and Mark Twain 
Your Camp Reading Guides: . . . . Tue, Feb 5, 8:40AM PST (-0800 GMT)
IMPORTANT BEFORE YOU START Be sure to include your first name, teacher’s name and school name in the YOUR HANDLE box each time you post. Answer MUST BE in complete sentences that include the core question being answered AND include the number of the questions being answered. Not “Sierras” but “#3 – The Sierra Nevada mountains are the range that run north to south on California’s eastern border” for example.
Your Camp Reading Guides: . . . . Tue, Feb 5, 8:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 – One of the first writers to publish work about early California settlements sometimes lived with the Indians, helped them survive in harsh times, and knew the wild animals intimately. Name this writer who helped feed the Indians during the Gold Rush when they could not fish due to their rivers being clogged from miner’s dirt. Tell us a little about him from his biography. button
Your Camp Reading Guides: . . . . Tue, Feb 5, 8:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 – At the bottom of the bio page here button
pick one of the poems he wrote that you like the best and tell us which one is your favorite and why.
Your Camp Reading Guides: . . . . Tue, Feb 5, 8:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3 – The Buckskin Bard was joined by another famous California writer who now has towns and schools named after him. He is called the ‘Originator of the American local-color story’ He wrote long stories, you can read one of them on Camp Internet another time. What was his name and what can you tell us about his life ? button
Your Camp Reading Guides: . . . . Tue, Feb 5, 8:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4 – The MOST famous writer to live in California and write about the GOLD RUSH was Mark Twain. button He visited California for a time, worked for magazines and newspapers, wrote stories, and made himself nationally famous with the publication of this story: button What is the name of the story he wrote ? Where did he get the idea for the story?
Your Camp Reading Guides: . . . . Tue, Feb 5, 8:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#5 – Read the story online – what was the name of the FROG that the story is about ?
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Your Camp Reading Guides: . . . . Tue, Feb 5, 8:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#6 – One of the FUNNIEST stories Twain wrote is about a Cat. Read the story here button and tell us what you think of the cat’s personality!
Your Camp Reading Guides: . . . . Tue, Feb 5, 8:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#7 – Mark Twain is the pen name of this famous author. What was his REAL name and where was he born? Where did he get his pen name from ? (hint look near picture called “Mark Twain” Journalist) button
Your Camp Reading Guides: . . . . Tue, Feb 5, 8:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#8 – Not all California Writers wrote FICTION – some wrote about their true life stories during the GOLD RUSH. Here is a story told by someone who really worked hard during the gold rush. Who is the author ? Is it a true story? Who wrote it down? button
Your Camp Reading Guides: . . . . Tue, Feb 5, 8:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#9 Take the Mark Twain Quiz !!! button
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