The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County depicts one of American history's most exciting periods : the California Gold Rush of the 1850s. This reader uses the Expansive Reading approach, where the text becomes a springboard to improve language skills and to explore historical background, cultural connections and other topics suggested by the text. Wide range of activities practicing the four skills. PET-style activities and Trinity-style activities (Grades 4/5). Dossiers : The California Gold Rush, Life in the Mining Camps, San Francisco and more. Exit test with answer key at blackcat-cideb.com