Monday
Week of: September 8-12, 2014
Teacher: Kindred
Team: U.S. History
Weekly Learning Targets
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.
Activities:
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*
Materials: Notes, Video Questions, Quiz
Follow Up/HW:
Wed/Thur
Tuesday
Activities:
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*
Materials: Articles, Question Stem Handout
Follow Up/HW:
Activities:
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.
Materials: Articles, history frames, poster paper
Follow Up/HW:
Friday
Activities:
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.
Materials: Notes, documents
Follow Up/HW: