over 90,000 forty-niners to the goldfields of California to seek their fortunes in 1849. These causes led to the greatest event in the history of California, the Gold Rush.
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around South America's Cape Horn to San Francisco, California.
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Chapter 2: "How to Catch a Thief"
Read pages 228 - 229 in your Reflections textbook.
My World page 136 - 137 By Land:
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Reflections pages 228 - 229
My World page 136 By Sea and
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Reflections pages 228 - 229
My World page 136 Gold Rush pages 23 -24 By Sea:
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Chapter 3: "News of the Sea Raven"
Gold Fever Story
You are a 21 year old person living in New York City. The year is 1849. You want to go to California to find gold and strike it rich! You have exactly $1,000 in savings. Weigh the pros and cons of each route using your 3 column table.
Use first person point of view.
Which of the three routes will you take? Write a paragraph.
Topic sentences - Paraphrase the following using 1st person point of view.
You are a 21 year old person living in New York City. The year is 1849. You want to go to California to find gold and strike it rich!
Model:
I am a twenty-one year old male living in New York City in the year 1849. I've got gold fever and will travel to California to find gold and strike it rich!
Key idea #1: Which route will you take?
Model:
I have decided to take the overland route across the country to the gold fields of California.
Two detail sentences. Explain the route you will take using the map on page 229 in Reflections and your table as a guide.
Model:
This route will begin in Council Bluffs, Iowa and will take three to five months. I will travel 2,000 miles in a covered wagon and cross mountains and deserts on the way.
Key idea #2: Choose the most important reason why you would take this route. Use your table above.
You may contrast your route with the other routes.
Model:
I chose this route because it is the cheapest and I already have a wagon with oxen to pull it.
Detail sentence: Add a detail about this route using your table.
Model:
I will join a wagon train led by a mountain man or trailblazer and follow the California Trail.
Detail sentence: List a disadvantage of this route using your table followed by a reason you'll still take it.
Begin: Even though it will be tough and dangerous to cross the Sierra Nevada mountain range, I will still take this route to the gold fields because it is the most popular way to get to California.
9. Conclusion: Begin your last sentence with:
Therefore, restate the route you will take.
Model:
Therefore, I will take the overland route to California's gold fields to become rich beyond my wildest dreams!
Use first person point of view.
Which of the three routes will you take? Write a paragraph.
Topic sentences - Paraphrase the following using 1st person point of view.
You are a 21 year old person living in New York City. The year is 1849. You want to go to California to find gold and strike it rich!
Model:
I am a twenty-one year old male living in New York City in the year 1849. I've got gold fever and will travel to California to find gold and strike it rich!
Key idea #1: Which route will you take?
Model:
I have decided to take the overland route across the country to the gold fields of California.
Two detail sentences. Explain the route you will take using the map on page 229 in Reflections and your table as a guide.
Model:
This route will begin in Council Bluffs, Iowa and will take three to five months. I will travel 2,000 miles in a covered wagon and cross mountains and deserts on the way.
Key idea #2: Choose the most important reason why you would take this route. Use your table above.
You may contrast your route with the other routes.
Model:
I chose this route because it is the cheapest and I already have a wagon with oxen to pull it.
Detail sentence: Add a detail about this route using your table.
Model:
I will join a wagon train led by a mountain man or trailblazer and follow the California Trail.
Detail sentence: List a disadvantage of this route using your table followed by a reason you'll still take it.
Begin: Even though it will be tough and dangerous to cross the Sierra Nevada mountain range, I will still take this route to the gold fields because it is the most popular way to get to California.
9. Conclusion: Begin your last sentence with:
Therefore, restate the route you will take.
Model:
Therefore, I will take the overland route to California's gold fields to become rich beyond my wildest dreams!
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Chapter 4: "The Pig Hunt"
- Upload (save as) 12 illustrations of Gold Rush clip art.
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- Choose Animoto 3.
- Choose Start From Scratch.
- Choose your theme.
- Choose Square.
- Upload the 12 clip art Gold Rush illustrations.
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Chapter 5: "Land of Fire"
Slide 1 - The theme is a message or idea the author wants the reader to understand.
Slide 2 - It is a lesson we can use in our own life.
Slide 3 - A common theme in literature is kindness is rewarded.
Slide 4 - Fictional characters who show kindness to other characters are usually rewarded.
Slide 5 - How did Jack show kindness in chapter four?
Begin with: Jack showed kindness
Slide 6 - What might this random act of kindness mean for Jack in the future?
How might he be rewarded? (Think about Jack's goal in going to California.)
Begin with the cause and effect phrase -
As a result, Jack may
Slide 7 - How did the captain show kindness at the end of chapter three?
Slide 8 - What might this random act of kindness mean for the Captain in the future?
How might he be rewarded? (Think about the Captain's goal with his race against the Sea Raven.)
Begin with the cause and effect phrase -
For this reason
Proverbs are short, popular sayings that state a truth about life.
Slide 9 - Choose one proverb about kindness listed below, or use a different saying you may know, to be your conclusion.
Here are some proverbs about kindness repaid.
Slide 2 - It is a lesson we can use in our own life.
Slide 3 - A common theme in literature is kindness is rewarded.
