Artifact 3 (Headline News!)

Violence at the Factories!!

           Starting in April, the Luddites attacked

William Cartwright’s mill.  Only a few soldiers protected

the mill against 150 attackers.  Two of the attackers

were killed, but no soldier was killed.  Later, someone

tried to kill William Cartwright.  In April, William Horsfall

was killed.

          The Luddites are angry, because they have lost their jobs. 

 The factories use women and children as workers. There are

 less job done by hand, and more done by machines.

         

           Spies have helped the government to stop the

 luddites.  By June outbreaks of Luddite violence has

begun to slow down.  The government is continuing to look

 in to the problem.

<<Reflection>>

1.
a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?

     A: This relates to the Luddites and the factory owners.  It decribes the fight between the two at William Cartwright's mill.

b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
      A: It also relates to machines taking away peoples jobs.
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it? 
      A: This artifact was the teacher's choice, and i spend about 2 hours on it.  

3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
      A: I learned that people fight against change.

4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
      A: Maybe I could have made my news articles a little longer, but I think it turned out pretty good. 

5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
    a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio
    b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment
    c) Impact on your learning
    d) Level of creativity and originality

A: a) 2

    b) 1

    c) 3

          d) 3

6. Any additional comments.

A: No