Week of: September 8-12, 2014 Teacher: Kindred Team: U. S. History

I can review Gilded Age entrepreneurs and their impact on the American economy.

I can explain why [determine effects] electric power, the telephone, and steel production were important technological innovations.

I can determine the causes of immigration and describe effects of the large number of immigrants.

1. 
   Do Now- List 2 entrepreneurs of the Gilded Age.
   
2. 
   Gilded Age Entrepreneur Notes- Students will take notes to review the contributions of Gilded Age entrepreneurs.
   
3. 
   Gilded Age Entrepreneur Video Analysis- Students will analyze 2 video clips highlighting the lives of Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Rockefeller.
   
4. 
   Gilded Age Quiz- Students will complete a 15 multiple-choice question quiz. *MINOR GRADE*
   

1. 
   Do Now- Was John Rockefeller a robber baron or captain of industry? Give 1 reason to support your answer.
   
2. 
   Class Discussion: Importance of Technology- Students will list items they see or use every day that involve electricity and/or steel. Students will share out with the class to highlight the importance of Gilded Age inventions.
   

5. 
   Cooperative Learning: Gilded Age Technology- Students will read articles on Gilded Age technology, including steel, oil, electricity and communications. Students will complete a sentence stem after they read each article: “________________ discovered/invented ________________ which led to___________________________.” *MINOR GRADE*
   

1. 
   Do Now- List one invention of the Gilded Age.
   
2. 
   Cooperative Learning: Gilded Age Inventors History Frame- In groups, students will be assigned one Gilded Age inventor. They will complete a history frame emphasizing information about the inventor and their invention. Afterwards, students will complete a gallery walk, taking notes on other groups’ history frames. *DAILY GRADE*
   
3. 
   Chalk Talk: Characteristics of the Gilded Age- Students will create their own chart representing characteristics of the Gilded Age. Students will then share their charts and edit their classmates’ work.
   

1. 
   Do Now- List one Gilded Age inventor and their invention.
   
2. 
   Notes: Immigration in the Gilded Age- Students will take notes over the New Immigrants of the late 1800s and early 1900s.
   
3. 
   Document Analysis: Social Issues of the Gilded Age- Students will analyze primary and secondary sources to understand Gilded Age society.