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Warm-Up: 3/27/17 What is the subject of this photograph?
What is the perspective of this photograph? What is the tone of the photograph?
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Sourcing The U.S. Congress passed two laws, in 1918 and 1922, but the Supreme Court declared both unconstitutional. In 1924, Congress proposed a constitutional amendment prohibiting child labor, but the states did not ratify it. Then, in 1938, Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act Bibb Mill No. 1 Many youngsters here. Some boys were so small they had to climb up on the spinning frame to mend the broken threads and put back the empty bobbins. Location: Macon, Georgia. Photograph and annotation courtesy of The Department of Commerce and Labor
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SOAPSTONE METHOD Read Historical Document Analysis Worksheet
Analyzing Documents SOAPSTONE METHOD Read Historical Document Analysis Worksheet
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SOAPSTONE S = Subject – What the document is about
O= Occasion – The event that prompted the document A= Audience – The group for whom the document was created P= Purpose – The reason for the document. Is it to inform? Is it to persuade? What is the perspective of the speaker? Is he/she somehow affected by the events going on around him/her? Does he/she approve or disapprove of what is going on? S= Speaker – What is the person’s name? What is the available biographic information? What class does he/she belong to? TONE = Tone – What is the mood of the piece? Is the tone sarcastic? Is it defeated?
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Now let’s try one together
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Subject Occasion Audience Apply SOAPSTONE
How to select a good officials Subject Helps to advise the emperor on what types of men should be part of the bureaucracy Occasion The Sung emperor, but also a wider audience, perhaps even prospective bureaucrats who might want to know how to move up in the bureaucracy Audience
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Purpose Speaker Tone Apply SOAPSTONE
To advise the emperor and others on what it should take to be a good bureaucrat. Maybe that has been lacking? Perhaps this was prompted because of a decline in the quality of the bureaucracy. He is also clearly a Confucian since he has no problem addressing the emperor and giving him straight-forward advice Purpose Wang An Shi, Confucian scholar and prime minister to the Sung emperor Speaker Respectful, but firm. Clear indication of the standards that should be implemented to maintain a strong bureaucracy Tone
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2017- DBQ Rubric
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DBQ- Analysis Paragraph
"The relation between superiors and inferiors is like that between the wind and the grass. The grass must bend when the wind blows across it." – Confucius PROMPT- Use the document provided to explain what Confucius means in the quote provided. - Focus on explaining the significance of the Author’s Point of View or Historical Context
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Complete SOAPPS Document Analysis Form
Students will be given a document to work on and complete the form using only their document
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Homework Students will complete Cornell Notes for Chapter 29
Tomorrow Students will use these notes to complete a Chapter 29 Summative Activity
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