UNIT 2: Industrialization and the Gilded Age

Essential Questions:
- What impacts did Industrialization have on American society?
- How did American Politics change during the Gilded Age?
- What role does immigration play in the changing US?
Big Ideas
- Industry can transform business and society through the creation and distribution of wealth
- Immigration can create new social patterns, conflicts, and cultural diversity
- Populism begins to rise and become a prevalent political force

Week 1: Standards: Day 1:

Guiding Questions:
What conditions allowed the United
States to become an industrialized
nation?
What might be the effects of rapid
industrial growth? (social, political,
economic, environmental)
SS09-GR.HS-S.1-GLE.2: The key Industrial Rev PPT and Notes
concepts of continuity and change, cause
and effect, complexity, unity and diversity Day 2:
over time. Continue Industrial Rev. notes
SS09-GR.HS-S.1-GLE.1: Use the Day 3:
historical method of inquiry to ask Corruption and Labor
questions, evaluate primary and Labor Movement Fliers.
secondary sources, critically analyze and
interpret data, and develop interpretations
defended by evidence

Week 2: Standards: Day 4:

Guiding Questions: SS09-GR.HS-S.1-GLE.1 Labor Movement Fliers
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What challenges did rural areas face SS09-GR.HS-S.1-GLE.2:
during the Gilded Age? Day 5:
SS09-GR.HS-S.1-GLE.3: The Farm Simulation
How did Populist politics appeal to the significance of ideas as powerful forces - Students will work in groups to
people? throughout history simulate the lives of western
 SS20-GR.HS-S.3-GLE.2
Economic systems, market structures,
competition, and government policies
affect market outcomes.
farmers during the gilded age
Populism Activity
- SHEG, Students will read WJB
Cross of Gold Speech and
evaluate American Politics during
this era.

Week 3: Standards: Day 6:

Why are immigrants coming to the US?
What is their experience like?
Why are cities growing rapidly during the
Gilded Age? What problems arise from
this rapid growth?
Immigration/Urbanization PPT
SS09-GR.HS-S.1-GLE.2: The key Cities Reading
concepts of continuity and change, cause - 3-2-1-1
and effect, complexity, unity and diversity
over time. Day 7:
Muckraking PPT
SS09-GR.HS-S.1-GLE.1: Use the Book Cover activity
historical method of inquiry to ask - Students will make their own book
questions, evaluate primary and cover/introduction of a muckraking
secondary sources, critically analyze and literature about an issue of their
interpret data, and develop interpretations choosing
defended by evidence
Day 9:
SS09-GR.HS-S.1-GLE.3: The Study Time
significance of ideas as powerful forces Unit Exam
throughout history

Resources:
Immigration graphic: ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe79i1mu-mc
Men Who Built America: ​https://westcolliervillems.colliervilleschools.org/apps/video/watch.jsp?v=112212
Farm Simulation:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UGa0OHbjCP_0SSn1mawIX33D9aZhSC0R5YOvemGgkBI/edit?usp=sharing
Populism SHEG: ​https://sheg.stanford.edu/history-lessons/populism-and-election-1896
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NO SCHOOL, UNIT 1 Introduce Unit Introduce Unit Continue Industrial Rev.
MEMORIAL DAY Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution notes
notes notes

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Continue Industrial Corruption and Labor Corruption and Labor Labor Movement PPT Labor Movement PPT
Rev. notes Labor Movement Group Labor Movement Group Presentations Presentations
PPT PPT Farm Simulation Farm Simulation
- In groups, create - In groups, create - Students will - Students will work
powerpoints about powerpoints work in groups in groups to
various labor about various to simulate the simulate the lives
movements. labor lives of western of western farmers
movements. farmers during during the gilded
the gilded age age

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- Populism Activity Populism Activity Immigration/Urbanizati - Immigration/Urbani
- SHEG, Students - SHEG, Students on PPT zation PPT
will read WJB will read WJB Cities Reading - Cities Reading
Cross of Gold Cross of Gold - 3-2-1-1 - 3-2-1-1
Speech and Speech and
evaluate evaluate
American Politics American Politics
during this era. during this era.

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Muckraking PPT Muckraking PPT Study Time Study Time
Book Cover activity Book Cover activity Unit Exam Unit Exam