Slide 4 - Fictional characters who show kindness to other characters are usually rewarded.
Slide 5 - How did Jack show kindness in chapter four?
Begin with: Jack showed kindness
Slide 6 - What might this random act of kindness mean for Jack in the future?
How might he be rewarded? (Think about Jack's goal in going to California.)
Begin with the cause and effect phrase -
As a result, Jack may
Slide 7 - How did the captain show kindness at the end of chapter three?
Slide 8 - What might this random act of kindness mean for the Captain in the future?
How might he be rewarded? (Think about the Captain's goal with his race against the Sea Raven.)
Begin with the cause and effect phrase -
For this reason
Proverbs are short, popular sayings that state a truth about life.
Slide 9 - Choose one proverb about kindness listed below, or use a different saying you may know, to be your conclusion.
Here are some proverbs about kindness repaid.
- "Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns."
- "He who plants kindness gathers love."
- "What goes around, comes around."
- "As you sow, so shall you reap." (Christianity)
- "As a man sows, so he reaps." (Hinduism)
- "Life is an echo, what you send out comes back to you."
- "Welcome to the Karma Cafe. There is no menu. You get what you deserve."
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Chapter 6: "Spoiled Potatoes"
Problems and Solutions
Problem: Mr. Jones' potatoes were spoiled, and Mr. Gaunt's grape vines needed water or they would die.
Solution: Mr. Jones sold his potatoes to Mr. Gaunt, and Mr. Gaunt placed his grape vines into the potatoes to get hydrated.
Jack came up with a novel (new) solution to a difficult problem. Mr. Azariah Jones' potatoes were spoiling and Monsieur (French for Mr.) Gaunt's grape vines were withering due to lack of water.
Problem: Mr. Jones' potatoes were spoiled, and Mr. Gaunt's grape vines needed water or they would die.
Solution: Mr. Jones sold his potatoes to Mr. Gaunt, and Mr. Gaunt placed his grape vines into the potatoes to get hydrated.
Jack came up with a novel (new) solution to a difficult problem. Mr. Azariah Jones' potatoes were spoiling and Monsieur (French for Mr.) Gaunt's grape vines were withering due to lack of water.
Drop two picture boxes next to each other.
Read pages 238-239 in your Reflections textbook about Levi Strauss.
What was the miners' pants problem?
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How was the problem solved by Levi's jeans? Add a picture with a caption.
Read pages 238-239 in your Reflections textbook about Levi Strauss.
What was the miners' pants problem?
(You will need to infer.) Add a picture with a caption.
How was the problem solved by Levi's jeans? Add a picture with a caption.
Drop two picture boxes next to each other.
Read pages 242-243 in your Reflections textbook.
What problem did the lack of government officials and police cause in San Francisco?
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What was the solution? Add a picture with a caption.
Read pages 242-243 in your Reflections textbook.
What problem did the lack of government officials and police cause in San Francisco?
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What was the solution? Add a picture with a caption.
Drop two picture boxes next to each other.
Use the same problem/solution format with a picture and caption.
Read "Damage to the Land" on pages 240-241 in your textbook.
Problem: How could miners get to the gold deep in the ground?
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What was the solution?
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Use the same problem/solution format with a picture and caption.
Read "Damage to the Land" on pages 240-241 in your textbook.
Problem: How could miners get to the gold deep in the ground?
Add a picture and a caption.
What was the solution?
Add a picture and a caption.
Drop two picture boxes next to each other.
What new problems did hydraulic mining create? Add a picture and a caption.
What was the solution? Add a picture and a caption.
What new problems did hydraulic mining create? Add a picture and a caption.
What was the solution? Add a picture and a caption.
Multiple Perspectives
What would each of these people see in these pictures?
What questions would this person ask?
How might each react to the idea of hydraulic mining?
1. Gold Miner - someone who wants to find gold and make money
2. Environment geologist - someone who studies man's effect on the environment
3. Economist - someone who studies how people make money
4. Mining Engineer - someone who designs and builds things to solve mining problems
5. Freshwater Hydrologist - someone who studies water to be used by people, plants, and animals
What would each of these people see in these pictures?
What questions would this person ask?
How might each react to the idea of hydraulic mining?
- Would they see it as a problem or a solution?
- Would they be for it or against it?
1. Gold Miner - someone who wants to find gold and make money
2. Environment geologist - someone who studies man's effect on the environment
3. Economist - someone who studies how people make money
4. Mining Engineer - someone who designs and builds things to solve mining problems
5. Freshwater Hydrologist - someone who studies water to be used by people, plants, and animals
What is an environmentalist?
What is an economist?
What is a mining engineer?
What is a freshwater hydrologist?
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Chapter 7: "End of the Race"
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Read page 237 in your Reflections textbook.
Look at the graphs on pages 237 and 245.
Use this information to write a paragraph about the effects of the migration of people to California due to the discovery of gold.
Topic sentence: Paraphrase the topic sentence of the first paragraph on page 237.
Key idea #1: What is the main idea from the two graphs?
Supporting detail #1: Use the graph on page 237.
Supporting detail #2: Use the graph on page 245.
Please read this article.
