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![Lyddie
Anchor Chart
“She [Lyddie] took pride in her strength,
but it took all of her might to yank the
metal lever into place… Still, the physical
strength the work required paled beside
the dexterity needed to rethread a shuttle
quickly or, heaven help her, tie one of
these internal weaver’s knots.” (pg. 65)](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/lessonsix-140102132102-phpapp01/85/Lyddie-Lesson-six-Unit-1-21-320.jpg)
![Lyddie
Anchor Chart
Sentence #1:
Lyddie was proud of how strong she was, but it
took all her strength to move the lever.
“She [Lyddie] took pride in her strength,
but it took all of her might to yank the
metal lever into place… Still, the physical
strength the work required paled beside
the dexterity needed to rethread a shuttle
quickly or, heaven help her, tie one of
these internal weaver’s knots.” (pg. 65)](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/lessonsix-140102132102-phpapp01/85/Lyddie-Lesson-six-Unit-1-22-320.jpg)
![Lyddie
Sentence #2:
Compares the strength of the job to dexterity.
Dexterity is coordinated fine motor skills.
Anchor Chart “Paled” means not a bright…
…so must mean pulling the lever requires a lot of strength, but it is harder
to thread the shuttle or tie a knot.
“She [Lyddie] took pride in her strength,
but it took all of her might to yank the
metal lever into place… Still, the physical
strength the work required paled beside
the dexterity needed to rethread a shuttle
quickly or, heaven help her, tie one of
these internal weaver’s knots.” (pg. 65)](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/lessonsix-140102132102-phpapp01/85/Lyddie-Lesson-six-Unit-1-23-320.jpg)
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Lyddie: Lesson six, Unit 1
This document provides information about reading chapters 8 and 9 of the novel Lyddie. It includes sections for chapter summaries, character and plot details, vocabulary definitions, discussion questions, and learning objectives. For chapter 8, it summarizes the plot, characters, and setting. It also defines new words and asks questions about how characters interact. For chapter 9, it prompts close reading of passages and filling out a reader's notes chart. It introduces an anchor chart on working conditions and has students analyze quotes about the physically demanding nature of the work.
Lyddie: Lesson six, Unit 1
- 1. DO NOW Images Worksheet •Look at three pictures (A, B, C) • Read quote & match to a picture • Describe the quote…can use your Notes!
- 6. Lyddie Reading Chapter 8 ChapterSetting Characters 8 Lyddie Worthen Lowell, MA Mrs. Bedlow Plot How do the setting, character and/ or plot interact? What does Amelia want Lyddie to do on the Sabbath? Why? How does Lyddie feel about this? Tim Bedlow Betsy Amelia Cate Prudence Allen How does Mrs. Bedlow help Lyddie?
- 7. Lyddie Reading Chapter 8 ChapterSetting Characters Plot How do the setting, character and/ or plot interact? 8 Lyddie Worthen Lyddie wakes up in the bustling boarding house, and meets the girls. What does Amelia want Lyddie to do on the Sabbath? Why? How does Lyddie feel about this? Lowell, MA Mrs. Bedlow Betsy Amelia Cate Prudence Allen She spent all her money on new clothes, so she can get a job. She discovers she’ll have to go to church to get a job. Mrs. Bedlow brings her to an agent, and Lyddie gets hired to work. She later takes Lyddie to the weaving room. Amelia wants Lyddie to go to church on the Sabbath. Lyddie’s never gone to church and feels Massachusetts should be free, but finds out to get a job she’ll have to go. How does Mrs. Bedlow help Lyddie? She helps Lyddie get clothes and introduces her to the agent so Lyddie can get a job.
- 8. Lyddie Definitions din: (39) aloud noise that goes on for a long time distress: (56) conscientious: (57) very thorough in fulfilling responsibilities; caring about doing one’s work
- 9. Lyddie Definitions complex: (58) imposing: (59)large, impressive **How is it like “foreboding” from Chapter 7?
