• Overall I think this lesson went okay. The students did very well with the group discussion. They were all very focused and willing to answer questions as well as ask them. The students also did well with filling in the anchor chart about what was our states new cash crop, why did planters want a better way to clean cotton, and what changes did the cotton gin bring to South Carolina?
What would you change?
• If I were to do this lesson again, I would like to be able to have a more interactive way to introduce the students to the cotton gin. I would have really liked to have been able to bring a model of the cotton gin so that the students could see how the machine works. I would also have liked to bring in cotton for the