Adapted from: http://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-california-gold-rush
The Great California Gold Rush Migration
In 1848 before gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill, there were about 157,000 people in the California territory.
The population consisted of 150,000 Native Americans, 6,500 people of Spanish or Mexican descent, and fewer than 800 white Americans.
Less than two years later, following the
massive (huge) influx (flowing in) of settlers (people moving to a new land to live) looking to strike it rich, the immigrant (people moving to a new land) population had soared to more than 100,000.
By the mid 1850s there were more than 300,000 new arrivals, and one in every 90 people in the United States was living in California. All these people helped California become a state. In 1850, California became the 31st state in the USA.
Key idea #2: Paraphrase the topic sentence
from the article.
Supporting detail #1: Paraphrase the second sentence from the article.
Supporting detail #2: Paraphrase the third sentence from the article.
Conclusion: Paraphrase the topic sentence of the first paragraph on page 244 in your textbook.
Add a picture or graph when done. Publish.
Look at the graphs on pages 237 and 245.
Use this information to write a paragraph about the effects of the migration of people to California due to the discovery of gold.
Topic sentence: Paraphrase the topic sentence of the first paragraph on page 237.
Key idea #1: What is the main idea from the two graphs?
Supporting detail #1: Use the graph on page 237.
Supporting detail #2: Use the graph on page 245.
Please read this article.
Adapted from: http://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-california-gold-rush
The Great California Gold Rush Migration
In 1848 before gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill, there were about 157,000 people in the California territory.
The population consisted of 150,000 Native Americans, 6,500 people of Spanish or Mexican descent, and fewer than 800 white Americans.
Less than two years later, following the
massive (huge) influx (flowing in) of settlers (people moving to a new land to live) looking to strike it rich, the immigrant (people moving to a new land) population had soared to more than 100,000.
By the mid 1850s there were more than 300,000 new arrivals, and one in every 90 people in the United States was living in California. All these people helped California become a state. In 1850, California became the 31st state in the USA.
Key idea #2: Paraphrase the topic sentence
from the article.
Supporting detail #1: Paraphrase the second sentence from the article.
Supporting detail #2: Paraphrase the third sentence from the article.
Conclusion: Paraphrase the topic sentence of the first paragraph on page 244 in your textbook.
Add a picture or graph when done. Publish.
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Chapter 8: "Saved by a Whisker"
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Read pages 230 - 235 in Reflections.
Ingenuity is the quality of being resourceful (using available resources to solve a problem) and being cleverly inventive.
Ingenuity and the willingness to take risks are California values (what a society believes in).
We still believe in ingenuity and taking risks today. Silicon Valley and our tech industry was built upon this idea.
Entrepreneurs (a person who sets up a new business) showed ingenuity and the willingness to take risks in order to make money.
Once again, Praiseworthy showed ingenuity. He found a way to make the money he and Jack needed by giving away free haircuts to miners and collecting the gold dust that fell from their hair and beards.
Entrepreneurs supplied the miners with the things they needed to prospect (search) for gold. They also sold them items they needed in their daily lives, like food. Many more people got rich this way than by mining for gold. This was called "mining the miners".
Use your ingenuity and willingness to take risks to create a business supplying a specific item (particular thing) to miners in order to "mine the miners" and get rich.
You are the 21 year old immigrant from New York again.
It is 1849 and you have just arrived in San Francisco.
You choose not to mine for gold because you see more opportunity in "mining the miners." You want to use your ingenuity to become an entrepreneur.
What needs do the miners have? This is called demand.
How can you give the miners what they need?
This is called supply.
What good (something bought and sold) or service (some activity or job that needs to be done) will you provide to the miners?
Entrepreneurs:
Create a poster to advertise your product. Your poster must advertise the price. The goal of your ad is to get people to buy your good or service.
Conclusion: Come up with a slogan or motto for your product. Add it to the bottom.
Ingenuity is the quality of being resourceful (using available resources to solve a problem) and being cleverly inventive.
Ingenuity and the willingness to take risks are California values (what a society believes in).
We still believe in ingenuity and taking risks today. Silicon Valley and our tech industry was built upon this idea.
Entrepreneurs (a person who sets up a new business) showed ingenuity and the willingness to take risks in order to make money.
Once again, Praiseworthy showed ingenuity. He found a way to make the money he and Jack needed by giving away free haircuts to miners and collecting the gold dust that fell from their hair and beards.
Entrepreneurs supplied the miners with the things they needed to prospect (search) for gold. They also sold them items they needed in their daily lives, like food. Many more people got rich this way than by mining for gold. This was called "mining the miners".
Use your ingenuity and willingness to take risks to create a business supplying a specific item (particular thing) to miners in order to "mine the miners" and get rich.
You are the 21 year old immigrant from New York again.
It is 1849 and you have just arrived in San Francisco.
You choose not to mine for gold because you see more opportunity in "mining the miners." You want to use your ingenuity to become an entrepreneur.
What needs do the miners have? This is called demand.
How can you give the miners what they need?
This is called supply.
What good (something bought and sold) or service (some activity or job that needs to be done) will you provide to the miners?
Entrepreneurs:
Create a poster to advertise your product. Your poster must advertise the price. The goal of your ad is to get people to buy your good or service.
