February 3

We started doing some power notes on American Industrialization today in class. I gave you the 1's (the main ideas), and you were asked to find the 2's (supporting details) and the 3's (specific examples). Here are the main ideas for the power notes on American Industrialization (all of these are 1's in your power notes):

(1) Reasons why the USA didn't industrialize at the same time as Great Britain
(1) Major ways industrialization in USA differed from industrialization in Great Britain
(1) Challenges the USA had to overcome in order to industrialize successfully
(1) Stages in American Industrialization
(1) Reasons for the Civil War
(1) Ways in which the Civil War encouraged industrial development
(1) Ways that the Civil War spurred change in many areas

Next, we listened to some songs in class, including "Big Rock Candy Mountain", Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi", The Talking Heads' "Nothing But Flowers", and finally we listened to John Lennon's "Imagine". Can't see the common thread between these songs? Essentially, what the common theme was in these songs was different conceptions of what "paradise" means to different people. I then asked you to brainstorm a list of what "paradise" means to you. It could be a warm embrace from a loved one, or Skittles raining down from above whenever you want them.

Just a reminder of some upcoming important dates:

• Factory Simulation Writing Assignment due tomorrow
• Chapter 3 American Industrialization Power Notes due tomorrow (see above)
• The USA Dictionary Project is due Tuesday, February 22nd