Monday Nov 8th Day 50

Unit Standards

10.3 Students analyze the effects of the Industrial Revolution in England, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States.

1. Analyze why England was the first country to industrialize.
2. Examine how scientific and technological changes and new forms of energy brought about massive social, economic, and cultural change (e.g., the inventions and discoveries of James Watt, Eli Whitney, Henry Bessemer, Louis Pasteur, Thomas Edison).
3. Describe the growth of population, rural to urban migration, and growth of cities associated with the Industrial Revolution.
4. Trace the evolution of work and labor, including the demise of the slave trade and the effects of immigration, mining and manufacturing, division of labor, and the union movement.
5. Understand the connections among natural resources, entrepreneurship, labor, and capital in an industrial economy.
6. Analyze the emergence of capitalism as a dominant economic pattern and the responses to it, including Utopianism, Social Democracy, Socialism, and Communism.
7. Describe the emergence of Romanticism in art and literature (e.g., the poetry of William Blake and William Wordsworth), social criticism (e.g., the novels of Charles Dickens), and the move away from Classicism in Europe. 

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Objective:

After studying this chapter students should be able to:

1. Understand the causes of the Industrial Revolution in England, Europe, and the United States.

2. Be able to describe the technological innovations that spurred industrialization.

3. Be able to describe the social, economic, and environmental impact of the Industrial Revolution and to make connections between the impact of the Industrial Revolution and the ideological and political responses.

4. Understand the relationship between the industrialized world and the non-industrialized world as demonstrated in the cases of Russia, Egypt, and India.

Rationale:

The Industrial Revolution was the biggest social turning point in history, transforming the very way people lived their lives. Identifying the various social, political, and economic changes of the times is essential in understanding the period and the effects it had on the world.

Evidence:

Being able to identify and explain the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the living experience of people all of over the world will assist in understanding the different paths societies took as they developed.

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Change in the way work is done

Essential question - do machines replace human labor or enhance the ability for human labor to increase production?

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Journal Entry - Is the minimum wage a good thing? 

Once you have answered this, go to this short article by Economist Milton Friedman and get his opinion - ( here )
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Unit - Chapter 5, Industrial Revo Project ( wordle, Infographic and presentation) Men Who Built America Video series, and the Urban Game Project.

Today's assignment - you will be placed into two sections of the class. Each section will have 17 students. Each section will have 8 pairs (the two #17 students will be paired). Each pair will be assigned a group project of the Industrial Revolution. 

There are a total of 8 subjects to research, each side of the room will be assigned the same 8 subjects (the #17 pair will also be assigned one of those subjects). 

Each group will present their project to their own side of the room. 

The project will include:

 -A presentation (with sentence frame handouts for students to follow and fill-in during the presentation). 

- There will also be a Wordle assigned to the project. Each pair will need to design and produce a Wordle that covers their project. 

- Lastly, each pair will need to produce an Infographic Poster (20 X 30) that represents their subject.

Directions sheet - ( here )

Due Date: Monday Nov 23rd

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Part 2 of the work assigned in this chapter - Watch and reflect on the History Channel's 

Men Who Built America

Part 1 tonight - ( here )   here is a short extended film on Vanderbilt - ( here )

Questions to be answered - (by Thursday)

1. Some may have called the United States a “failed experiment” after the Civil War. Why?

2. What role did Vanderbilt play in helping the country rebuild after the Civil War? 

3. What is a hostile takeover? How did Vanderbilt deal with this kind of competition? 

4. What major industries emerged in the decades after the Civil War?

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Part 2 for Thursday night - ( here )  here is a short  extended film on Standard Oil - ( here )

1. What does it mean to “beat the odds,” and how is John Rockefeller an example of this concept? 

2. What is refining oil, and why was it so important when oil first became a popular commodity? 

3. Standard Oil was one of the nation’s first monopolies. What is a monopoly? Why do you think leaders like Rockefeller wanted to shut out competition? 

4. What was the Panic of 1873?