November 2, 2011

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