Culture California: The Gold Rush

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 2

Good Afternoon!

You will need:

Pen/Pencil

Agenda

Lesson Goals

Warm-up: Discuss the Gold Rush

Compare & Contrast San Francisco

Read: The Gold Rush

Write: Diary Entry

Review

Lesson Goals

By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to...

-Compare & contrast how cities change over time

-Discuss the most important aspects of the Gold Rush

-Write a diary entry from the perspective of a Gold Rush miner

The Gold Rush

1. Have you ever heard of it?

2. Where did it happen?

3. When did it happen?

4. Why do you think people call it 'The Gold Rush'?

San Francisco 1850

San Francisco Today

Read: The Gold Rush

Keep in mind:

-How was life during the Gold Rush?

-How was the Gold Rush a good thing?

-How was the Gold Rush a bad thing?

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Diary Entry

You are now a Gold Rush miner!

Include:

1. You daily activities

2. What you think about gold mining

3. How your life has changed since the beginning of the Gold Rush 

What did we learn today?

Can you...?

-Compare & contrast how cities change over time

-Discuss the most important aspects of the Gold Rush

-Write a diary entry from the perspective of a Gold Rush miner