Wednesday, 8 January

After a quick review reminding students of the lecture on the history of work and industry that was presented before the break, the class continued studying the history of work in the United States.

First students worked individually to consider what life would be like without four items that came about as a result of the industrial revolution: the light bulb; electricity; the automobile; and the phone; then students combined their thinking.

The class had a mini-lecture on architecture and stuff, and how the design of homes changed as a result of the industrial revolution.

Next the class reviewed the skills used to study from a text book:

Skim & Scan
     headlines and titles
      photos, graphs, and images
     wha is repeated

Check Outcomes
     review any summary
     review any study questions

Review the Outline of the Chapter
     Re-read titles, headings, and sub-headings
     Try to determine the authors argument, claim, or thesis

Take Notes
     Take about one note per title, heading, or sub-heading
     note surprising or especially interesting facts
     note any information that clearly and directly supports the author's thesis

Students then applied this protocol to Chapter 13 of History Alive!