jason’s gold- day 3
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Jason’s Gold- Day 3. Historical Context of “Jason’s Gold” 2/7/13 Chesser / Vigna. Warm-Up. Spend a few minutes writing down anything you know about the Yukon (Klondike) Gold Rush . Introduction to “Jason’s Gold” . Introduction to “Jason’s Gold”. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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JASON’S GOLD- DAY 3Historical Context of “Jason’s Gold”2/7/13Chesser/Vigna
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WARM-UP Spend a few minutes writing down anything
you know about the Yukon (Klondike) Gold Rush
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INTRODUCTION TO “JASON’S GOLD”
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INTRODUCTION TO “JASON’S GOLD” Jason’s Gold is an adventure novel, part of the adventure genre and also
realistic fiction genre
How do we think this might be different from Ella?
As we read this novel, we will be looking at the idea of exploration and discovery. Why do we explore? Why is discovering new things important?
The theme of the novel: “Looking for one thing can lead to finding another.”
A major word we will be studying and discussing as we read this novel: Serendipity
Any one have any ideas about this word?
Serendipity refers to fortunate (lucky) discoveries or events that you were not searching for – if a lucky thing happens, it might be called serendipitous
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WHAT IS JASON’S GOLD ABOUT?
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WHAT IS JASON’S GOLD ABOUT? This book is about the Klondike Gold Rush in
the Yukon territory of Canada starting in 1896
It is also called the “Last Great Gold Rush”
100,000 people tried to journey to the region when gold was discovered. Over half did not make it and of those that did, very few actually found gold
It was dangerous and very hard work
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THE ADVENTURE GENRE Adventure stories, like other narratives,
have the same elements: -Characters in Settings with problems -Attempts to solve problems -Events, Resolution, Lessons, Themes They can be based on real events, so can be
called historical fiction The adventure genre can also be a form of
realistic fiction as it could actually happen
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THE ADVENTURE GENRE Definition: “A narrative that features the unknown,
uncharted, or unexpected, with elements of danger, excitement, and risk” (from Harris, et al. The Literacy Dictionary, IRA, 1995)
Purpose: To entertain To involve the reader in the exciting
adventures of fictional characters
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THE ADVENTURE GENRE Form and Features: The adventure story opens with the background information
needed to understand the story and introduces characters in a setting and a conflict, problem, or goal.
The middle of an adventure story (realistic fiction) develops the plot including the story’s events, the characters’ reactions to these events, and the roadblocks the characters encounter. The plot builds to a climax (the point at which the conflict reaches its greatest height and the crisis or turning point occurs).
The adventure story ends with a resolution to the conflict or problem or a conclusion.
The plot is the sequence of events usually set in motion by a problem that begins the action or causes the conflict (from Cornett, C. Integrating Literature and the Arts Through the Curriculum, Simon and Schuster, 1999).
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THE ADVENTURE GENRE Conflict, the tension that exists between the forces in the character’s
life, is important in adventure stories and can be in four forms:
- Person – against – self. - Person – against – person. - Person – against – nature. - Person – against – society. Adventure stories are realistic fiction, so the characters must seem like
real people, the actions of the characters must seem real, and the setting must also be realistic.
Adventure stories can also have features of historical fiction: - setting is a specific time and place in history, - real events are mixed with fictional events, and - historical characters are mixed with fictional characters. Sensory details are used for impact. Description and dialogue are often used as elements and features of an
adventure story.
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LET’S LOOK AT SOME OF THE HISTORY SURROUNDING “JASON’S GOLD” As a class, we will discuss some of the
settings, events, and terms that will come up within this novel
Take notes on your sheet as we discuss
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YUKON TERRITORY
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YUKON TERRITORY Located in northwest Canada Contains Mount Logan, Canada’s tallest
mountain Still contains much culture from native tribes
that lived there Population increase occurred because of the
Gold Rush beginning around 1896
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KLONDIKE A region of Yukon Territory Centered around the Klondike River Home to the Klondike (Yukon) Gold Rush
starting in 1896 Very severe climate – super hot in the
summer, extremely cold during the long winter
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SKAGWAY, ALASKA A city in Alaska with a port for ships to dock Used by travelers to stop before journeying
into Yukon Territory
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DYEA, ALASKA Another Alaskan city important during the
Klondike Gold Rush
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DAWSON CITY, CANADA A city located in Yukon Territory Named as a city in 1897 as population
soared due to the Gold Rush
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STAMPEDERS The term given to those who rushed to Yukon
Territory because they “stampeded” there to find gold
Many stampeders left their jobs Only about 30,000-40,000 managed to arrive
in the area and only about 4,000 actually found gold
Many writers and photographers also came to the area to chronicle the Gold Rush
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CHILKOOT PASS A high mountain pass that goes from Dyea,
Alaska to British Columbia in Canada Originally used by native tribes in the area Later used by Gold Rush stampeders to get
to Yukon Territory
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WHITE PASS Another high mountain trail leading from
Skagway, Alaska to the lakes at the beginning of the Yukon River
An easier pass to navigate than Chilkoot Pass, but more crime (bandits and thieves during the Gold Rush)
Due to the death of so many horses during the Gold Rush stampede, was nicknamed Dead Horse Trail
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DEAD HORSE TRAIL
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PROSPECTOR A prospector is someone who travels around,
testing the environment and sifting through dirt, looking for minerals
Gold prospectors were those during the Gold Rush who searched the physical landscape looking for gold
Did you ever “pan for gold”?
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GOLD!
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JACK LONDON Very famous writer, known for his novels
“Call of the Wild” and “White Fang”, both nature stories
Before he became a writer, Jack London in his early 20s rushed to the Yukon Territory during the Gold Rush
Did not do well, became very sick
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JACK LONDON - 1903
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ROYAL MOUNTED POLICE The national police force in Canada Exists in all of Canada Commonly referred to as the “Mounties” Called this because for most of early
Canadian history, they were mounted on horses
Today, they also have regular police equipment and vehicles
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GEORGE WASHINGTON CARMACK Was a prospector in Yukon territory originally
from California He is often given credit as the man who first
discovered gold and set off the Yukon Gold Rush although his brother-in-law is given credit as well
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GEORGE WASHINGTON CARMACK
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ROBERT HENDERSON Another man credited with discovering the
gold Originally a miner from Colorado According to him, he told George Carmack
about the gold as they crossed paths in the frontier one time
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ROBERT HENDERSON
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SOAPY SMITH A con artist and gangster Involved in organized crime in the region of
Skagway, Alaska during the time of the Yukon Gold Rush
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SOAPY SMITH
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