Students received a set of resource questions for their study of "The Wealth of Nations." (see separate post). They were given time to "four-R" the document and produce a record of their understanding. While students worked on this, I met with them individually to give them the option of reading an additional book on their own that we will not get to this year as a class (Cry, the Beloved Country). I asked them to evaluate whether or not it was in their own long-term best interest to do so.
We spent some time in the school computer lab working on the Family Past assignment.
Homework:
- Complete the Industrial Revolution quick overview assignment by Friday. (see below)
- Continue work on the Family Past assignment.
Industrial Revolution Quick Overview
Based on your own long-term
self-interest, select from the following methods to learn about the Industrial
Revolution:
- Study Chapter 19 from World History and Cultures textbook.
- Watch an appropriate documentary online.
- Read the Wikipedia article “Industrial Revolution.”
No matter how you choose to
learn, please make sure that you are familiar with the following:
- What was the Industrial Revolution? When did it occur?
- Where did the I.R. begin? Why there?
- What inventions or technologies made the I.R. possible?
- How did the I.R. affect the following:
- Agriculture
- Transportation
- Communication
- Women’s rights
- Education
- Standard of living—short and long-term
- Working conditions
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