Greetings 8th Grade Parents,

Students will finish their studies of slavery and the Second Middle Passage by finishing the Podcast When Cotton was King. We will then look at the modern cotton industry by following the life of a cotton t-shirt from the cotton fields of Texas to Bangladesh back again to the US on a shipping container. Students will learn about the economic concepts of specialization, trade, globalization, profit, and the life of the workers on each step of the way.

Please email with any questions or comments.

Sincerely,

Mr. Rowan