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    This lesson plan aims to analyze economic issues during the Gilded Age from 1870-1900. Students will study factors that led to the Second Industrial Revolution by analyzing charts, graphs, and accounts from the period. They will also create personal accounts for iconic entrepreneurs like Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Vanderbilt. The essential question asks whether the term "Gilded Age" accurately describes the state of the country, and students will reflect on similarities and differences between then and now. A variety of primary sources will be used, including census data, photographs, and a female factory worker's account from 1900.

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    This lesson plan aims to analyze economic issues during the Gilded Age from 1870-1900. Students will study factors that led to the Second Industrial Revolution by analyzing charts, graphs, and accounts from the period. They will also create personal accounts for iconic entrepreneurs like Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Vanderbilt. The essential question asks whether the term "Gilded Age" accurately describes the state of the country, and students will reflect on similarities and differences between then and now. A variety of primary sources will be used, including census data, photographs, and a female factory worker's account from 1900.

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    This lesson plan aims to analyze economic issues during the Gilded Age from 1870-1900. Students will study factors that led to the Second Industrial Revolution by analyzing charts, graphs, and accounts from the period. They will also create personal accounts for iconic entrepreneurs like Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Vanderbilt. The essential question asks whether the term "Gilded Age" accurately describes the state of the country, and students will reflect on similarities and differences between then and now. A variety of primary sources will be used, including census data, photographs, and a female factory worker's account from 1900.

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    The Gilded Age Lesson Plan

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    This lesson plan aims to analyze economic issues during the Gilded Age from 1870-1900. Students will study factors that led to the Second Industrial Revolution by analyzing charts, graphs, and accounts from the period. They will also create personal accounts for iconic entrepreneurs like Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Vanderbilt. The essential question asks whether the term "Gilded Age" accurately describes the state of the country, and students will reflect on similarities and differences between then and now. A variety of primary sources will be used, including census data, photographs, and a female factory worker's account from 1900.

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    Teacher Name Tino Barajas, “The Gilded Age”

    & Lesson Plan Title:

    TEKS: 113.41.c.3.B: analyze economic issues such as industrialization, the growth of


    TEKS railroads, the growth of entrepreneurship and the pros and cons of big business.

    Students will…
    • Analyze factors that led to the Second Industrial Revolution
    • Study charts and graphs to compare the US before and after
    Learning Objectives:
    industrialization
    • Create personal accounts for iconic entrepreneurs
    • Reflect on similarities/differences of the US during the Gilded Age to today

    Essential Question(s): Does the term “Gilded Age” accurately describe the state of the country from 1870-
    1900? Why or why not?

    Students will read and analyze the following:

    Population data from the US Census


    Photographs from the Gilded Age
    Female worker account from a garment factory in 1900
    Resources/Materials:
    Almanac: Andrew Carnegie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiPAeb9zupI
    John D. Rockefeller- First Billionaire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poYLnPheYNw
    The Men Who Built America: The Rise of Cornelius Vanderbilt
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9Gq-eKO6SQ

    Intro to The Gilded Age Time: 10


    minutes

    Short entrepreneur biographies + Tinder assignment Time: 8


    minutes

    Procedure:

    Conclusion to the Gilded Age Time: 5


    minutes

    Reflection Time: 7
    minutes
    In-class Assessment: “Tinder” accounts

    Homework: Last question on handout


    Time: 45
    Assessment:
    mins

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