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Objective: The student will compare the ways people satisfy their basic needs through the production of goods and services such as subsistence agriculture versus commercial agriculture or cottage industry versus commercial industry.

Ideas / Suggestions / Notes

Optional Lesson Formats:

•You can use the picture slides to take notes on a tree map (optional template provided)

•Use the presentation to allow students to formulate their own definitions, then they must allow a peer to critique their definitions and make changes if necessary. (Organizer sheet is provided)

•Use the presentation as review and allow students to go through the production process of a traditional and industrial economy (Example Template sheets are provided). This could be a front and back assignment or put students in pairs and have them compare information.

•These could be used in combination with each other or independently as the teacher feels the class needs.

EOC Suggestions: It is likely that these terms will be assessed as prior knowledge. The performance expectation of the question is to compare. The

appliacation of the information is the key, not the defintiion. Make them use the definitions in some format, no matter how you choose to do the assignment.

Cottage Industry

Subsistence Agriculture

Commercial Industry

Commercial Farming

Traditional Economy vs. Industrial Economy

What is a Subsistence Agriculture? Write the definition in your own words.

Did you Understand

your partner’ definition?

Y or N

Would you add anything? Rate 1-5

What is a Slash and Burn Farming? Write the definition in your own words.

Did you Understand

your partner’ definition?

Y or N

Would you add anything? Rate 1-5

Complete the Definitions Below Peer Review

What is a cottage industry? Write the definition in your own words.

Did you Understand

your partner’ definition?

Y or N

Would you add anything? Rate 1-5

What is a commercial agriculture? Write the definition in your own words.

Did you Understand

your partner’ definition?

Y or N

Would you add anything? Rate 1-5

Make the Connection: Advanced EconomyDirections: In the boxes provided you must pick a natural resource to grow. You must then discuss your growing and farming techniques (or innovations). You will then discuss the industry that uses your product. Finally you will discuss the final product and the market for that product (who is buying it?).

Commercial Agriculture

Technology Innovations

Commercial Industry

Final Product

Basic Example:

CornGenetically

Engineered CornCreating Tortilla

ChipsRestaurants buy the

chips

Make the Connection: Traditional EconomyDirections: In the boxes provided you must pick a natural resource to grow. You must then discuss your growing and farming techniques (or innovations). You will then discuss the industry that uses your product. Finally you will discuss the final product and the market for that product (who is buying it?).

Subsistence Agriculture

Growing Strategies

Cottage Industry Final Product

Basic Example:

Potatoes Slash and Burn Farming

Weaving Rugs Sell or trade rugs at the local market

What is a Subsistence Agriculture? Write the definition in your own words. Keep it as simple.

Don’t forget all the details, its not just growing stuff.

Unknown, Creative Commons 2.0, Dec 15, 2009

Matt Mangum. Creative Commons 2.0, March 2009.

What is a Slash and Burn Farming? You might not remember learning this, but you could probably tell by just looking at the term. What do you think it is?

SJ Photography. Creative Commons 2.0, March 10, 2009.

What is a cottage industry? Write the definition in your own words, but keep it as simple as possible.

What is commercial agriculture? Write the definition in your own words. Keep it as simple.

Elizabeth.Mcquiston. Creative Commons 2.0, Unknown.

“Agriculture” means more than just growing crops.

Also remember, it does not have to be all about machines.