Gold+Rush!!!

Gold Rush!!!

It seems that one of the newest T.V. crazes has been reality shows about people who are trying to discover gold. Gold has always been a very valuable resource. People have been digging for gold in order to "get rich" for decades in the United States. Stop and imagine how you would react if you found a large amount of gold!!! Image what your face would look like when you found it!!! What would you do with all your riches? A man by the name James W. Marshal accidentally discovered gold while building a sawmill near Coloma, California on this very day (Jan. 24th) in the year 1848! James must have been quite excited to discover gold in his own backyard!!! It didn't take long before his secret was spreading across the United States. Everyone wanted a piece of the treasure Marshal had found and they rushed to California in search of great wealth. This time in history is accurately named the "Gold Rush." Before beginning today's journal I want you to read **Chapter 2** in the book The California Gold Rush by Linda Thompson. In chaptertwo you will learn a little more about this great time in history. **Just click below to open the book.** When you are finished read the directions at the bottom of this page to learn what your writing topic will be today! **Today's Writing Topic:** //Imagine you have just discovered gold in your back yard! Write a creative narrative story describing the event and what you would do afterwards.//

Be as creative as you want. Create your own characters and use dialogue. Your story can be set in the present time or in the past. All the details are up to you, it's your story!


 * 1.Write your story on paper. **
 * 2. Revise and Edit **
 * 3. "Publish" your story by clicking on the "chat bubbles" at the top of the page. **
 * 4. Open the "Gold Rush" discussion and post your story in the "reply" box (you may choose whether or not to put your name) **
 * 5. Staple rubric to the notebook paper and turn into the blue folder. **
 * 6. Now you may choose to either go back and read the rest of the book or work on your personal narrative essay. **