by Gail Moran, Del Mar Heights School
Students become the Editor of a California Gold Rush newspaper. Their task is to decide what news to publish in the newspaper. They must evaluate the material to decide the most important news to share with the rest of the world about the excitement and struggles during the Gold Rush.
Introduction
Gold Rush Daze
Eureka! There's Gold in them there Hills!
It is 1848 and gold has been discovered at Sutter’s Mill in California. You are Editor of the newspaper, and your job is to decide the most important news to report following the large amounts of gold-seekers that filled the towns of California. What do you want the rest of the world to know about life during the Gold Rush?
