Cause-and-effect disasters
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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In 1846, the eighty-seven members of the Donner Party left Illinois to begin a new life in California. Many pioneers made this journey, but the Donner Party faced delays and terrible misfortune. Trapped with few supplies in the snowy Sierra Nevada for the winter, what would the travelers do to survive? To understand the impact of a disaster, you must understand its causes. How did taking an untested shortcut affect the Donner Party's progress? How...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Discover how the great Irish potato famine affected the country's citizens through gripping personal accounts and striking visuals. Explore the way people's choices and actions affected the disaster through the lens of cause and effect."--