Gold+Rush+Story

➢ The above bullets are EXAMPLES of how to frame your story and to help get you started. You don’t have to answer/respond to all the suggestions. ➢ Follow guidelines though; include the context of your character’s background, port of exit, port of entry, journey, and conclusion. Use as many mining terms as possible! ➢ You WILL have to research on YOUR OWN TIME!! Use the links below and find others on the web!
 * You’re charged with writing a gold rush story. Write as whichever person you’d like. This is a SUBJECTIVE ASSIGNMENT; it is YOUR STORY, have fun with it. Be mindful of the following:**
 * Where is your character from? Place of origin, port of exit from the continental US, etc...
 * Route-which route did your character take to Alaska/Yukon? (See your lecture notes, etc.) Why was this route chosen? Cost? Distance to gold fields? Opportunity? Conditions? Time involved to get to gold fields?
 * Detail your character’s journey. What were the travel conditions like coming to Alaska/Yukon? What was your port of entry to Alaska/Yukon (Wrangell/Telegraph Creek [Stikine Route], Dawson, Dyea, Skagway, Valdez)? What were the conditions like at the port (costs, interesting characters, unexpected events, disasters, etc..)?
 * Use mining/gold rush terms: dredge, sluice box, stampede, prospector, stern wheel paddle-boat, placer mine, shaft, lode mine, pay streak, gold pan, pick & shovel, pay dirt, etc. (See links and the list of required items for more ideas.)
 * Conclusion**: How does your story end? Is your character dead or alive? Rich or poor? Does s/he stay in Alaska/Yukon or make it home?


 * Your story should be 2-3 pages TYPED, 12 POINT FONT, single or 1.5 space. Include a TITLE centered on your paper and pictures (but size them appropriately).**

http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Klondike/English/main.html Virtual Museum of the Klondike Gold Rush http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/exhibits/klondike/ U of Washington, great resource http://www.questconnect.org/ak_klondike.htm Picts, info on some mining equipment, etc... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klondike_Gold_Rush Use the EXTERNAL LINKS!!!1 http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0004349 Name says it all, the Canadian Encylopedia; picts + info http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/gold/ Link to the pbs series related to Gold Fever http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/gold/gold2.html Excellent site! Women, Nome, routes, Yukon rapids, Lake Bennett, etc. Must See! http://www.uaf.edu/museum/exhibits/tog/opportunity.html Women of the gold rush, Nome http://sled.alaska.edu/ Must See! Search Klondike gold rush, Nome gold rush, Fairbanks gold rush http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/gold/nome.html Gold Rush in Nome, Alaska http://www.library.state.ak.us/goldrush/ Alaska's Gold Rush http://www.arcticwebsite.com/goldrushlist.html Klondike Gold Rush
 * Links you should explore include, but are not limited to, the following:**

//This information has been adapted from Mr. Christopherson's Gold Rush Story assignment. (11-14-2007)//