Pause Point Grid
What Are Pause Points?
Pause Points indicate clearly labeled moments within the game where you as a teacher can conveniently pause collective gameplay to introduce additional learning activities. By providing common stopping points ("Everyone play to Pause Point #2 and then stop and fill out your worksheets,") Pause Points allow students (on their own or guided by a teacher) to "pause" to consider the connections between the fictional characters and the dilemmas they face in the historical context of the game.
Pause Points are clearly marked at strategic points in the game using the red stop sign icon. Some of the points below are subsumed in the Scope and Sequence Grid; others are useful for class discussion.
Download the Full Classroom| Pause Point | When It Happens | Student Activity |
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Day 1 (Monday) just before going into the mill building | Compare Anna and Walter's experiences of living in Eureka Falls. How do people treat them in daily life? What might account for the different treatment they receive? |
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Day 1 (Monday) just after leaving the mill building in the afternoon | Evaluate Anna's job experience. Evaluate Walter's job experience. Compare Anna & Walter's job experiences. Would Anna or Walter think he/she has the tougher job? Who do you think has the tougher job and why? |
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Day 1 (Monday) at the end of the day | Compare Walter and Anna's living arrangments. What kind of houses and neighborhoods do they live in? |
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Day 2 (Tuesday) Walter after work; Anna | How do the Siren and the Courier-Dispatch report the Jonesborough Shoe Factory strike differently? Compare how Anna and Walter would interpret the information presented about it in the Siren and in the Courier-Dispatch. |
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Day 2 (Tuesday) at the end of the day | What will Walter do with the mystery flyer? What are the pros and cons to each of his options? What will Anna do with the ledger? What are the pros and cons to each of her options? Write a letter from Anna to Walter or from Walter to Anna giving the recipient advice on what to do next about the ledger or about the flyer. |
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Day 3 (Wednesday) at the end of the day | From Walter's perspective, what are the pros and cons of negotiating or preparing for a lockout? From Anna's perspective, what are the pros and cons of striking or remaining on the job? Write a letter from Anna to Walter or from Walter to Anna giving the recipient advice on whether or not to support a strike or to impose a lockout. |
