Unit Three: Lesson
One- An Age of
Reform In
Industry
Kirby
World History
CHS
UNIT LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
North Clackamas School District Social
Studies Priority Standards:
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HK 2. Analyze the complexity and
investigate causes and effects of significant
events in World History.
LESSON ONE : DAILY LEARNING TARGET
I Can….Create a Political Cartoon
Commenting on Aspects of the Industrial
Revolution.
REVIEW OF
ECONOMIC PHILOSOPHERS
WITH A PARTNER HI-LITE SECTIONS I. AND II.
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Hi-lite keys words in
section A-D
Create a memory
device/picture for
Capitalists
Socialists
Communists
USE THE UNIT THREE PACKET TO HI-LITE AND
TAKE YOUR NOTES TODAY!
Relax and enjoy the ride
In History Class!
Group Brainstorm:
 As
a small group, brainstorm a review list of the “Negative
effects of the Industrial Revolution.”
 Do
this at the bottom of page One
Possible Answers:
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Air pollution
Tension between social classes
Poor work conditions
Crowding of cities
Poverty
Taking advantage of Children in factories
Dangerous work conditions
Other hazards (lack of fire escapes/exits)
Define the word/term “Reform” in your small group:
Write the definition beside: III. Reforms
Reform: Make changes in something
(a social, political, or economic
institution or practice)
in order to improve it.
Example: Change “Child Labor Laws!”
In the 19th Century
Reforms: HI-LITE KEY WORDS
Union Movement in the early 1800’s leads to calls for
“collective bargaining” (for better pay and
conditions).
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Management would have trouble replacing “skilled
workers”
Governments initially prohibited unions, workers joined
anyway
AFL formed in 1886
Laws: HI-LITE KEY WORDS
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Factory Act (1833) – Children under 9 could not
work; children between 9-12 limited to 8 hours.
Mines Act (1842) – Prevents women and children
from working underground.
Ten Hours Act (1847) – Limits work day for women
and children in factories.
National Child Labor Committee (1904) – Set up to
abolish child labor.
Abolition of Slavery in Britain (1833.)
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
POLITICAL CARTOON- ASSIGNMENT
Task: You are a cartoonist for a
London newspaper during the
Industrial Revolution and feel
troubled by the different problems
that are happening as a result of this
“revolution.” Your newspaper editor
has asked you to create two political
cartoons (cartoons that convey a
message in humorous and/or
thought-provoking ways) that
highlights a condition or problem
associated with the Industrial
Revolution in Great Britain.
POLITICAL CARTOON - ASSIGNMENT
Some problems you may choose to
illustrate are:
 the pollution of the air
 the hierarchy of social classes
 the dangerous conditions in the
factories
 the crowded living conditions
 Reforms/Laws/Unions (see “An
Age of Reform” outline.
 Remember: Cartoons should
combine both drawings and text
POLITICAL CARTOONS
Introduction to Political Cartoons:
Decoding Political Cartoons
1. Acquire
Knowledge
2. Identify the
Issue
4. Identify Bias of
the Cartoonist
3. Analyze
Devices
5. Interpreting
the Cartoon
Bias: The opinion of the artist
Just remember - K.I.D.B.I.
Identifying Bias of Cartoonist
 National or Regional
 Economic
 Political
 Gender
 Religious
 Historical Influences
 Racial or Ethnic
 Personal Values
 Vocational
 Marital Status
Essential Devices
Caricature-
Words-
 Purpose: to identify the
 Purpose- commentary,
people, place, or event
 Device: simplify, distort, or
exaggerate
explanation, revelation,
 Devices: titles, captions,
name tags, dialogue, balloons
Analogy Purpose: creation of settings,
situations, for comparison
 Device: historical, literary,
cultural
Signs and related
devices Purpose: quick
communication
 Devices: signs, symbols,
stereotypes, size, shading
Caricature
Caricature is a form of visual
satire and is nearly always
negative.
Focus on a an individual’s
unique physical characteristics
and exaggerate or distort
them!
Analogy
Analogy draws on a rich pool of historical,
literary, and cultural references to create a
fantasy setting or situation which relates in some
way to reality. The similarity forces the
viewer to think about the situation in a
new way.
Words
Cartoons usually have titles or
captions, and sometimes they
have name tags, balloon
comments or dialogue.
 Road signs, warning signs,
Signs
informational signs.
Abstract + = ÷×≠®™
 Facial expressions,
gestures, attitude and
position of body, also used
to convey messages.
 They all emphasize ideas
and convey emotions.
Canada:
Maple Leaf
Beaver
Jean Baptiste
USA:
Uncle Sam
Stars and
Stripes
Eagle
Britain:
Union Jack
The Lion
Symbols
Stereotypes
 A stereotype is an oversimplified
mental picture of characteristics
supposedly shared by many people in a
group.
 Stereotypes may be unfair and insulting
to the group they represent!
Size
Size is frequently
used by
cartoonists to
draw attention to a
particular figure in
the cartoon or to
emphasize status
or power.
Shading
Another visual device used by cartoonists is shading. The dark
figures represent the ‘bad’ guys, and the light figures the ‘good’
guys.
How is shading used here?
RUBRIC FOR “INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION”
POLITICAL CARTOON
EXCEEDING
5
PROFICIENT
4
Creative, thought
Very Creative,
provoking political
thought
cartoon. Quality
provoking
colored shaded
political cartoon.
drawing with
Detailed, quality, humorous writing
colored &shaded or caption. Shows
drawing with
“Point of View”
humorous writing Writing. Contain 3
or caption. Shows
of the essential
“Point of view”
devices.
Writing. Contains
all 4 of the
essential devices.
PROGRESSING
3.5
Political cartoon
drawn to complete
the assignment
Colored and shaded
drawing with writing
or caption. Shows
some understanding
of “Point of View”
writing. Contains 2
of the essential
devices.
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EMERGING
3
Political cartoon
drawn and colored
hastily. May look
like a rough draft.
Has writing. Lack
of understanding
of “point of view”
writing. Contains
only one of the
essential devices.