John+Sutter's+Diary

In your ** Gold Fever! Journal **, turn to page one and pretend that you are John Sutter, the original gold finder. First, write a journal entry explaining how you felt when you first discovered gold. Write about the kind of feelings you were experiencing and what your plans were for the gold. Then, when you are finished writing this journal, turn to the next page and write a second journal entry. Write about how you felt after people started arriving in California for the gold. Did you wish you would have never said anything? When you are finished with this activity, go to the ** Discussion Question ** at the top of this page and post your answer to the question. You may also comment on another classmate's answer.


 * To go to the next page: Newspaper Journalist**