1.11.2016

Monday January 11, 2016

Industrializing America: Corporations & Conflict

Tasks: 
  • Review DBQ process from last week.
    • Read question to determine subject, time, task
    • Brainstorm thesis - Why brainstorm thesis before reading the documents?  To set your purpose for reading.
      • Degree OR Direction
      • Specifics
  • Read documents.
    • Spend 10 minutes individually analyzing the documents.
  • All documents should trigger outside information, which is historical evidence not explicitly stated in the document. 
    • Work in small groups to identify relevant historical evidence triggered by each document.
  • Construct outline of argument.
    • Choose 3 factors that you would use to support your thesis.
    • Create a claim for each factor, and identify relevant evidence from the documents to support your claim.
      • Management used tactics to suppress labor unions.
        • Yellow dog contracts required workers to "abandon membership" (Doc. E)
  • Assign: Construct outline of argument that you would use to support your thesis.

Reminders: 
  • Labor Quiz - Tuesday 1/12
  • Unit V test corrections due Friday January 15