Urbanization Seminar – APUSH
Students will learn about the Urbanization that came with the Industrialization of the Gilded Age. They
will learn about the housing, the city life, the crime rate, the impact of transportation and commerce.
They will complete seminar prep packet prior to class that has a reading , 2 graphic organizers and an
argument piece on the pros and cons of urbanization along with taking notes on the chapter in their
textbooks.
Warm Up http://immigrationtounitedstates.org/484-ethnic-enclaves.html Ethnic Enclaves - Are they still
prevalent today and impacting culture today?
 Immigration Seminar recap from todaysmeet.com using 4 A’s (Assumptions, Argue only though)
 Urbanization Packet - incomplete packet will be homework for Seminar in class on Monday
Workers/Urbanization Socratic Seminar Starters....
1) The growth of cities had what impacts on society, government and economics?
2) What impact did labor unions have on the Gilded Age?
3) Which side of the labor struggle was government on and why might they have supported
that side?
We will begin the seminar by having a Chalk Talk with the starter questions and pass the papers around
to the groups of 4/5.
After a complete rotation they will then share in the whole group textual analysis and partake in the
Socratic Seminar.
Closure Round Robin
How might building space, work opportunities, population, and geographic location have influenced the
development of the neighborhoods shown? What other factors do you think might affect the development of
a city or neighborhood within a city?
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/progress/cities/ur
ban.html