SEMINAR - AGENDA

Agenda for May 15th

8:30-9:30       Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:30-10:30     Discussion and Q&A w/Dr. Leo Richards

10:30-10:45   Break

10:45-11:45   Discussion and Q&A w/Dr. Jonathan Chu

11:45-12:55   Lunch Break

1:00-1:40      Breakout Session 1*

1:45-2:25      Breakout Session 2*

2:30-3:10      Breakout Session 3*

3:10-3:25      Break

3:25-4:00      Concluding Discussion and Wrap-up

* Breakout Session Information

For the May 15th seminar, the afternoon will feature three working breakout sessions. Each session will allow participants to bring primary documents and artifacts to bear on a central question within a designated topic area. Teachers and scholars will work together and discuss the materials and their applications to the classroom.

Breakout A: Who participated in Shays's Rebellion and what were their motivations? Facilitated by Leo Richards and Simon Leutz

Breakout B: How did people communicate in the period surrounding Shays's Rebellion and what were the implications and purposes of different modes of communication? Facilitated by Barbara Mathews and Cheryl Johnston

Breakout C: What was the immediate impact of Shays's rebellion? What were the longer-term impacts? Facilitated by Jonathan Chu and Thomas Fricke