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Partner Discussion Process:
Read (HOMEWORK) / Set/understand purpose for reading. On your own, read assigned textWrite (HOMEWORK) / On your ownwrite key points/main ideas which connect to purpose for reading
Share (DURING CLASS) / With your partner, share key points/main ideas. Highlight key points/main ideas which you both have in common.
Clarify (DURING CLASS) / With your partner, discuss how your key points/main ideas are different. Ask questions or support your reasoning:
- I included this because…
- I thought this was important because…
- Why did you include that idea?
- Do you think we are missing anything?
- Do our key points/main ideas connect to our purpose?
Revise (DURING CLASS) / Make changes or additions to your notes.
Read the passages below describing the growth of towns in Medieval Europe. After each passage, you need to stop reading, determine the main ideaand key points from the paragraph and record them on your notes.
The main idea should be in a complete sentence, key points can be bulleted. We will do the partner and revision portion of this in class next time!!!
Towns Grow
By about 1000 AD (CE), the strong governments created by the Church and powerful lords had restored some order in Europe. This order meant that populations could grow. Many manors became crowded. Providing food and clothing for everyone who lived on the manor became difficult. Many lords gladly allowed serfs to buy their freedom. These farmers and craft workers set up small communities outside the manors. As more people moved to them, these communities grew into towns.
Main Idea (RAPP) / Key Points (bulleted) / Revisions (FROM CLASS)Jobs and Trade Grow
Many peasants who left the manor to work in towns saw their lives improve. They made enough money to pay for more than their basic needs. In towns, people with the same occupation formed groups called guilds. Many guilds were formed by trades people, such as goldsmiths, bakers, weavers, and dryers. Guilds made rules that controlled the quantity and quality of production. The guilds watched out for their members and worked to make sure everyone found employment. Serfs still bound to the manor heard these success stories and longed to move to the towns. Some saved their money and bought their freedom.
With the increase of goods came the development of more trade. The improved law and order in Europe also meant that trade routes and water ways were safer to travel on again. Merchants traveled to Africa and Asia to buy valued goods. They gathered at river crossings and along highways to sell their goods. Before long, towns sprang up in these locations.
Main Idea (RAPP) / Key Points (bulleted) / Revisions (FROM CLASS)Town Life
Most towns in the Middle Ages were dirty, cramped, and busy places. Cities often had walls around them for protection, so space was limited. Houses were crowded together. Most of the houses were made out of wood and easily caught fire. As a result, entire towns often burned down because of the close proximity of the buildings. Streets were filthy with waste thrown from windows, and sickness spread quickly. One disease, the Bubonic Plague (sometimes known as the Black Death), wiped out one-third of Europe’s population in just four years.
Main Idea (RAPP) / Key Points (bulleted) / Revisions (FROM CLASS)