- Why do miners need your product?
- How will this good or service help the miners?
- Why should miners buy your goods or use your service?
- What makes your product special or better than others?
- How much will you charge?
Conclusion: Come up with a slogan or motto for your product. Add it to the bottom.
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Chapter 9: "The Man in the Jipijapa Hat"
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How was gold formed in California and how did it get to the gold fields? Gold is an element found naturally in the Earth's crust. It was formed deep within the Earth. Hot water and high pressure forced gold up toward the surface. When the water cooled, the gold was left in thin lines in the cracks of rocks forming veins of gold (see picture above).
In the Sierra Nevada mountains in eastern California, snowfall, ice, rain, and running water weathered rocks which contained gold as well as other minerals. The gold traveled downhill in rivers and streams through the process of erosion. It was deposited in the beds (bottom) of streams and rivers in the foothills above the Central Valley.
In 1848 gold could be found easily using pans and cradles because it was plentiful and close to the surface. By 1850, most of the gold near the surface had been mined and new methods were needed to find gold deeper below ground. Over 750 pounds of gold were taken out of the ground during the California Gold Rush. That is more than $2 billion worth of gold!
In the Sierra Nevada mountains in eastern California, snowfall, ice, rain, and running water weathered rocks which contained gold as well as other minerals. The gold traveled downhill in rivers and streams through the process of erosion. It was deposited in the beds (bottom) of streams and rivers in the foothills above the Central Valley.
In 1848 gold could be found easily using pans and cradles because it was plentiful and close to the surface. By 1850, most of the gold near the surface had been mined and new methods were needed to find gold deeper below ground. Over 750 pounds of gold were taken out of the ground during the California Gold Rush. That is more than $2 billion worth of gold!
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Chapter 10: "The Rogue Out-Rogued"
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Chapter 11: "Jamoka Jack"
Gold Rush Prejudice and Discrimination
Against Chinese Immigrants
Against Chinese Immigrants
By 1850 more than 25 percent (one out of every four) of California’s population had been born outside the United States. Many of the first immigrants to arrive were from Asia. Chinese miners lived in groups and worked gold mining claims Americans had abandoned. In the beginning, Americans found the Chinese immigrants with their wide hats and chopsticks unusual and interesting, and they would visit Chinese camps for fun. Then, in 1852, the year of a devastating crop failure in southern China, 20,000 Chinese flooded into San Francisco. In 1851, only 2,716 had arrived. The increase the Chinese miners' population caused problems between the white miners and the Chinese newcomers who fought over the ever-decreasing amounts of gold.
The government discriminated against the Chinese too. For instance, in 1850 California’s legislature (elected leaders) passed a Foreign (someone born outside the US) Miner’s Tax, which charged a monthly fee of $20 on non-citizens, equal to more than $500 in today’s money. In addition, violence against foreign miners increased as well, and beatings and even murders became common. In summary, white miners and the government discriminated against Chinese immigrants during the Gold Rush.
Read pages 242 -243 in your Reflections textbook.
Use the information in the passage above and your textbook to write a paragraph about prejudice and discrimination against Chinese immigrants in California. Use information from both sources.
Topic: Prejudice and discrimination against the Chinese during the Gold Rush
Use two of these transition sentence starters in your supporting sentences.
For instance,
For example,
In addition,
To illustrate this,
Add a conclusion.
Begin with the phrase: In summary,
Add pictures of Chinese during the Gold Rush with captions when you are done.
The government discriminated against the Chinese too. For instance, in 1850 California’s legislature (elected leaders) passed a Foreign (someone born outside the US) Miner’s Tax, which charged a monthly fee of $20 on non-citizens, equal to more than $500 in today’s money. In addition, violence against foreign miners increased as well, and beatings and even murders became common. In summary, white miners and the government discriminated against Chinese immigrants during the Gold Rush.
Read pages 242 -243 in your Reflections textbook.
Use the information in the passage above and your textbook to write a paragraph about prejudice and discrimination against Chinese immigrants in California. Use information from both sources.
Topic: Prejudice and discrimination against the Chinese during the Gold Rush
Use two of these transition sentence starters in your supporting sentences.
For instance,
For example,
In addition,
To illustrate this,
Add a conclusion.
Begin with the phrase: In summary,
Add pictures of Chinese during the Gold Rush with captions when you are done.
Prejudice and Discrimination Against the Chinese
During the Gold Rush
Write your 8 sentence paragraph here.
Copy and paste this primary source into a text box.
A Primary Source of Gold Rush Tolerance
Not all Californians discriminated against the Chinese. Read about one man who defied racism during the Gold Rush.
Adapted from: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/flipomatic/cic/chs1173
The following primary resource is adapted from a letter written by Colonel William W. Walker to his grandparents in 1853.
"The China population is on the increase rapidly. If I stay, I've made my mind up to hire a Chinese laborer to help me. His name is Gee Hop and he has a sister named Ce-Ce whom I see very often. There are about a dozen Chinese living together. They are very cold and reserved when dealing with a stranger and it is almost out of the question to come near them. But once you get their confidence, nothing is too good for you. I got acquainted with Gee Hop last fall by giving him my old pistol. To reward me for it, he took me to all the Chinese houses and introduced me to everyone. I drink tea with them and have gotten to know nearly all the Chinese in town. My friends say I will turn into a Chinaman yet."
