3/19/14

I began class by giving instructions for the Jigsaw activity.  Basically, students formed groups containing one member from each of yesterday's groups.  Each group member taught the other members in the group about their topic they read about yesterday.  As one person taught the other member about their topic, the other "students" in the group took notes on their organizers provided in the packet yesterday.  See the blog from 3/18 for the readings and organizers. 

After students finished teaching other group members about their topics, students began answering the following four questions using the information they collected for homework:

1.What is the most surprising information you learned about the NH mills?  Explain.

2.Describe the working conditions in the early mills. 

3.What conditions caused the NH mill workers to strike against their employers?

4.Were the mill strikes ultimately successful?  Why or why not?  Explain.

 

Homework is to answer the four questions on the NH mills using complete sentences.  Be sure to re-state the questions in your answers.

 

Students who missed class must use the readings on the blog posting from 3/18 to answer the four questions.