Essential Lesson Questions: Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England and not in other places? What were some reactions to it and why did they emerge?
Historical Thinking Skill: Cause and Consequence & Interpretation of Evidence
Students will read an excerpt from one secondary source and two small primary sources dealing with the Industrial Revolution making sure to annotate all three of them, in addition they will take some notes to get historical context, they will then answer the essential questions on a worksheet which will ask them to back up their answer with a quote from one or more of the texts
Sources o Excerpts from Marks Origins of the Modern World detailing some of the factors …show more content…
Students will then analyze 3 sources and fill in a venn diagram based on positive and negative aspects of the Industrial Revolution. Teacher will then facilitate discussion with students to weigh the positive and negative consequences of the Industrial Revolution based off sources.
Sources o Hine, Lewis. Child Labor in the Canning Industry of Maryland. 1909. From Library of Congress, Manuscripts Division. Found in: National Child Labor Committee Collection. o Haywood, William. With Drops of Blood: The History of the Industrial Workers of the World Has Been Written. Chicago, IL: Industrial Workers of the World, 1919. From Library of Congress, An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera. o Engelman, Ryan The Second Industrial Revolution, 1870-1914 US History Scene. April 10, 2015. Picture of U.S. railroad in 19th century and 1860. List of Major technological advances of the second Industrial …show more content…
Themes: Shifted Identities, Role of Government, Green Technology, Economic Independence, Cultural Development
Sources o Anonymous, Statue of Christ in Rio De Janeiro [BUILT IN 1933] (n.d.). Copyright 2003 Oregon Public Broadcasting and its licensors. o Itaipu Binacional, Itaipu Dam Built in 1976, 2015
DAY X: GHANA AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
This lesson will analyze the industrialization of the first decolonized state in Africa, the struggles of development and the success. Students will analyze charts of economic growth and look at the social impact of industrialization.
Themes: Cultural Exclusion, Civil Liberties, Rapid Industrialization
Sources o World Bank, World Tables, 1984, and World Tables, 1987. o T.M. Brown, "Macroeconomic Data in Ghana", Economic Bulletin,