Chapter 14, Lesson 4

People of the South – pages 391-393

Southern Agriculture – White Society(391-393)

You will read pages 391-393 which is about 2 groups of southerners broken down as:Rural Poor

YeomenTenant Farmer

Plantation OwnerYou will create a foldable that describes each group and

identifies which of today’s remaining presidential candidates each group would support

Yeoman FarmerIllustration

Tenant FarmerIllustration

Plantation OwnerIllustration

Creating the FoldableFold an 8½ x 11piece of paper (horizontally – hamburger style)

Cut along one flap into three equal sections so you have doors

On the Outside Cover• Title the section: Yeoman, Tenant

Farmer, Plantation Owner• Draw an illustration that represents

that class of southerner• USE COLOR!!!

Southern AgricultureWhite Society (pg 391-393)

Yeoman Farmer

Notes about Yeoman

Farmer

Tenant Farmer

Notes about Tenant

Farmer

Plantation Owner

Notes about Plantation

Owner

On the Inside Left Page• For each section: Yeoman, Tenant

Farmer, Plantation Owner• Take notes from the book that

describes each group• Go onto the internet to get additional

information that would describe the group.

Southern Agriculture – White Society (pg 391-393)

On the Inside Right Page

Compare which of today’s presidential candidate these people would have chosen

• Draw an illustration of the candidate• Research and come up with a list of

some of the policies and opinions the candidate has that would appeal to the individual group

• Write a statement from the perspective of the individual group that says why they support candidate X

Yeoman FarmerI support ___ because he/she…

Tenant FarmerI support ___ because

he/she…

Plantation OwnerI support ___ because

he/she…

Platforms and policies

Platforms and policiesPlatforms and policies