A Modest Proposal

Please Do Now:

Explain why each of the following inventions was important:

1. Seed Drill
2. Crop Rotation
3. Spinning Jenny
4. Cotton Gin
5. Steam Engine
6. Bessemer Process
7. Locomotive
8. Steamship
9. Telegraph

Today, students will:

1. Understand the Factors of Production model
2. Understand the theories of David Ricardo and Thomas Malthus
3. Read A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (http://librivox.org/a-modest-proposal-by-jonathan-swift/).

Tonight’s homework is:

1. Read pp 555-558 and answer question 1 on page 558.
2. Read pp 559-563 and answer questions 1 and 2 on page 563.