Adapted from: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/flipomatic/cic/chs1173
The following primary resource is adapted from a letter written by Colonel William W. Walker to his grandparents in 1853.
"The China population is on the increase rapidly. If I stay, I've made my mind up to hire a Chinese laborer to help me. His name is Gee Hop and he has a sister named Ce-Ce whom I see very often. There are about a dozen Chinese living together. They are very cold and reserved when dealing with a stranger and it is almost out of the question to come near them. But once you get their confidence, nothing is too good for you. I got acquainted with Gee Hop last fall by giving him my old pistol. To reward me for it, he took me to all the Chinese houses and introduced me to everyone. I drink tea with them and have gotten to know nearly all the Chinese in town. My friends say I will turn into a Chinaman yet."
This source is called a primary source because it is a first hand account of the event. The person writing the account of events was actually there when the events happened. Primary sources give us valuable information from people who were actually there and help us understand the past.
The first person pronouns (I, me, we, my) are clues for the reader to understand that this is a primary source.
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4. Chinese miners.
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Chapter 12: "Bullwhip"
No ethnic (people sharing a common place of birth and culture) group suffered more than California’s Native Americans. Before the Gold Rush, California's Indian population numbered around 300,000. Within 20 years, only 30,000 remained. Most died from disease or mining-related accidents, but more than 4,000 were murdered by enraged (angry) miners. Many lost their traditional lands to miners. California's Indian population suffered more than any other group during the Gold Rush.
Adapted from: http://www.museumca.org/goldrush/fever16-di.html
Discrimination and Prejudice Against Indians
in California During the Gold Rush
1. No group of people faced more prejudice and discrimination than California's Native Americans.
2. During the Gold Rush many Indian tribes were forced from their ancestral (people in your family who came before you) lands. 3. The natural resources they depended upon for food and shelter were destroyed. 4. Laws were enacted that prevented them from owning property. 5. Eventually there were bounties (money rewards) placed on their heads and massacres of Indian villages. 6. The editor of the San Francisco Bulletin spoke for most white Americans when he stated, "It is a painful necessity of advancing civilization that the Indians should gradually disappear." 7. The Chico Courant ( a newspaper) proclaimed (announced, declared), "It has become a question of extermination (annihilation, total destruction) now. 8. It is a mercy to the red devils (Indians) to exterminate them". 9. Treaties are played out. 10. There is only one kind of treaty that is effective - cold lead (bullets)." 11. California's Indians very nearly did disappear. 12. By 1870, their population had been reduced from 300,000 to only 30,000.
Discrimination and Prejudice Against Indians
in California During the Gold Rush
1. No group of people faced more prejudice and discrimination than California's Native Americans.
2. During the Gold Rush many Indian tribes were forced from their ancestral (people in your family who came before you) lands. 3. The natural resources they depended upon for food and shelter were destroyed. 4. Laws were enacted that prevented them from owning property. 5. Eventually there were bounties (money rewards) placed on their heads and massacres of Indian villages. 6. The editor of the San Francisco Bulletin spoke for most white Americans when he stated, "It is a painful necessity of advancing civilization that the Indians should gradually disappear." 7. The Chico Courant ( a newspaper) proclaimed (announced, declared), "It has become a question of extermination (annihilation, total destruction) now. 8. It is a mercy to the red devils (Indians) to exterminate them". 9. Treaties are played out. 10. There is only one kind of treaty that is effective - cold lead (bullets)." 11. California's Indians very nearly did disappear. 12. By 1870, their population had been reduced from 300,000 to only 30,000.
Please write one paragraph.
Topic sentence
Start by citing the article:
According to the article, "Discrimination and Prejudice Against Indians in California During the Gold Rush", topic sentence by paraphrasing sentence #1.
6 Detail sentences
Detail #1: Paraphrase sentence 2
Detail #2: Combine sentences 3 and 4
Detail #3: Paraphrase sentence 5
Detail #4: Cite sentence 6
Detail #5: Cite sentences: 7 and 8
Detail #6: Combine sentences: 9 and 10
Conclusion
Combine sentences 11 and 12 into one sentence.
Mr. Flanders is a man. He is a teacher.
1. Mr. Flanders is a man and a teacher.
2. Mr. Flanders is a man, and he is a teacher.
Topic sentence
Start by citing the article:
According to the article, "Discrimination and Prejudice Against Indians in California During the Gold Rush", topic sentence by paraphrasing sentence #1.
6 Detail sentences
Detail #1: Paraphrase sentence 2
Detail #2: Combine sentences 3 and 4
Detail #3: Paraphrase sentence 5
Detail #4: Cite sentence 6
Detail #5: Cite sentences: 7 and 8
Detail #6: Combine sentences: 9 and 10
Conclusion
Combine sentences 11 and 12 into one sentence.
Mr. Flanders is a man. He is a teacher.
