Achieve 3000 Shipwreck Lesson

Think about the Article. Which fits best in the empty box above? There are four boxes. The text above the boxes says "What Happened Next?" The first box says "The California Gold Rush took place". An arrow points from the first box to the second box. The second box says "The Ship of Gold sank during a storm". An arrow points from the second box to the third box. The third box is empty. An arrow points from the third box to the fourth box. The fourth box says "Tommy Thompson found the Ship of Gold". This question asks about when events happened. It does not ask where in the Article the events show up. Look back at the Article for clues, like dates.

• Tommy Thompson raised $12.7 million

• Tommy Thompson was sued by his investors

• Tommy Thompson was put in jail

• Tommy Thompson sold gold for about $50 million

The Article talks mainly about _______.

• How to clean gold that is covered in grime

• A lost treasure that was found, sold, and put on display

•  The California Gold Rush of the 1840s and 1850s

• A gold coin that could sell for $1 million

Which two words have opposite meanings?

Only some of these words are used in the Article.

• Soaked and covered

• Began and started

• Cleaned and brushed

• Lost and found

Think about the Article. Why did investors sue Tommy Thompson?

• Much of the gold was covered in grime.

• It took until 1988 for Thompson to find the Ship of Gold.

• Thompson didn't share the money he made from the gold.

• Thompson left much of the gold in the ocean.

Think about the Article. The reader can tell that _______.

• Tommy Thompson's investors were not happy with him.

• It was easy to find the SS Central America after it sank.

• A gold bar from the SS Central America is not worth as much as a gold coin from the ship.

• The group that bought the gold from the investors does not want people to know about the gold.

The Article says:

Thompson began to bring up the gold. He sold some. He got about $50 million.

Which must mean the opposite of sold, as it is used above?

• Made

• Showed

• Lost

• Bought

Look at these sentences from the Article. Which sentence tells what some of Tommy Thompson's investors did with their part of the treasure?

• They sued him.

• Many sold their shares to a group that sells gold.

• They got investors to help.

• Before the gold was displayed, each piece had to be cleaned.

Based on the Article, which is most likely to happen?

• Most of the people who visit California will buy gold bars from the sunken ship.

• Tommy Thompson will buy back most of the gold he sold.

• Gold from the lost treasure will be displayed in other places

• Tommy Thompson's investors will sue the company that got gold from the ship in 2014.