| The Springer House
1. How many people lived in the Springer house? How do you know?
2. What did the Springers eat? How do you know?
3. How did the Springers earn a living? How do you know?
4. What chores did the children do? How do you know?
5. What did the Springers do in the evenings? How do you know?
6. What sort of standing did the Springers have in the community? Were they better or worse off than their neighbors? How do you know?
7. What other sources of information might have helped you to know more about the daily life of the Springers?
1. How will future historians figure out how many people lived in your house?
2. All the food will have rotted away. How will historians know what you ate?
3. What clues will historians use to find out what the members of your family did for a living?
4. How will historians find out what the kids did in the evening?
5. How will historians find out what you did in the evening?
6. How will historians discover what your standing was in your community? Will they be able to tell if you were better off than your neighbors? What evidence will they use?
7. What can you do to leave a better record of your life?
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