UNIT 5 DAILY SLIDES BEGINNER

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WARM UP (3/23) -- What do you think makes a job good? (pay, hours, etc.)

Turn and Talk

"I think what makes a job good is ..."

VOCABULARY AND TRUE/FALSE

1. VOCABULARY -- Look up the term on your worksheet and write down the definition.

2. TRUE/FALSE -- Use the definitions to choose if the sentences are TRUE or FALSE.

   1. If FALSE, rewrite the sentences!

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WARM UP -- Other than the railroad and Westward Expansion, what other changes are we going to talk about during this unit?

VOCABULARY AND TRUE/FALSE

1. VOCABULARY -- Look up the term on your worksheet and write down the definition.

2. TRUE/FALSE -- Use the definitions to choose if the sentences are TRUE or FALSE.

   1. If FALSE, rewrite the sentences!

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Yesterday, we learned about the big changes in this unit (the Gilded Age). What kind of changes did we talk about?

PART 1 Instructions

SCHOOLOGY --> UNIT 5 --> UNIT 5 IMAGE ANALYSIS

1. Look at the picture your teacher gives you.

2. Think about what you see.

3. Answer the questions on your worksheet

PART 2 Instructions

Talk to a classmate who has the SAME picture.

1. What do you both think about the picture?

2. Did your classmate have a different idea?

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PART 1 InstructionsSCHOOLOGY --> UNIT 5 --> UNIT 5 IMAGE ANALYSISLook at the picture your teacher gives you.Think about what you see.Answer the questions on your worksheetduction to the Gilded Age

PART 3 Instructions

Talk to a classmate with a DIFFERENT picture.

1. What is different about your pictures?

2. What is the same?

Multiple Choice

Which decade saw the greatest growth in railroad track mileage? 

• 1860-1870

• 1870-1880

• 1880-1890

• 1850-1860

Open Ended

How do you think the expansion of the railroads in the United States impacted the economy?

(Hint: Did it make the economy grow or shrink? Why?)

Looking at maps

1. Review the maps that follow and document your observations.

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Observation: I notice or I see….

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Observation: I notice or I see….

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Observation: I notice or I see….

Looking at maps

Review the maps again and answer the questions based on your previous observations.

Multiple Choice

Did the population west of the Mississippi River increase or decrease? Why?

• Increase, because railroads made travel and settlement easier.

• Decrease, because people moved back east.

• Stay the same, because railroads had no impact on where people lived.

Multiple Choice

Do you think shipping and supply of raw materials and finished goods increased or decreased? Why?

• Increased, because railroads made transportation faster and cheaper.

• Decreased, because factories stopped needing raw materials.

• Stayed the same, because trade routes did not change.

Multiple Select

Which argument(s) does this graph support?

• Population increased in the United States during the Gilded Age, especially in the cities and urban areas. 

• Population increased in the United States during the Gilded Age because of the rise in immigration.

• Farming was no longer the most profitable business in American society and economy.  

• The number of Americans working in factories increased as there were more jobs in manufacturing. 

•   Railroads probably expanded as the population increased, the demand for manufactured goods rose, and America expanded. 

Open Ended

Do you think the American economy was growing or shrinking? Why?

(Hint: I think the American economy was _______ because ...)

Open Ended

Is change good? Why or why not?

Multiple Select

Which argument(s) does this graph support?

• Population increased in the United States during the Gilded Age, especially in the cities and urban areas. 

• Population increased in the United States during the Gilded Age because of the rise in immigration.

• Farming was no longer the most profitable business in American society and economy.  

• The number of Americans working in factories increased as there were more jobs in manufacturing. 

•   Railroads probably expanded as the population increased, the demand for manufactured goods rose, and America expanded. 

Multiple Select

Which argument(s) does this graph support?

• Population increased in the United States during the Gilded Age, especially in the cities and urban areas. 

• Population increased in the United States during the Gilded Age because of the rise in immigration.

• Farming was no longer the most profitable business in American society and economy.  

• The number of Americans working in factories increased as there were more jobs in manufacturing. 

•   Railroads probably expanded as the population increased, the demand for manufactured goods rose, and America expanded. 

Multiple Select

Which argument(s) does this graph support?

• Population increased in the United States during the Gilded Age, especially in the cities and urban areas. 

• Population increased in the United States during the Gilded Age because of the rise in immigration.

• Farming was no longer the most profitable business in American society and economy.  

• The number of Americans working in factories increased as there were more jobs in manufacturing. 

•   Railroads probably expanded as the population increased, the demand for manufactured goods rose, and America expanded. 

Multiple Select

Which argument(s) does this graph support?

• Population increased in the United States during the Gilded Age, especially in the cities and urban areas. 

• Population increased in the United States during the Gilded Age because of the rise in immigration.

• Farming was no longer the most profitable business in American society and economy.  

• The number of Americans working in factories increased as there were more jobs in manufacturing. 

•   Railroads probably expanded as the population increased, the demand for manufactured goods rose, and America expanded. 

Multiple Select

Which argument(s) does this graph support?

• Population increased in the United States during the Gilded Age, especially in the cities and urban areas. 

• Population increased in the United States during the Gilded Age because of the rise in immigration.

• Farming was no longer the most profitable business in American society and economy.  

• The number of Americans working in factories increased as there were more jobs in manufacturing. 

•   Railroads probably expanded as the population increased, the demand for manufactured goods rose, and America expanded. 

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WARM UP QUESTION

VOCABULARY AND MAPPING

1. VOCABULARY -- Look up the term on your worksheet and write down the definition.

2. MAPPING -- Use the map on the next slide (click on the arrow on the bottom) to help you label.