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November 2, 2011Are some jobs
inherently female or male, or can men and women each do any job? Why is
this so?
Objective:Students will
be able to analyze pictures and original source documents to create a written explanation of how rice plantations worked
Homework:Write a
poetic response to the Wheatley poem assigned yesterday
Vocabulary: gender
We decided who went to the town hall meeting and who went to the assembly by gender
What does gender mean?
Gang SystemGroup of slaves
pushed by overseer Work from dawn to
duskBrutal systemCommon in the
Caribbean
Task SystemWork until your list of jobs is done
Possibly less efficient
Less brutalLeft time for
slaves to tend to their own needs
How many jobs do you see? Describe
them
Rice Plantations:Near water
Rice needs to be submerged slightly to grow
Rice paddies need to be constructed
Rice Plantations:Require the
use of technology
Much of the technology appears to have come from Africa
Rice Plantations:The rice fields
needed to be built and maintained
This was skilled work and there is evidence that the Africans were the ones who knew how to do it
Rice plantations needed more slaves than any
other kind
Class work One: Read the sections
provided Try to figure out
what the tools were used for – an answer sheet will be provided for you after you’ve tried to answer – not before
Class Work Two:Write a
compare and contrast essay – what makes a rice plantation unique?
Use three facts to support your position
Exit Ticket:The most
unique thing about a rice plantation is…
Write this under your essay
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