Unit 7: A Growing America
This unit looks at the Second Industrial Revolution to WWI. Chapters 20, 21, 22, and 24.
Monday, February 24: Bell Ringer - What was the Industrial Revolution?
Students read from Chapter 20.3 and 20.4 and completed a note sheet on the Second Industrial Revolution.
Tuesday, February 25: Bell Ringer - What was the Second Industrial Revolution?
Students reviewed their sheet from Friday and looked at the changing patterns of immigration to the United States.
Wednesday, February 26: Bell Ringer - What are "pull" factors and what were some bringing immigrants to the US during the Second Industrial Revolution?
Students learned about muckrackers and were introduced to Upton Sinclair and his novel about immigrants from Lithuania The Jungle.
Thursday, February 27: Bell Ringer - What do you think about the way meat was processed during the early 1900s?
Students learned about Americans' reaction to The Jungle and the passage of the Federal Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
Friday, February 28: Bell Ringer - What were the 2 laws passed in response to The Jungle?
Students took their weekly quiz and then began an activity about the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
Monday, March 2: Bell Ringer - What does the term "suffrage" mean?
Students watched the end of the Ken Burns' documentary Not for Ourselves Alone about the passage of the 19th Amendment.
Tuesday, March 3: Bell Ringer - When was the 19th Amendment added to the Constitution?
Students read a selection from Booker T. Washington on his ideas of how African-Americans can work to get rights for African-Americans. African-Americans and other minority groups faced discrimination and were left out of the social progress of the era.
Wednesday, March 4: Bell Ringer - Who was the intended audience for Booker T. Washington's "Atlanta Compromise" speech in 1895?
Students read and analyzed a selection from W.E.B. DuBois where he critiques Washington and proposes his own ideas of how African-Americans can gain rights. They also learned about the Bloody Sunday event in Selma Montgomery that occurred on March 7, 1965.
Thursday, March 5: Bell Ringer - Who do you think was the stronger advocate for the rights of African-Americans: Booker T. Washington or W.E.B. DuBois?
Students learned about the start of WWI and colored a map of Europe during the war.
Friday, March 6: Bell Ringer - What was the "spark" that started WWI?
Students watched a video about WWI.
Monday, March 9: Bell Ringer - How many nations fought in WWI?
Students finished the video on WWI then learned about the Treaty of Versailles, which ended WWI.
Tuesday, March 10: Bell Ringer - Which countries were part of the "Big 4" at the Treaty of Versailles negotiation? Which countries were not invited to the negotiation?
Students completed a simulation to see how the "Big 3," Great Britain, France, and the United States, negotiated to create the terms in the Treaty of Versailles. Students then learned about the terms in the Treaty of Versailles that Germany had to agree to and ultimately led to the rise of the Nazi party and WWII.
Students read from Chapter 20.3 and 20.4 and completed a note sheet on the Second Industrial Revolution.
Tuesday, February 25: Bell Ringer - What was the Second Industrial Revolution?
Students reviewed their sheet from Friday and looked at the changing patterns of immigration to the United States.
Wednesday, February 26: Bell Ringer - What are "pull" factors and what were some bringing immigrants to the US during the Second Industrial Revolution?
Students learned about muckrackers and were introduced to Upton Sinclair and his novel about immigrants from Lithuania The Jungle.
Thursday, February 27: Bell Ringer - What do you think about the way meat was processed during the early 1900s?
Students learned about Americans' reaction to The Jungle and the passage of the Federal Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
Friday, February 28: Bell Ringer - What were the 2 laws passed in response to The Jungle?
Students took their weekly quiz and then began an activity about the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
Monday, March 2: Bell Ringer - What does the term "suffrage" mean?
Students watched the end of the Ken Burns' documentary Not for Ourselves Alone about the passage of the 19th Amendment.
Tuesday, March 3: Bell Ringer - When was the 19th Amendment added to the Constitution?
Students read a selection from Booker T. Washington on his ideas of how African-Americans can work to get rights for African-Americans. African-Americans and other minority groups faced discrimination and were left out of the social progress of the era.
Wednesday, March 4: Bell Ringer - Who was the intended audience for Booker T. Washington's "Atlanta Compromise" speech in 1895?
Students read and analyzed a selection from W.E.B. DuBois where he critiques Washington and proposes his own ideas of how African-Americans can gain rights. They also learned about the Bloody Sunday event in Selma Montgomery that occurred on March 7, 1965.
Thursday, March 5: Bell Ringer - Who do you think was the stronger advocate for the rights of African-Americans: Booker T. Washington or W.E.B. DuBois?
Students learned about the start of WWI and colored a map of Europe during the war.
Friday, March 6: Bell Ringer - What was the "spark" that started WWI?
Students watched a video about WWI.
Monday, March 9: Bell Ringer - How many nations fought in WWI?
Students finished the video on WWI then learned about the Treaty of Versailles, which ended WWI.
Tuesday, March 10: Bell Ringer - Which countries were part of the "Big 4" at the Treaty of Versailles negotiation? Which countries were not invited to the negotiation?
Students completed a simulation to see how the "Big 3," Great Britain, France, and the United States, negotiated to create the terms in the Treaty of Versailles. Students then learned about the terms in the Treaty of Versailles that Germany had to agree to and ultimately led to the rise of the Nazi party and WWII.