ay you choose. What matters is that you think one way and your brother/sister thinks the other way.
Based on what you've seen and read, write a polite letter to your brother or sister to persuade him/her to agree to your plan. Give him/her three reasons your way is best and three reasons why you think his/her way is not the best.
By the time the students complete this exercise they should be able to:
identify equipment needed for the journey westward across North America to the California Gold Rush
distinguish between equipment needed for the overland and overseas journey to California from the east
distinguish between equipment needed for the journey to California and equipment needed to prospect for gold once arrived in California
articulate the need for planning complex projects of cooperation
Students should be given Honig's (1938) Lure of Gold narrative and the "Indian Territory" section of James Abbey's memoir (1850), especially the April 26-27 part, as well as prints and photos of the Gold Rush era such as McClure's "A Gold Rush: and th
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