Unit+10+-+Political+Corruption+and+Industrialization+in+the+late+Nineteenth+Century+12-13

__media type="custom" key="21950902"Unit Overview__
toc In this unit, we will be looking at a number of developments in the United States during the late nineteenth century. While the Civil War left a lot of the nation in disarray, both economically and politically, a "land of opportunity" existed for many in the "Old West." In the north, technological innovation led to an industrial revolution of sorts. Also, with much of the political infrastructure in ruins, political corruption was rampant. This unit will focus on the growth of westward expansion, industrialization, and political corruption during the late nineteenth century and examine the consequences of these phenomenons.

As a side note, I will be gone for the first week of this unit. Please be sure to follow all of my instructions carefully. If you have questions, you may email me. However, be forewarned that I will have very limited email access over the course this week, so please be patient! You should plan on bringing your textbook to class each day! Also, if you finish any of the work early, I expect you to start working on your timeline for this unit.

Over the course of this unit, you will be reading Chapters 23-26 in your textbooks. If you finish any of the day's activities early, you may also start to work on this reading even if I have not assigned specific due dates for that reading.

__Class #1 - Political Corruption in the Late 1800s (Block D - Monday, January 7th, Block F - Tuesday, January 8th)__
**Prior to class, you should:** 1. Get caught up on sleep!

**In-Class Activities:** 1. The Presidents Video - Grant through Cleveland (Take notes during the video) 2. Read Chapter 23 in American Pageant - Please note that you only need to go through the first three objectives in this reading (pg. 534-544). We have already covered a large portion of this chapter. 3. Respond to the following prompt in a thoughtful journal entry: What could the US have done to alleviate the issue of political corruption during this era? (Minimum of one paragraph.) Please start a new journal as a Google Doc, titled "Semester Two Journal - (name)" and put this in your Google Folder. 4. Journal #2 - Based on what you saw during the video, why do you think the presidents during this era were so ineffective? Answer in a minimum of one thoughtful paragraph.

__Class #2 - The Old West and Agricultural Revolution (Block D - Wednesday, January 9th, Block F - Thursday, January 10th)__
**Prior to class, you should:** 1. Finish any of the work that you did not complete from the previous class.

**In-Class Activities:** 1. Read Which Old West and Whose? - Lecture notes from Professor Schultz at the University of Wisconsin. Note: At the top of this lecture are four guiding questions. Answer these questions in your Semester Two Journal. 2. Read The Problem of the West by Frederick Jackson Turner and answer the following two questions in your journal: * For whom was the West a land of opportunity and for whom was it a threat? Why? * Do you agree with Frederick Jackson Turner's analysis of the West? Was it truly a problem? Why or why not?

__Class #3 - The Immigrant Experience in the Late 1800s (Friday, January 11th)__
**Prior to class, you should:** 1. Finish any of the work that you did not complete from the previous class.

**In-Class Activities:** 1. Read the @Immigration Primary Documents and answer the questions in your journal. 2. Answer the following prompt in a single sentence of no more than 50 words: "Was the United States justified in limiting immigration during this time period? Why or why not?" Please upload your response to turnitin.com Before you upload your response, you must have your answer peer-edited by at least three of your classmates. 3. Begin to read Chapter 25 in American Pageant - you are only responsible for those objectives that are highlighted.

__Class #4 - Introduce the Industrialization Project (Tuesday, January 15th)__
1. Finish reading the primary documents and Chapter 25 from American Pageant. If you did not finish the 50 word sentence, that's fine. You will just need to finish this by the end of the unit.
 * Prior to class, you should:**

1. Words of Wisdom 2. Get caught up on the past week! 3. Introduce the Industrialization Project
 * In-Class Activities:**

__Class #5 - Industrialization Project Opening Statements (Block D - Wed., January 16th, Block F - Thurs., January 17th)__
1. Finish your opening statement for the Congressional Simulation
 * Prior to class, you should:**

1. Words of Wisdom Discussion 2. Opening Statements 3. Begin revising the bill
 * In-Class Activities:**

__Class #6 - Industrialization Bill Ratification (Block D - Fri., January 18th, Block F - Mon., January 21st)__
1. Work on your timeline and finish the readings for this unit. 2. Finish your 50 word sentence from Class #3 if you have not done so already.
 * Prior to class, you should:**

1. Words of Wisdom Discussion 2. Congressional Simulation - Industrialization Bill 3. Begin work on written reflection
 * In-Class Activities:**


 * Notes:**
 * Your __bill justification write-up__ is due on January 22nd. This must be typed and turned in as a hard copy. See the project description sheet and the rubric for a description of this assignment. Your __50 Word Sentence__ is also due on January 22nd if you have not turned that in already.
 * Your Unit 10 Timeline should be uploaded to Turnitin.com prior to class on Thursday, January 24th. During that class, you will take a practice multiple choice quiz on Unit 10 (ungraded) and write an FRQ on industrialization. The prompts are listed on the project description sheet. I will select 2-3 from this list for you to choose from. You may use any notes, books, study aids and resources of your choice. You may NOT use your MacBook or any other electronic device while writing this. This will count as in the quiz and test portion of your grade.

**__Unit Resources__**
Unit 10 Timeline Terms Gilded Age Quiz 1 Gilded Age Quiz 2 Gilded Age Vocab Quiz Populism Quiz 1 Populism Quiz 2 [|Lecture Notes on the Gilded Age from Professor Schultz] Lecture Notes on Populism from Professor Schultz

Side Note from Mr. Wood - Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Wisconsin, has compiled, in my opinion one of the best websites available dealing with US History from Reconstruction to the Present. He was also, by no coincidence, my history professor as an undergraduate student for an introductory course in US History and was one of the inspirations from whom I draw on in creating my course. Please take the time to go through his website (available at [|American History 102 - 1865-Present]) as there is extraordinary amount of information on a wide variety of topics.

- Chapter 24 Reading Objectives - Chapter 26 Reading Objectives - Taken from a previous textbook - Also taken from a previous textbook