Trimester 3 March 2nd-March Summary: Reading Content: Potentially Sensitive 27th Students will learn about John ● “Gold! Gold! Gold from the American River!” Topic, per ​RUSD MArshall and other important ● Troubles for Natural Pesticide Company Resource for Topics in Week 21: Gold figures of the Gold Rush. They ● Gold Discovered HSS​: Discovered will familiarize themselves with ● Voices From the Past ● Gender, Gender the events that led to the gold ● Sacramento County Roles Standards:​ 4.1.5, rush and how the discovery of ● Tools of the Gold Rush ● Environment 4.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.3, gold changed California forever. ● Who discovered gold in California? 4.3.4, 4.4.2 They will learn about the ● Donkeys different routes the people who ● How Do I Read Charts? came to California took to arrive ● Think & Review here, as well as the harsh ● Let's Write realities they faced when panning for gold. Disclaimer: ​The above information pertains to Volume 18 print material only. It does not include assessments or online components. Citation:​ ​California Studies Weekly​. Volume 18, Issues 1-4. Studies Weekly, 2018 March 2nd-March Summary: Reading Content: Potentially Sensitive Topic, per 27th Students will become acquainted ● Staking a Claim RUSD Resource for Topics in HSS​: with life in California during the ● More North American Gold ● Immigration Week 22: The Gold Rush. They will also learn Rushes ● Environment Gold Rush about the hardships the ● Traveling to California forty-niners faced trying to reach ● The Bidwell and Donner Parties Standards:​ 4.3, the gold fields, along with the ● Immigration During the Gold 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.4.2 advantages and disadvantages Rush of each route taken. ● Seeing the Elephant ● What is placer mining? ● Gold Rush Game ● Gold Rush Game Part II ● Let's Write ● Think & Review ● Fun Facts Disclaimer: ​The above information pertains to Volume 18 print material only. It does not include assessments or online components. Citation:​ ​California Studies Weekly​. Volume 18, Issues 1-4. Studies Weekly, 2018 March 2nd-March Summary: Reading Content: Potentially Sensitive 27th Students will learn about life in the mining ● Life During the Gold Rush Topic, per ​RUSD camps and how the California economy ● San Francisco Resource for Topics in Week 23: Life in changed as a result of the Gold Rush. They ● Gold Rush Economy HSS​: Mining Camps will also learn about various people who ● Primary Source: Diary ● Socio-Economic and Towns became famous and rich during the Gold ● Determination Status Rush by establishing businesses, rather ● What is an entrepreneur? ● Immigration Standards:​ 4.3, than mining for gold, as well as how justice ● Making a Graph ● Gender, Gender 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.4.2 was carried out in the mining camps. ● How Do I Use a Graph? Roles ● Think & Review ● Let's Write Disclaimer: ​The above information pertains to Volume 18 print material only. It does not include assessments or online components. Citation:​ ​California Studies Weekly​. Volume 18, Issues 1-4. Studies Weekly, 2018 March 2nd-March Summary: Reading Content: Potentially Sensitive Topic, per 27th Students will learn about the ● Gathering Information RUSD Resource for Topics in lives of women who helped build ● Women Who Made a Difference HSS​: Week 24: early California. ● Primary Sources ● Gender, Gender Roles Women in Early ● Gold Rush Boarding houses ● Sexual orientation, California ● ​The Right to Vote gender identity ● Make a Match ● Politics, Economic Standards:​ 4.3, ● Think & Review Theories, Media 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4 ● Let's Write ● Nancy Kelsey ● Charley Parkhurst: One Tough Stagecoach Driver Disclaimer: ​The above information pertains to Volume 18 print material only. It does not include assessments or online components. Citation:​ ​California Studies Weekly​. Volume 18, Issues 1-4. Studies Weekly, 2018 March 2nd-March Summary: Reading Content: Potentially Sensitive Topic, per 27th Students will learn about the ● Different Groups Look for Gold! RUSD Resource for Topics in effects of the Gold Rush on the ● California’s Economy After the Gold HSS​: Week 25: The population, culture and politics of Rush ● Immigration Effects of The California and on various ethnic ● The Effects of the Gold Rush ● Race, Ethnicity, National Gold Rush groups. ● Stockton Origin ● California Timeline ● Tolerance Standards:​ 4.2, ● Compare and Contrast ● Slavery, Forced labor 4.2.3, 4.3, 4.3.1, ● Let's Write ● Politics, Economic 4.3.2, 4.3.3 4.3.5, ● Think & Review Theories, Media 4.4, 4.4.2, 4.4.3 Disclaimer: ​The above information pertains to Volume 18 print material only. It does not include assessments or online components. Citation:​ ​California Studies Weekly​. Volume 18, Issues 1-4. Studies Weekly, 2018 March 30th-April Summary: Reading Content: Potentially Sensitive Topic, per 3rd Students will learn about the ● Biddy Mason RUSD Resource for Topics in Compromise of 1850 and ● US Constitution HSS​: Week 26: California’s path to statehood. ● The Compromise of 1850 ● Slavery, Forced Labor Compromise of ● Did everyone in California oppose ● Gender, Gender Roles 1850 slavery? ● Socio-Economic Status ● Changes Over Time ● Politics, Economic Standards:​ 4.2.7, ● First Amendment Rights Theories, Media 4.