1. Mr. Flanders is a man and a teacher.
2. Mr. Flanders is a man, and he is a teacher.
Discrimination and Prejudice Against California Indians
During the Gold Rush
According to the article, "Discrimination and Prejudice Against Indians in California During the Gold Rush", California Native Americans faced the most prejudice and discrimination of all ethnic (non-white) groups. Many California Indians were forced to leave their tribal lands during the Gold Rush. The government made laws that stopped Indians from owning property, and the natural resources they relied on were destroyed by white 49ers. Californians placed bounties on Indians and many were killed in their villages. A San Francisco newspaper wrote, "It is a painful necessity of advancing civilization that the Indians should gradually disappear." Another newspaper, the Chico Current, declared, "It has become a question of extermination now. It is a mercy to the red devils to exterminate them". The newspaper also stated that treaties with the Indians were ineffective, and cold bullets from a gun were the best way to deal with the Indians.
California's Indians were decimated, and by 1870, their population had decreased from 300,000 to only 30,000.
California's Indians were decimated, and by 1870, their population had decreased from 300,000 to only 30,000.
By the Great Horn Spoon!
CHAPTER 13: "A BUSHEL OF NECKTIES"
CHAPTER 14: "THE PROSPECTORS"
CHAPTER 15: "THE MAN WHO COULDN'T SIT DOWN"
Chapter 16: "THE GRAVEDIGGERS"
Watch this video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwAhihxosDw&t=1880s
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwAhihxosDw&t=1880s
Both Jack, "Jamoka Jack", and Praiseworthy, "Bullwhip", have acquired (gotten) nicknames.
You are the 21 year old New York immigrant again.
Write a narrative (a story) about how you acquired a nickname.
Assignment #1
Setting:
Orient the reader in a place and time by creating a setting.
Reread the first page chapter 11, to see how the author created the setting.
Use the illustration on page 231 in your textbook and Google Images to help you imagine the setting and provide details.
Gold Rush Vocabulary:
Use descriptive, accurate, Gold Rush language to bring the setting to life.
Sensory details:
As you write, add three or more sensory details.
Teacher model:
Hello to Hangtown
The campfires along the river crackled and spit sparks into the night air. Cap smelled the greasy bear steaks even before we heard them sizzling in the frying pans. He turned to me and said, "I'm mighty hungry. Maybe hungry enough to eat a bear."
I stepped around a sluice box jutting out from the stony river bank and replied, "Let's get upriver and find a spot to claim before we start thinking about eating." We picked our way around great granite boulders, smooth and cold to the touch, as large as log cabins. Trees hung over the riverbank like bent old grandmothers.
I was anxious to find an open place in the river. Every spot worth prospecting seemed to have been claimed long ago. All I saw were stakes, tents, cradles, sluice boxes, and suspicious eyes peering out from the haze of campfire smoke. I looked at Cap and said, "Let's just keep moving upriver."
12 or more sentences total
You DO NOT need to write 8 sentence paragraphs.
You are the 21 year old New York immigrant again.
Write a narrative (a story) about how you acquired a nickname.
Assignment #1
Setting:
Orient the reader in a place and time by creating a setting.
Reread the first page chapter 11, to see how the author created the setting.
Use the illustration on page 231 in your textbook and Google Images to help you imagine the setting and provide details.
Gold Rush Vocabulary:
Use descriptive, accurate, Gold Rush language to bring the setting to life.
Sensory details:
As you write, add three or more sensory details.
Teacher model:
Hello to Hangtown
The campfires along the river crackled and spit sparks into the night air. Cap smelled the greasy bear steaks even before we heard them sizzling in the frying pans. He turned to me and said, "I'm mighty hungry. Maybe hungry enough to eat a bear."
I stepped around a sluice box jutting out from the stony river bank and replied, "Let's get upriver and find a spot to claim before we start thinking about eating." We picked our way around great granite boulders, smooth and cold to the touch, as large as log cabins. Trees hung over the riverbank like bent old grandmothers.
I was anxious to find an open place in the river. Every spot worth prospecting seemed to have been claimed long ago. All I saw were stakes, tents, cradles, sluice boxes, and suspicious eyes peering out from the haze of campfire smoke. I looked at Cap and said, "Let's just keep moving upriver."
12 or more sentences total
You DO NOT need to write 8 sentence paragraphs.
Add one simile to your writing.
Add one time phrase and one place phrase (prepositions).
Add one time phrase and one place phrase (prepositions).
Narrative
Assignment #2
Reread the first page of chapter 3 to see how the author introduced the characters in the scene.
Introduce the main characters and describe each one.
What should I describe?
How the character: looks, acts, feels, and his/her thoughts.
Use dialogue to describe the characters.
Assignment #2
Reread the first page of chapter 3 to see how the author introduced the characters in the scene.
Introduce the main characters and describe each one.
What should I describe?
How the character: looks, acts, feels, and his/her thoughts.
Use dialogue to describe the characters.
Dialogue Mini-lesson:
Each line of dialogue spoken by a different character begins a new paragraph. (See the first page of ch. 12.)
Dialogue can move the plot (action) forward and develop and describe your characters by showing their thoughts and feelings.
Example:
"Let's go right to the gold fields," I said.
Cap responded, "I think it would be wise to spend one night in San Francisco."
