Gold Rush unit forms the basis for stories by 8th-grade authors

By: 
Erin Sommers Graphic-Advocate Editor

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On a recent Friday afternoon, South Central Calhoun eighth-grade student Morgan Henry read aloud from a book she had written.
Henry’s story, and all of the stories written by students in Gene Folsom’s history class, focused on the California Gold Rush.
“I think it was a really great idea to try something new,” Henry said of the writing project.
How did she like reading her own work to a second-grade student?
“At first I was kind of nervous,” Henry said. “Then I was feeling OK about it.”
Folsom gave the students specific instructions for the stories, which were the end-of-unit assessment. 
Read more in the May 23 edition. 

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