PERSPECTIVES FROM THE GOLD RUSH (ROOM 214)
Ms. Cohen's class will be writing short (30 second - 1 minute) monologues from the perspective of someone living during the Gold Rush Era.
THINGS TO DECIDE
Who am I writing as?
(What is the background/experiences of this person?)
What format is this monologue?
Letter? Journal Entry? Speech?
Who am I talking to? Who is my "audience"?
Self? Relative? Someone else? Future ancestor?
Why am I speaking (or writing)? What does this person want?
OVERLAND TRAIL
WE ARE MERCHANTS
GOLD DUST OR BUST
WINTERTIME BLUES