About This Lesson
Students will engage in Role Audience Format Topic (RAFT) writing with a visual component. Students will have a choice in their writing style, with one representing each learning style. Students demonstrate content of the California Gold Rush with a short writing and a picture. Heavy Common Core alignment with a Rubric. CC Aligned: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6.1 , WHST.7.1 , WHST.8.1 , CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6.2 , WHST.7.2 , WHST.8.2