Week 8 WebQuest : Write a Letter
Below is some background information about James Davies and his family. James and his family were a part of the Australian Gold Rush.
Family Background
Letter from James DAVIES written to his father David DAVIES in Wales. James was the son of David DAVIES and Mary JONES, born about 1820 in Abergaveny, Monmouthshire Wales. He and wife Elizabeth, and four young children, sailed from Plymouth on the 22nd November, 1854, on the Marchiioness of Salisbury, arriving at Geelong on 21st February, 1855. They eventually settled at Napoleons, near Ballarat.
Letter from James Davies to his Father
Read the letter that James wrote to his Father and discuss as a class or in small groups.
Your task is to write a letter from the perspective of a person living on the gold fields back to a family member or friend. Each team member must write their own letter. The initial draft should be written on paper and the final copy published on the read write think website ( Link provided below). This activity will be marked as a single assessment and does not need to be included on the group poster.
ReadWriteThink Letter Generator
Below is some background information about James Davies and his family. James and his family were a part of the Australian Gold Rush.
Family Background
Letter from James DAVIES written to his father David DAVIES in Wales. James was the son of David DAVIES and Mary JONES, born about 1820 in Abergaveny, Monmouthshire Wales. He and wife Elizabeth, and four young children, sailed from Plymouth on the 22nd November, 1854, on the Marchiioness of Salisbury, arriving at Geelong on 21st February, 1855. They eventually settled at Napoleons, near Ballarat.
Letter from James Davies to his Father
Read the letter that James wrote to his Father and discuss as a class or in small groups.
Your task is to write a letter from the perspective of a person living on the gold fields back to a family member or friend. Each team member must write their own letter. The initial draft should be written on paper and the final copy published on the read write think website ( Link provided below). This activity will be marked as a single assessment and does not need to be included on the group poster.
ReadWriteThink Letter Generator