Utopian+comunities+ApA

The shakers developed from a religous group called the Quakers The shakers tended to tremble, shout, dance, shake, sing and speak in tong, wich is strange and unknown languages while they would worship The shakers had almost 6,000 members at the highest point. The shakers had a bussy shedual, for many people the day begins at 7:30 A.M when the great bell on Dweling house rings, it meens its time for everyone to eat breakfast.


 * Every day routine**

At 8:00 A.M they start their prayer, they ready from the bible then do a prayer and a silent prayer, concluding with the singing of a shaker hmyn. At 8:30 the shakers start to do their work. At 11:30 they stop and have their mid-day prayer. At 12:00 they have dinner, this is the main meal. At 1:00 they start to work again. At 6:00 they have supper, the last meal of the day. At 5:00 on wednesdays, they have a prayer meeting wich is followed by a shakers studies class.

Topic: Utopian communities

Focus: Shakers

Reason for choice: I am seeing if utopian communities are perfect.

What's your point? (thesis): I am seeing if the shakers were really a perfect community

What three reasons do you have that will back up your point?

1 Oneida only survived until 1879, and it only had 300 members Shakers Still has 4 communities left, and they had about 5,000 members 2 Another difference is that the shakers would shake while they worship, but the oneida would not 3

What is your first reason and three to five facts to support it?

What is your second reason and three to five facts to support it?

What is your third reason and three to five facts to support it?

Based on your research, what conclusions would you make and how does your research connect to your life?