ObjectivesObjectives

1.1. In detail, describe the background of a In detail, describe the background of a typical gentry family in Colonial America.typical gentry family in Colonial America.

2. 2. Name and describe the purposes for Name and describe the purposes for Washington’s rules of Civility.Washington’s rules of Civility.

3. 3. Compare the gentry class with today’s Compare the gentry class with today’s upper class. upper class.

The Leadership ClassThe Leadership Class

The only class that The only class that had the power to had the power to make legal decisions make legal decisions and create policies.and create policies.

The Professional ClassThe Professional Class

They were:They were:– MerchantsMerchants– DoctorsDoctors– LawyersLawyers– Ministers.Ministers.

The Educated ClassThe Educated Class

They were the They were the educated class. educated class. – Could read, write, and Could read, write, and

do math.do math.

Other classes received Other classes received little to no education little to no education at all.at all.

More on educat i on t o come Soon!

The Luxurious ClassThe Luxurious Class

They had the finest mansions, furniture, linens, They had the finest mansions, furniture, linens, and technology.and technology.

Their meals were often modeled after traditional Their meals were often modeled after traditional English cooking. English cooking. – Meats and sweets. Meats and sweets.

Owned horses & carriage.Owned horses & carriage.

Attire of the GentryAttire of the Gentry

They wore wigs, silk They wore wigs, silk stalking, lace cuffs, stalking, lace cuffs, and the latest in and the latest in fashionable suits from fashionable suits from London.London.

Banquette AttireBanquette Attire

Colonial Dressing GameColonial Dressing Game Colonial AttireColonial Attire

1709 2009

The Stuck-up ClassThe Stuck-up Class

They almost always They almost always socialized with only socialized with only their class.their class.

They married within They married within their class.their class.

They were always They were always seated at the front of seated at the front of the church.the church.

The Class With Manners The Class With Manners

They had the highest They had the highest manners.manners.– Washington's Rules of CivilityWashington's Rules of Civility

2d2d When in company, put When in company, put not your hands to any not your hands to any part of the body, not part of the body, not usually discovered.usually discovered.

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Washington’s Rules of CivilityWashington’s Rules of Civility

5th5th If you cough, sneeze, If you cough, sneeze, sigh, or yawn, do it not sigh, or yawn, do it not loud but privately; and loud but privately; and speak not in your speak not in your yawning, but put your yawning, but put your handkerchief or hand handkerchief or hand before your face and before your face and turn aside. turn aside.

18th18th Read no letters, books, or papers in company but Read no letters, books, or papers in company but when there is a necessity for the doing of it you must when there is a necessity for the doing of it you must ask leave: come not near the books or writings of ask leave: come not near the books or writings of another so as to read them unless desired or give another so as to read them unless desired or give your opinion of them unasked also look not nigh when your opinion of them unasked also look not nigh when another is writing a letter. another is writing a letter.

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Washington’s Rules of CivilityWashington’s Rules of Civility

74th74th When another speaks be attentive your self and When another speaks be attentive your self and disturb not the audience if any hesitate in his words disturb not the audience if any hesitate in his words help him not nor prompt him without desired, help him not nor prompt him without desired, interrupt him not, nor answer him till his speech be interrupt him not, nor answer him till his speech be ended.ended.

76th76th While you are talking, point not with your finger at While you are talking, point not with your finger at him of whom you discourse nor approach too near him of whom you discourse nor approach too near him to whom you talk especially to his face.him to whom you talk especially to his face.

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1709 vs. 2009 Skits 1709 vs. 2009 Skits

Everyone but one person in the group is from 2009.Everyone but one person in the group is from 2009.

One student is from 1709.One student is from 1709.

Create a situation / skit about your topic to act out.Create a situation / skit about your topic to act out.

Show us how the person from 1709 would react to Show us how the person from 1709 would react to your situation.your situation.

When finished read us your Gentry etiquette rule.When finished read us your Gentry etiquette rule.

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