Analyze the Homestead Act (1862), the Mormon migration (1846–1869), and overland-trail women's and children's daily life
Exercise
Difficulty 4
~8 min
hist.g4.s.ex_37
Daily Life Diary Write
Prompt
Read Catherine Haun 1849 diary age-adapted excerpt. Write a 3-sentence daily-life summary of what an overland-trail day involved.
How it's presented
mode
reading and writing
prompt audio ID
audio.g4s.ex 37.stem
Answer criteria
type
rubric
rubric
3 sentences with specific daily-labor details from diary
Hints
- Diary mentions cooking, water, animals
- Diary mentions difficult weather
Misconceptions to watch
- Romanticizing daily life
- Generic statement without diary specifics
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