Friday, April 24, 2015

Gilded Age Railroad Growth + Read Ch. 19 Summary + Temple, TX Founded in 1881 + Twain's "Jumping Frog"


Students today:
  • Analyzed and compared railroad growth in the USA & Texas during the Gilded Age

  • Read, discussed, and analyzed the Ch. 19 Summary: Politics & Progress
  • Wrote their own version of "Temple, Texas," as it might appear in the Handbook of Texas Online (HOTO) & compared their versions with the HOTO version
  • Very briefly discussed Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"--to be continued on Monday

Assignment for Monday:
1. Quiz over the Ch. 18 & 19 Summaries
2. Be ready to continue our discussion of Twain's ". . . Jumping Frog . . .."

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