Lyddie+Unit

= =  How did the factory exploit people like Lyddie and fail to meet the needs of its workers?  What issues still exist in industry today? ||
 * **Enduring Understandings** || **Essential questions** ||
 * Slavery has many forms || What does it mean to be free? In what ways is Lyddie free? In what ways in Lyddie not free? ||
 * There is always a place for hope || In what ways does having hope help Lyddie in her hardships? How do Lyddie's hopes change throughout her journey? ||
 * Resilience, pride and determination shape Lyddie as she endures hardships || How do resilience, pride and determination affect Lyddie's decisions and outlook? ||
 * There are far-reaching effects of industry || How did the shift from cottage industry to factory industry affect people's lives, specifically Lyddlie's family and Lyddie?
 * Jewish values demand that we treat workers fairly || What Jewish texts are relevant to worker issues, and what can we learn from them? ||
 * Jewish values demand that we care for our youth (and other vulnerable populations) || Which Jewish texts say something about the treatment of children, and what do they say? ||
 * Historical fiction is a genre that may not be factually true, but contains truths about history || What is “true” in historical fiction? What's not true? ||

Please find additional information on these pages:
 * Lyddie Unit - EUs & EQs
 * Lyddie Schedule
 * Lyddie Discussion Questions
 * Lyddie Assessment
 * Lyddie Lessons 1, 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17
 * Student Resources: Lyddie RRJ Questions (posted as needed), Lyddie Schedule (for absent students), Lyddie RRJ (for alternate RRJ work and rubric), and Lyddie Final (for final assignment and rubric)