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Checking for Understanding Entry Task!!

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• You MAY use your Notes

• You may NOT use the book

Chapter

Setting Characters

Plot How do the setting, character and/ or plot interact?

12 How does the letter from Lyddie’s mother affect her?

What are Betsy and Amelia arguing about? Does Lyddie agree with either of them?

LyddieReading Chapter 12

Chapter

Setting Characters

Plot How do the setting, character and/ or plot interact?

12 Concord Corp. factory

Boarding house

(Lowell)

Lyddie Worthen

Mr. Marsden(overseer)

Amelia

Betsy

Lyddie gets a letter from her mother, and in it she finds out her sister Agnes died, and Rachel is sick. Mother needs money.

She’s afraid she’ll never have the money for her family. She doesn’t want to risk her job.

Lyddie is good at her job. Prudence quits. Betsy starts a study group. Amelia gets upset. Betsy talks about rebelling.

How does the letter from Lyddie’s mother affect her?

What are Betsy and Amelia arguing about? Does Lyddie agree with either of them?

LyddieReading Chapter 12

LyddieDefinitions

diligent: (86) hard-working, careful, thorough

indefatigable: (86) determined; never giving up

piece rates: (86) the amount a worker is paid per unit of work he/she completes

LyddieDefinitions

barren: (88) with nothing growing

disdain: (89) lack of respect

defiance: (91) behavior that shows that you will not do as you are told

LyddieDefinitions

real wages: (91) the amount a worker is paid, calculated as the amount per hour, adjusted for inflation

turnout: (92) protest march or asking off the job in protest

What new words did you define?

Chapter

Setting Characters

Plot How do the setting, character and/ or plot interact?

13 Why does Lyddie not sign the petition?

How does the speed-up affect Lyddie? How does it affect the other girls?

How does Lyddie respond to her injury? How does Diana help her?

LyddieReading Chapter 13

Chapter

Setting Characters

Plot How do the setting, character and/ or plot interact?

13 Concord Corp. factory

Boarding house

(Lowell)

Lyddie Worthen

Diana Goss

Amelia

Betsy

Mr. Marsden (overseer)

Dr. Craven

Lyddie sends her mother a letter and some money. Her writing is getting better.

She gets a fourth loom to tend at the factory. She’s exhausted.

Irish immigrant girls taking jobs in the factory. People get hurt in the icy winter.

Lyddie gets hurt when daydreaming. Diana helps her. The doctor is Diana’s friend.

Why does Lyddie not sign the petition?

How does the speed-up affect Lyddie? How does it affect the other girls?

How does Lyddie respond to her injury? How does Diana help her?

LyddieReading Chapter 13

LyddieDefinitions

plucky: (95) bold, brave

recoiled: (95) moved back quickly and suddenly

justify: (95) give an acceptable explaination

tuned to: (97) adjusted to; in sync with

LyddieDefinitions

allotted: (98) provided or given

subsidize: (100) pay for part of the cost of something

partial to: (103) fond of; happy about

LyddieDefinitions

What new words did you define?

LyddieLearning Objectives

I can cite specific textual evidence to explain what working conditions were like in the mills and how they affected Lyddie.

LyddieTextual Evidence

Mid-Unit 1 Assessment

• Focus on Chapter 12 ; Chapter 13 (pg 97-98)

• Let’s re-read these pages together !!

LyddieTextual Evidence

Mid-Unit 1 Assessment

• Focus on Chapter 12 ; Chapter 13 (pg 97-98)

• Can use book AND all notes from yesterday

• When done, begin reading Chapter 14!

LyddieHomework

Homework• Read all of Chapter 14

• Complete Reader’s Notes Chapter 14

• Be prepared for a quiz tomorrow!