Post on 23-Dec-2015
Life for Settlers
Primary Source – A Typical Day’s Work
• Step 1: Read the primary source, highlighting any information that can help you determine what life was like for settlers on the Great Plains
Primary Source – A Typical Day’s Work
Guiding Question: What was life like for settlers on the Great Plains?
• Step 1: Read the primary source, highlighting any information that can help you answer the question, and write a short summary of what the source has to say
Primary Source – A Typical Day’s WorkGuiding Question: What was life like for settlers on
the Great Plains?• Step 1: Read the primary source, highlighting any
information that can help you answer the question, and write a short summary of what the source has to say
• Step 2: Read the primary source and put a star by anything that might indicate the author’s bias– Bias – anything about the author’s beliefs or
background that might affect what he or she is saying
Primary Source – A Typical Day’s WorkGuiding Question: What was life like for settlers on
the Great Plains?• Step 1: Read the primary source, highlighting any
information that can help you answer the question, and write a short summary of what the source has to say
• Step 2: Read the primary source and put a star by anything that might indicate the author’s bias– Bias – anything about the author’s beliefs or
background that might affect what he or she is saying• Step 3: Write a short summary of the author’s bias
Speeches
• You will be writing a speech concerning an issue related to life on the Great Plains
• First, read pages 425-427– Take notes on anything that tells you why life was
difficult for farmers on the Great Plains
Speeches• You will be writing a speech concerning an issue related to life on
the Great Plains• First, read pages 425-427• Next, write a short speech arguing for one of the following four
positions as though you were living at the end of the 19th century:– The federal government has the right and the responsibility to regulate
railroads– The federal government does not have the right and the responsibility
to regulate railroads– The federal government has the right and the responsibility to regulate
banks– The federal government does not have the right and the responsibility
to regulate banks• A few people will be selected to read their speeches to the class