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Industrial Revolution and Technology March 8th-19th
Our next unit will focus on the Industrial Revolution and the advancement of various technological products during that time frame. We will discuss the importance of women in factories and the impact of factories and mills on the roles of men and women. Students will come to to a deeper understanding of how important the economy, in the 19th century, was on the life of specifically, women. Students will gain knowledge of what the Industrial Revolution was, how men and women's role changed because of the Industrial Revolution, what it was like to work in a mill, and what it was like to live in a boarding house in the city.

Directions for Skit Assignment You must create your own stick figure puppet for this assignment. You will do the following: 1. Give a name to your puppet 2. What did they do before working in a factory (teacher, housewife) 3. Where does your puppet live (alone or in a boarding house) 4. Where and what do you do for a job? You must put your puppet interacting in the following situation**s**: 1. Discussion with your Dad and Mom about wanting to move into the city 2. Are you moving with anyone (sister, brother, friend) 3. Give the reasons why you want to work in a factory 4. Why do you want to live in the city 1. A situation where you are interacting with co-workers 2. What are your hours? 3. What is your boss like? Do you get along with him? Why/Why not? (Give specific reasons) 4. Specifically, what are the conditions you work under? (Hot, dirty, clean, alone) 5. Do you get any breaks? How long are they? 6. What time do you have to get up in the morning? 7. What is your initial reaction the factory? 8. When you first get to the factory, does anyone help you learn your job? 1. A situation where you are interacting with other women in the house 2. Your first experience when arriving at the boardinghouse 3. How far is the house from the factory? 4. Do you get along with all the women in the house 5. What do you do in your spare time at the house 6. What does the house look like on the outside(physically) 7. How many women do you share a room with 8. Have you become friends with anyone at the house
 * Home**(2/4)
 * Factory**(4/8)
 * Boarding House(4/8) ** 

1.Give specific reasons why you want to go on strike 2. What are your first impressions of Sarah G. Bagley? 3. What are your first impressions of Harriet Hanson Robinson? 4. Give specific ways in which they motivate you to go on strike 5. Would you go on strike even if you were alone? Give specific reasons why/why not 6. Do you leave the factory and go back home to the farm? Again, specific reasons
 * Reform**(3/6)

Please make sure you write a brief paragraph about technology. You may choose from the following flying shuttle spinning jenny water mule power loom Does this technology make your job easier? Why/why not? Does it completely eliminate your job? Is technology important in the production of your product? Choose one of the technologies above to write about.

Rubric-- 
 * **Puppet Show : Industrial Revolution **

Teacher Name: **Ms. Gertz**

You Name: ||


 * CATEGORY || **4 ** || **3 ** || **2 ** || **1 ** ||
 * **Puppet Construction ** || Puppets were original, creative, and constructed well. No pieces fell off during the performance. || Puppets were original and constructed well. No pieces fell off during the performance. || Puppets were constructed fairly well. No pieces fell off during the performance. || Puppets were not constructed well. Pieces fell off during the performance. ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Puppet Manipulation ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Puppeteers always manipulated puppets so audience could see them. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Puppeteers usually manipulated puppets so audience could see them. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Puppeteers sometimes manipulated puppets so audience could see them. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Puppeteers rarely manipulated puppets so audience could see them. ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Playwriting ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Play was creative and really held the audience's interest. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Play was creative and usually held the audience's interest. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Play had several creative elements, but often did not hold the audience's interest. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Play needed more creative elements. ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Accuracy of Story ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">All important parts of story were included and were accurate. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Almost all important parts of story were included and were accurate. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Quite a few important parts of story were included and were accurate. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Much of the story was left out or was inaccurate. ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Scenery ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Scenery was creative, added interest to the play, and did not get in the way of the puppets. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Scenery was creative and did not get in the way of the puppets. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Scenery did not get in the way of the puppets. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Scenery got in the way of the puppets OR distracted the audience. ||
 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Expression ** || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Puppeteers' voices showed a lot of expression and emotion. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Puppeteers' voices showed some expression and emotion. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Puppeteers' voices showed a little expression and emotion. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Puppeteers' voices were monotone and not expressive. ||