A Journey in Life: Westward Migration of the 1800’s A Journey in Life… A story told.

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A Journey in Life: Westward Migration of the 1800’s A Journey in Life… A story told

Paragraph #1 will introduce the person you will write about. Make sure to include important information such as name, birth date, birthplace, and relationship to you. You also should include why you chose to write about this person and why they are important to you. Transitional sentence: should tell why they wanted to come to the United States and/or California. Paragraph #1 Topic Sentence: Introduction of person. Detail sentences This part of your paragraph should give (must be 3-4 details about the person you are writing. sentences) birth date, birth place, importance to you, relationship to you, why you chose them, what is special about them. Conclusion write one concluding sentence about (1 sentence) choosing this person. Transitional this sentence should tell why this person Sentence wanted to come to the United States or CA Remember: write like you are painting a picture, use descriptive language, adjectives before nouns, adverbs before verbs, and figurative language to make your story come alive and engage your reader!

Paragraph #2:will tell the person’s journey to their “new world”. What did they have to endure? What did they have to do to get to their destination? How did they get there? Who came with them? Describe in detail their experiences; paint a picture of their journey. Transitional sentence: should tell what was it like in their “new world”. Paragraph #2 Topic Sentence: Will introduce in one sentence what their journey to CA or US was like. Detail sentences This part of your paragraph should give (must be 3-4 details about the person had to endure sentences) what they had to go through to get here, who came with them, how did they get here? Describe their experiences give. details! Conclusion write one concluding sentence about (1 sentence) this person’s journey. Transitional this sentence should tell what it was like Sentence in the “in the New World” Remember: write like you are painting a picture, use descriptive language, adjectives before nouns, adverbs before verbs, and figurative language to make your story come alive and engage your reader!

Paragraph #3:will tell what the person has experienced in their life since arriving in the United States and/or California. What has it been like? How have they survived? What did they have to do to get along with others? What challenges or successes have they encountered? Conclusion: What can YOU learn about this person? Paragraph #3 Topic Sentence: Your topic sentence will introduce the experience in CA or US. Detail sentences This part of your paragraph should give (must be 3-4 details about what it is like living in CA or sentences) US. Did they learn a new language? Do they go back to their country or state? Successes or challenges they’ve had. Give details! Conclusion write one concluding sentence about (1 sentence) what you learned about this person. Transitional you do not need a transitional sentence Sentence unless you’re adding a 4 th paragraph of additional information you learned. Remember: write like you are painting a picture, use descriptive language, adjectives before nouns, adverbs before verbs, and figurative language to make your story come alive and engage your reader!

Paragraph #4 (Optional): If you have additional information that you learned about the person you researched and/or interviewed, you may write an extra paragraph. If you choose to write a fourth paragraph change the conclusion to paragraph #4 and add a transitional sentence to paragraph #3. Paragraph #4 Topic Sentence: Your topic sentence will add the exciting information you discovered. Detail sentences This part of your paragraph should give (must be 3-4 details about what it is sentences) you discovered and learned about your person. Make sure to add details and include all you learned. Conclusion write one concluding sentence about (1 sentence) what you learned about this person. Transitional you do not need a transitional sentence Sentence Remember: write like you are painting a picture, use descriptive language, adjectives before nouns, adverbs before verbs, and figurative language to make your story come alive and engage your reader!

Optional It would be great to add a photograph of your family member if you have one!