HOMEWORK: Read History Makers: James Watt and The Opening of the Liverpool to Manchester Railway. Answer the questions in complete sentences on a sheet of loose leaf paper.
1. What experiences in Watt’s early life helped him to develop his skills? 2. What were Watt’s original improvements to the steam engine? How did he continue to improve it? 3. What is a patent? (look it up in the dictionary if necessary) Why were patents important to Watt? 4. How did Frances, her mother, and the people watching from the road feel about the train ride? 5. What happened to Mr. Huskisson? How did people react? 6. What can this story tell us about the way that people’s lives are impacted by new technologies? Does Frances’ story remind you of an experience from your life? Explain. Links: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndeUluU3hEdGhkMFk https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndLUkzcVFIOU00Y0E HOMEWORK: Read History Makers: James Watt and The Opening of the Liverpool to Manchester Railway. Answer the questions in complete sentences on a sheet of loose leaf paper.
1. What experiences in Watt’s early life helped him to develop his skills? 2. What were Watt’s original improvements to the steam engine? How did he continue to improve it? 3. What is a patent? (look it up in the dictionary if necessary) Why were patents important to Watt? 4. How did Frances, her mother, and the people watching from the road feel about the train ride? 5. What happened to Mr. Huskisson? How did people react? 6. What can this story tell us about the way that people’s lives are impacted by new technologies? Does Frances’ story remind you of an experience from your life? Explain. Links: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndeUluU3hEdGhkMFk https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndLUkzcVFIOU00Y0E Here are the strips:
Global 3: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndS3JfZlQ2N1VlTGs AP World: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndT1lLdHZPOG01Vmc In case you missed it in class, here is the essay task:
· Describe how the French Revolution affected the people of France. · Describe how the French Revolution affected people outside of France. · Evaluate and explain whether the French Revolution was a success or a failure. And here's the link to the worksheet: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndNVJucXo2TXBaUUU Here are the strips for this week:
AP World: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndd3RqTkV2T1pIX1E Global 3: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndS1lDUlF2Qk14aTA Here's the link for this weekend's HW assignment.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndcDNZdHpvNEtKcnc Here's a link to the study guide. It's due on Wednesday. Please make effort to print this file rather than having to write out thttps://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndTXRic2dRVkxhMGc
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