Groupwork continues!

Hello gang,
This week we spent our time focusing on the invention/innovation/business building process of Americans in the Industrial Revolution. We left class Friday in the midst of a group project in which you were assigned a big businessman and were expected to research their backgrounds and business practices and present them to the class as either a robber Barron or a captain of industry in the form of a memorial eulogy on Tuesday. This will allow us to better examine the legacy of each of these men. (I am being rather morbid this week, I guess the depressing tone of our news today is getting to me...)
Next week will proceed as follows:

October 7 Agenda

Day 4- No Journal
* 20-30 minutes of preparation time for presentations of eulogy
* 1 hour Presentations of each big businessman begins (students will be expected to write information on each man in note form)
*Note* If you would like bonus points, dress in respectful attire for a memorial service! The more authentic the better!

October 9 Agenda

* Day 5 Read the primary source on your desk (concerning mining, textiles, company towns, etc during the Gilded Age. Then answer the following:
1) What industry is referenced in the reading?
2) What are the specific complaints of the worker?
3) If you were a worker in this situation, what would/could you do about it?
* Lecture/Note taking covering Big Business and Labor issues during the Gilded Age
* Primary Source Reading on Labor Issues
* Students will create a handbill/ flyer encouraging fellow laborers to go on strike

Have a fantastic weekend!
Mrs. Coleman
PS Stay tuned for a portfolio writing assignment on these big businessmen next week (don't worry, this will be in place of a test for this chapter :>)