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5, 4.5, ● Let's Write ● Race, Ethnicity, National 4.51, 4.5.2 ● Think & Review Origin ● The California State Constitution of ● Tolerance 1879 ● Immigration ● Dalip Singh Saund (1899 - 1973) Disclaimer: ​The above information pertains to Volume 18 print material only. It does not include assessments or online components. Citation:​ ​California Studies Weekly​. Volume 18, Issues 1-4. Studies Weekly, 2018 March 30th-April Summary: Reading Content: Potentially Sensitive 3rd Students will define constitution and will ● California Becomes 31st State Topic, per ​RUSD learn how California’s constitution was ● Symbols of California Resource for Topics in Weekl 27: written. They will understand the purpose of ● Statehood for California HSS​: Statehood For the California Constitution, its key principles ● Adding States and Local ● Politics, California and its relationship to the U.S. Constitution. Governments Economic They will learn how California became a ● Rights and Responsibilities theories, Media Standards:​ 4.3, state. ● Why is the U.S. Constitution ● Slavery, Forced 4.3.5, 4.5, 4.5.1, important? Labor 4.5.2, 4.5.3 ● The Bill of Rights ● How Do I Read Tables? ● Think & Review ● Let's Write Disclaimer: ​The above information pertains to Volume 18 print material only. It does not include assessments or online components. Citation:​ ​California Studies Weekly​. Volume 18, Issues 1-4. Studies Weekly, 2018 April 13th-May 1st Summary: Reading Content: Potentially Sensitive Students will learn about the ● Hoof Beats and Telegraph Clicks Topic, per ​RUSD Week 28: The stagecoach as a means of —Music to the Ears of Californians Resource for Topics in Stagecoach, transportation. They will learn how ● Traveling by Stagecoach HSS​: Pony Express mail was sent via the Pony Express ● Connecting California ● This week’s and Telegraph and the dangers associated with this ● Pony Express Fun Facts content does not mail service. They will also learn about ● Overland Mail Routes specifically include the invention of the telegraph and the ● What is a mochila? any of the RUSD Standards:​ 4.3.2, completion of the transcontinental ● The Telegraph HSS Sensitive 4.4, 4.4.1 telegraph service. ● Send a Message Using Morse Code Topics. ● Let's Write ● Think & Review ● Noun Disclaimer: ​The above information pertains to Volume 18 print material only. It does not include assessments or online components. Citation:​ ​California Studies Weekly​. Volume 18, Issues 1-4. Studies Weekly, 2018 April 13th-May 1st Summary: Reading Content: Potentially Sensitive Topic, per Students will be introduced to the ● The Railroads are Coming! RUSD Resource for Topics in Week 29: transcontinental railroad. They will learn ● Transcontinental Railroad HSS​: Transcontinental that the railroad was initiated by engineer ● The Past Meets the Future ● Race, Ethnicity, National Railroad Theodore Judah and will learn about the out on the Plains Origin contributions of Chinese and ● Railroad Trivia ● Immigration Standards:​ 4.4, Irish workers to its construction. ● How long did it take to 4.4.1, 4.4.3 complete the transcontinental railroad? ● Irish Immigrants and the Railroad ● All Aboard! ● Let's Write Disclaimer: ​The above information pertains to Volume 18 print material only. It does not include assessments or online components. Citation:​ ​California Studies Weekly​. Volume 18, Issues 1-4. Studies Weekly, 2018 May 4th-May 29th Summary: Reading Content: Potentially Sensitive Topic, per Students will study the ● Immigrants Build California RUSD Resource for Topics in Week 30: importance of immigrants in ● Using Technology for Genealogy HSS​: Immigrants Build shaping California and will ● Honoring Immigrants ● Immigration California discover the countries of origin of ● The Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony ● Race, Ethnicity, National those who immigrated to ● The 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act Origin Standards:​ 4.4, California between 1850 and ● Building a Community ● Politics, Economic 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 1900. Students will learn about ● Today’s Immigrants Theories, Media 4.4.4 the conflicts and discrimination ● Think & Review ● Religion that occurred among those who ● Let's Write ● Tolerance settled here during this ● Bar Graph timeframe. Disclaimer: ​The above information pertains to Volume 18 print material only.