Comparing and Contrasting Robber Barons and Modern Entrepreneurs Quiz

Florida Standard SS.912.A.3.3 - Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.

Objective: Students will be able to list the factors that led historians to call entrepreneurs 'robber barons' during the Gilded Age.

Students will be able to explain how government policies during the late 1800's allowed big businesses to flourish.

Students will be able to argue the role of entrepreneurs in history-whether they helped or hurt the growth of America.

As a result of this lesson/unit, students will Know (facts, vocabulary), Understand (concepts), and/or Be able to DO (skills)

Pre-assessment: Informal assessment - Robber Baron Quick Quiz.

Grouping Decisions: Flexible, Interest, Readiness, Multiple Intelligences, Mastery, Modalities, Capability, Learning Styles, Random, Other Grouping Choices: Whole Group, Alone, Pairs, Small Groups, Contracts, Interest, Compact/Enrichment, Independent Study, Student Choice, Other

Learning Experiences Instructional Resources Content Process Product Tier 1 Teacher Focused Tier 2 Student Focused Tier 3 Group Focused Robber Baron Quick Quiz T-chart worksheet Industrial Revolution video 10 copies of each autobiography and label robber baron A, B, C, D and the modern entrepreneur 1, 2, 3, 4 Over view of industrial revolutions at Industrial Revolution Overview Print out summaries of Robber Barons and Modern Entrepreneurs Dry erase markers, eraser, and board View video from Industrial Revolution video about the industrial revolution. Read information for overview of Industrial Revolution. Biographies of Carnegie, Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, and Morgan. Biographies of Zuckerberg, Winfrey, Gates, and Buffet Summary of the Gilded Age Make 8 piles of paper in order of A, B, C, D, 1, 2, 3, 4 Review social/political/economic problems Americans faced during the Gilded Age/Age of Industrialization Handout Robber Baron t-chart. Students pick two papers, one from the lettered section and one from the numbered section. Students write a hypothesis on whether they feel their entrepreneur would be considered a robber baron. Students read, highlight, and underline information from the biographies that match the categories from the RB chart. Answer guiding questions on the back of chart Robber Baron Quick Quiz Robber Baron t-chart Free write a paragraph validating or refuting their hypothesis based on the evidence gathered from the biographies and t-chart.

ESE/ESOL Accommodations, Modifications and/or Strategies: (Charts Provided) Extra time, peer-pairing, native dictionary, charts, movies

Post Assessment: If different from 'Product' above