- 10. Lyddie Definitions broadside: (60) asheet of paper printed on one or both sides; like a brochure but not folded What new words did you define?
- 11. Lyddie Learning Objectives By engagingin a discussion with my partner, I can analyze one section of Lyddie to deepen my understanding of the plot, characters, and setting.
- 12. Lyddie Learning Objectives I cancontext clues – in sentences and on the page – to determine the meaning of unknown words. I can cite specific textual evidence to explain what working conditions were like in the mills and how they affected Lyddie.
- 13. Lyddie Close Reading Chapter 9 •What was happening at the very end of Chapter 8? • Image of a power loom! (19:36)
- 14. Lyddie Close Reading Chapter 9 •Read along as I read…page 62. • Use your Reader’s Notes for: characters, plot and setting
- 15. Lyddie Close Reading Chapter 9 •Re-read with your partner AT THE WEFT threads. • Pages 62…to the end of the chapter! • Continue filling in the Reader’s Notes
- 16. Lyddie Reading Chapter 9 ChapterSetting 9 Characters Plot How do the setting, character and/ or plot interact? Three things Lyddie notices on her first day in the weaving room about the working conditions: 1. 2. 3. Why do Lyddie’s roomates tell her she should not go see Diana? How does Diana help Lyddie?
- 17. Lyddie Definitions goods: (65) cloth flaw:(65) radical: (67) someone working for change, especially as relates to society, the economy or the government
- 18. Lyddie Definitions decipher: (66) read;make meaning of something that’s hard to understand infamous: (69) operatives: (69)
- 19. Lyddie Definitions What new wordsdid you define?
- 20. Lyddie Anchor Chart Working Conditions– Anchor Chart • Three quotes to analyze with your partner • Focus: Working Conditions in the factory • I’ll show you how!
- 21. Lyddie Anchor Chart “She [Lyddie]took pride in her strength, but it took all of her might to yank the metal lever into place… Still, the physical strength the work required paled beside the dexterity needed to rethread a shuttle quickly or, heaven help her, tie one of these internal weaver’s knots.” (pg. 65)
- 22. Lyddie Anchor Chart Sentence #1: Lyddiewas proud of how strong she was, but it took all her strength to move the lever. “She [Lyddie] took pride in her strength, but it took all of her might to yank the metal lever into place… Still, the physical strength the work required paled beside the dexterity needed to rethread a shuttle quickly or, heaven help her, tie one of these internal weaver’s knots.” (pg. 65)
- 23. Lyddie Sentence #2: Compares thestrength of the job to dexterity. Dexterity is coordinated fine motor skills. Anchor Chart “Paled” means not a bright… …so must mean pulling the lever requires a lot of strength, but it is harder to thread the shuttle or tie a knot. “She [Lyddie] took pride in her strength, but it took all of her might to yank the metal lever into place… Still, the physical strength the work required paled beside the dexterity needed to rethread a shuttle quickly or, heaven help her, tie one of these internal weaver’s knots.” (pg. 65)
- 24. Lyddie Working Conditions Chart Willput new info under “Health, Safety and Environment” Hard to pull lever (takes strength), and harder to thread shuttle or tie knots.
- 25. Lyddie Working Conditions Chart Willput new wondering under questions column of “Health, Safety and Environment” Is their work physically demanding? Why?
- 26. Lyddie Working Conditions Chart YOURTurn! • Work with partner for next two quotes 1. Add the quote in the correct box 2. Add a question or “wondering” as well Raise your hand when done to check your work!
- 27. Lyddie Anchor Chart “No oneseemed to mind the deafening din. How could they stand it?” (pg. 62) “How could she say she could hardly see anything in the morning gloom of the huge, barnlike room, the very air a soup of dust and lint?” (pg. 63)
- 28. Lyddie Homework Homework • Read throughthe end of Chapter 9-10 • Complete Reader’s Notes Chapters 9-10 • Be prepared for a quiz tomorrow!