» The Iron Road
The Iron Road
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Book meta-data
- Silver (Levels 23-24)
- Three
- Non-fiction
- Change over time, History, Science and technology, Transportation
- Explanation
- Exploring text structure, Asking and answering questions, Drawing conclusions, Summarising
- 32
- 24
- 200240
- ACELA1479, ACELA1484, ACELY1678, ACELY1679, ACELY1680
Reader Description
In the nineteenth century, travelling across North America could take months. Many people didn't like making the long and difficult journey. In 1875, work began on a railroad across Canada. It would need thousands of workers and would take ten years to build.
After you have completed the Reader
Imagine you are a Chinese worker on the Iron Road. Write a letter home to China explaining the what life is like and the dangers of the work. Read the letter to your family. Would they want to work on the railroad.
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