Monday/Tuesday, August 24/25, 2020, United States History: Module 3.1 Industrialization and 3.2 The Age of Railroads

 Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Attendance, and Agenda

Standards: 11.1.4, 11.2.1, 11.2.2, 11.2.5, 11.2.6, 11.2.7, 11.2.9, 11.3.1, 11.6.5, 11.10.7

Objectives: SWBAT

• describe industrialization in the United States.
• Interpret timeline and events of the Industrialization.
• Analyze the causes and effects of Industrialization.

Essential Questions: Did rapid industrialization benefit economic and social systems in the United States?

Warm Up 10 minutes: In two to three paragraphs, summarize the American Revolution, Manifest Destiny, and Reconstruction. 

Critical Reading 20 minutes: California Connections: p. 151 CC3-1

1. Students will highlight 3 important pieces of information per question in their E-book.
2. Rewrite the information in their own words.
1. How did America’s economy, industries, and population grow after the Civil War?
2. How did the federal government impact the country’s growth in the years following the Civil War?

Lecture 20 minutes: Industrialization 

GRWB 20 minutes: Module 3.1 The Expansion of Industry 

Reading 15 minutes: Fast Fashion

1. How does fast fashion relate to industrialization in the 19th c.?

Video and Timeline 20 minutes: Watch Video on Andrew Carnegie and Explore Timeline and answers check for both.

Video 20 minutes: Industrialization

1. What war birthed the beginning of Industrialization in the United States?
2. What was the second largest city in the United States by the 1900s?
3. What was a major contributing factor to America's population growth during this time?
4. How did railroads improve our economy?
5. Who are the Robber Barons and why were they given this nickname?
6. Why did workers and business owners sometimes clash? 
7. What was Social Darwinism?

GRWB 20 minutes: Module 3.2 Age of Railroads 

Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives and Essential Question