1/9/12

You will be working in a group today. You are to research your given topic using the guiding question provided to prepare a presentation for the class.  Everyone will use at least one of  the general resources then each group has a series of links they can peruse.  You are going to find it is necessary to really look at each general site looking for information pertaining to your topic, you may have to click around.  You will also find stopping to read an article may be the best use of your time!  Take notes and keep your questions in mind.  Have fun.  Use all members of your group, listen to one another and trust one another.

All general sources are one blog entry then each individual group is another blog entry.  Click the label "research" to show all entries related to this assignment.

Objective: To understand your topic as well as you can then prepare a presentation to your classmates so they too can understand your topic.

Timeline:  ONE FULL BLOCK TO WORK WITH PARTNER 1/9
                 ONE FULL CLASS PERIOD TO WORK WITH PARTNER  1/10
                 PRESENT TO CLASS 1/11

TIME IS TIGHT--DO NOT WASTE IT!

Remember logs collected Thursday--150 minutes

Group 7--In the Towns

Group 7: In the Towns
What was life like in the established cities and boom towns affected by the gold rush?

• From Links to the Past
  • Skagway 1898 (NOTE: The picture is sideways.)
  • Trail Street Skagway 1897
• Links from Links to the Past
  • Washington State Historical Society
    • Photo: Landing Supplies at Skagway
    • Skagway Streets
    • Reaching Dawson (NOTE: Read the brief note, then click on the image for a larger image.)
  • Library of the State of Alaska
    • What Services Did People Need?

Group 6-Equipment

Group 6: Equipment
What kinds of equipment did the Klondike Stampeders use?

• From Digital Classroom
  • Equipment
  • Alaska Winter Transportation—Dog Sleds and Dog Harness: Drawing of equipment for U.S. Army personnel in Alaska at the turn of the century
  • Dog Sleds and Dog Harness
  • Klondike Outfits at Dyea, 1898
  • (the above links require some extra searching use the ones below first)
• Links from Links to the Past
  • Washington State Historical Society
    • Only the Beginning
    • King Flour
  • Library of the State of Alaska
    • What Do I Need for a Trip to the Gold Fields
    • When and How to Outfit
  • The National Park Service
    • A Ton of Goods

Group 5--Who Came to the Klondike?

Group 5: Who Came to the Klondike?
What kinds of people came to the Klondike? What motivated them to go? What did they do when they got there, in addition to those who went to the gold fields?

• Links from Links to the Past
  • The National Park Service
    • Dyea (NOTE: List of professions and businesses at the bottom of the page.)
  • National Postal Museum: As Precious As Gold: The Alaska/Klondike Gold Rush
    • Americans Abroad
    • Extraordinary Women
  • Library of the State of Alaska
    • What was a Gold Miner Like?
    • Woman's Standpoint: What to Take and What to Leave Behind
    • How Did the Gold Rush Change the Population?
    • Letter from Mae in Dawson N.W. Territory about "the condition of things from a woman's standpoint" to home. Aug. 25, 1898
    • Women in the Gold Rush
    • Children of the Gold Rush
      • China Joe and Other Foreign Miners
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