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Summary and Objective
Students will understand that real estate advertising has changed over the years. Using "Farm for Sale" and modern day real estate advertisements, students will examine the similarities and differences between an 1819 farm real estate broadside and a modern day farm advertisement. Students will gain an understanding of the ways in which real estate advertising has changed using a venn diagram.
Teaching Plan
Step 1.
Use the information under Farm For Sale to teach students what a broadside is and how it was used in the 18th and 19th centeries. Pass out a copy of "Farm for Sale" in its original format and give students a few minutes to read over the broadside. (You may want to copy the "show text" format for easier reading). Students may read individually, in pairs, or small groups. Instruct students to answer or think about the following focus questions:
1. Who is the subscriber?
2. What are some of the features of this farm? Why might it be a good property to buy?
3. What does this tell you about what people shopping for real estate valued in 1819? How is it different from modern times?
4. Note and record any unfamiliar or new words as you read. Try to use context clues to figure out the meanings.
Step 2.
After students have read the broadside, use context clues to gain a better understanding of the following vocabulary words: subscriber, dwells, tillage, out buildings, and "forty rods". Discuss the focus questions as a class.
Step 3.
Pass out a copy/copies of current real estate advertisements, focusing on farms if possible.
Step 4.
As a class, students will discuss the differences between and the similarities among the advertisements. The class will create a venn diagram highlighting these differences and similarities.
Step 5.
Extension: Students can search the newspaper for real estate. Using the modern day information, students can write an advertisement taking on the voice of a "real estate agent" of the 1800's. Final versions can be put on display with copies of primary sources such as "Farm for Sale". Bulletin boards can be titled "Land for Sale"
Step 6.
Extension: Using the Farm for Sale - 1819 broadside, students can draw a map or illustration of the property being sold.
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