"Why?" I asked. I was impatient to strike it rich and return to New York.
"Follow me and you'll find out," Cap replied.
As usual, I was suspicious of his motives. "Where are you taking me?" I had heard wild tales about lawless mining camps on the way out west. It was a place where the rule of law was written in bullets from a six shooter, and a place where judges and courts were replaced by vigilantes and hangings. "Don't forget what Hangtown Harry told us on the ship," I reminded Cap.
"Don't listen to that old grandpa. His idea of having a good time is sipping tea with some Chinamen. I got me some better ideas," Cap said with a wink and a smile.
What did you learn about the two characters in this scene?
Dialogue can show thoughts and feelings.
Example:
I looked at the lengthening shadows stretching across the street like black fingers grabbing at the hem of my coat. "I think we should turn back," I said.
My traveling companion looked at me and asked, "Why turn back now? We have nothing to fear here." He patted his hip where our six shooter was tucked into his belt. "This is all the protection we're gonna need."
How has the dialogue deepened your understanding of the characters?
Add more dialogue to your story. Your focus should be developing your characters and setting to make them more interesting and believable.
NO ACTION YET!
Each line of dialogue spoken by a different character begins a new paragraph. (See the first page of ch. 12.)
Dialogue can move the plot (action) forward and develop and describe your characters by showing their thoughts and feelings.
Example:
"Let's go right to the gold fields," I said.
Cap responded, "I think it would be wise to spend one night in San Francisco."
"Why?" I asked. I was impatient to strike it rich and return to New York.
"Follow me and you'll find out," Cap replied.
As usual, I was suspicious of his motives. "Where are you taking me?" I had heard wild tales about lawless mining camps on the way out west. It was a place where the rule of law was written in bullets from a six shooter, and a place where judges and courts were replaced by vigilantes and hangings. "Don't forget what Hangtown Harry told us on the ship," I reminded Cap.
"Don't listen to that old grandpa. His idea of having a good time is sipping tea with some Chinamen. I got me some better ideas," Cap said with a wink and a smile.
What did you learn about the two characters in this scene?
Dialogue can show thoughts and feelings.
Example:
I looked at the lengthening shadows stretching across the street like black fingers grabbing at the hem of my coat. "I think we should turn back," I said.
My traveling companion looked at me and asked, "Why turn back now? We have nothing to fear here." He patted his hip where our six shooter was tucked into his belt. "This is all the protection we're gonna need."
How has the dialogue deepened your understanding of the characters?
Add more dialogue to your story. Your focus should be developing your characters and setting to make them more interesting and believable.
NO ACTION YET!
Assignment #3 : Action (plot)
Problem(s) occur
This is when you should start mining for gold.
Remember, your goal is to get a nickname.
Sequencing: Action must be in chronological (time) order.
Transition words that show sequencing:
Use each word or phrase only once.
You do not need to use a transition word in every sentence.
Reread p.104 -106 in chapter 10 to see how the author used dialogue to show rising action (write the plot).
Use dialogue to develop the scene and show how the characters respond to each other and the situation.
These are the paragraphs where new characters may join the narrative. Characters must move the plot forward. Do not add any characters that are unnecessary.
Problem(s) occur
This is when you should start mining for gold.
Remember, your goal is to get a nickname.
Sequencing: Action must be in chronological (time) order.
Transition words that show sequencing:
- First,
- Next,
- Then,
- Before,
- After that,
- Afterward,
- Immediately,
- Suddenly,
- soon
- earlier in the day
- Last,
- Finally,
- in the early morning fog
- as the sun set
- just as the sun rose over the horizon
- when the sun was high in the sky
- before I ate breakfast
- during lunch
- after the supper dishes were put away
- following
Use each word or phrase only once.
You do not need to use a transition word in every sentence.
Reread p.104 -106 in chapter 10 to see how the author used dialogue to show rising action (write the plot).
Use dialogue to develop the scene and show how the characters respond to each other and the situation.
These are the paragraphs where new characters may join the narrative. Characters must move the plot forward. Do not add any characters that are unnecessary.
Assignment #4
Climax:
This is the most exciting action in your story.
Your rising action has been leading up to this moment.
It's like the big fight scene at the end of a cartoon or the boss you must defeat at the end of a level.
No more exciting action may occur after this.
Do not end your story.
Climax:
This is the most exciting action in your story.
Your rising action has been leading up to this moment.
It's like the big fight scene at the end of a cartoon or the boss you must defeat at the end of a level.
No more exciting action may occur after this.
Do not end your story.
Assignment #5
Falling Action
Ending
Falling Action
- NO EXCITING ACTION!
- This comes after the climax.
- Don't forget to use dialogue.
Ending
- This is where you wrap up and end your story so it has an ending that is logical and makes sense.
- The reader must know what happens to your two main characters at the end.
- The end should be like a television show ending. Everything should be resolved.
- This is the end of your story.
Adjective: a word that describes a noun.
Adjectives usually come before a noun.
The small dog
The tired player
The fast car
Add two or more adjectives to your writing.
Adjectives usually come before a noun.
The small dog
The tired player
The fast car
Add two or more adjectives to your writing.
Adverb: a word or phrase that describes or modifies a verb (action word).
Most adverbs end in ly.
The dog barked loudly.
The miner ran quickly.
Revise: add two or more adverbs to your writing.
Most adverbs end in ly.
The dog barked loudly.
The miner ran quickly.
Revise: add two or more adverbs to your writing.
Add one time phrase.
We rambled down to the diggins.
After an expensive scrambled egg breakfast sizzling in the pan, we rambled down to the diggins.
We rambled down to the diggins before the sun came up over the mountain like a big burning ball of fire.
We rambled down to the diggins.
After an expensive scrambled egg breakfast sizzling in the pan, we rambled down to the diggins.
We rambled down to the diggins before the sun came up over the mountain like a big burning ball of fire.
Add one place phrase.
We found my friend and continued to the diggins.
We found my friend sleeping in a hammock slung between two trees and continued to the diggins.
We found my friend and continued through the thick forest to the diggins.
We found my friend and continued to the diggins.
We found my friend sleeping in a hammock slung between two trees and continued to the diggins.
We found my friend and continued through the thick forest to the diggins.
Add more literary elements to your writing: choose two.
- personification
- onomatopoeia
- idiom
- simile
- sensory details
Give your story a title.
By the Great Horn Spoon!
Chapter 17: "The Fifteenth of August"
Read pages 230 - 231 in your Reflections textbook.
Read pages 38 - 41 in The California Gold Rush.
Read pages 12 and 13 of the handout.
Read pages 38 - 41 in The California Gold Rush.
Read pages 12 and 13 of the handout.
Drop 4 image boxes and 4 text boxes in a pattern of image box, text box, repeat.
1. What was staking a claim?
Add a picture and answer this question. Write one key idea and two supporting details.
Add a picture and answer this question. Write one key idea and two supporting details.
Staking a claim was when a 49er claimed an area to mine gold that belonged to him. The miner would put markers like wooden stakes with cans on them to mark off his area. This meant that this section of the river was his alone to mine, and no one else could mine there.
2. What was panning for gold?
Add a picture and three sentences explaining this process of collecting gold.
Add a picture and three sentences explaining this process of collecting gold.
3. What was rocking the cradle?
Add a picture and three sentences explaining this process of collecting gold.
Add a picture and three sentences explaining this process of collecting gold.
4. What were Long Tom sluice boxes?
Add a picture and three sentences explaining this process of collecting gold.
Add a picture and three sentences explaining this process of collecting gold.
By the Great Horn Spoon!
Chapter 18: "Arrival at the Long Wharf"
California Becomes a State
One of the most important effects of the Gold Rush was statehood for California.
Write a 2 paragraph essay on this topic.
Use the two headings as the two topics for your paragraphs.
Use a pre-write.
This is your first independent writing assignment.
Paragraph #1 - A Constitution for California
1. Read the pages carefully.
2. Analyze: What is the most important information to include? What do I put in my paragraph and what do I leave out?
3. Synthesize: Put the pieces together in a way that makes sense and summarizes the section.
4. Paraphrase - do not copy.
Write a 2 paragraph essay on this topic.
Use the two headings as the two topics for your paragraphs.
Use a pre-write.
This is your first independent writing assignment.
Paragraph #1 - A Constitution for California
- Pages 248 - 249 in Reflections
- Page 157 in My World
- Pages 250 - 252 in Reflections
- Pages 158 -159 in My World
1. Read the pages carefully.
2. Analyze: What is the most important information to include? What do I put in my paragraph and what do I leave out?
3. Synthesize: Put the pieces together in a way that makes sense and summarizes the section.
4. Paraphrase - do not copy.
A Constitution for California
Write a six sentence paragraph using the two textbooks.
The Thirty First State
Write a six sentence paragraph using the two textbooks.
Write a six sentence paragraph using the two textbooks.
The Thirty First State
Write a six sentence paragraph using the two textbooks.
There are three things in the chest.
These three items best represent the Gold Rush.
Name the three things in the treasure chest. These should be the symbols that best represent the CA Gold Rush.
Picture #1: Begin with a picture of a treasure chest.
Your caption for this picture should be:
A treasure chest from the 1849 California gold fields has been unearthed.
Pictures #2, #3, #4:
Use pictures showing the 3 items in the treasure chest.
Your captions will explain why these items were important to the Gold Rush.
Rules:
1. This is an open book assessment.
2. Do your own work independently - no sharing.
3. You may use your textbook, By the Great Horn Spoon, and your CA website.
These three items best represent the Gold Rush.
Name the three things in the treasure chest. These should be the symbols that best represent the CA Gold Rush.
Picture #1: Begin with a picture of a treasure chest.
Your caption for this picture should be:
A treasure chest from the 1849 California gold fields has been unearthed.
Pictures #2, #3, #4:
Use pictures showing the 3 items in the treasure chest.
Your captions will explain why these items were important to the Gold Rush.
Rules:
1. This is an open book assessment.
2. Do your own work independently - no sharing.
3. You may use your textbook, By the Great Horn Spoon, and your CA website.
Prove or Disprove this conclusion:
"Change can be both positive and negative."
Was the change brought about by the Gold Rush both positive and negative? Prove or disprove this conclusion. Write one paragraph.