Lesson 2: Responses to Industrialization
Duration of Days: 11
Lesson Objective
Compare philosophical reactions to industrialization, including laissez-faire capitalism, utilitarianism, Methodism, socialism, communism, Social Darwinism, progressivism, romanticism, and realism.
How did industrialization change the way people thought about the world?
Methodists, communism, realism, utilitarianism, proletariat, invisible hand, romanticism, consumer sovereignty, Industrial Revolution, socialism, profit motive, competition, Social Darwinism, private property, bourgeoisie, laissez-faire, natural law, free trade, capitalism
RH.6-8.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
RH.6-8.5 Describe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally).
RH.6-8.7 Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.
DOK 2 Conceptual Thinking
3a. Implement instructional content for learning
2b. Planning instruction to cognitively engage students in the content.
In the Economic Vocabulary Diagram activity, students use vocabulary words from the word bank to design and draw a diagram that shows how different economic thinkers responded to the Industrial Revolution.
The Primary Source Inquiry Library and Secondary Source Inquiry Library provides source texts and images which add additional complexity and depth to the content.
Students will complete a review sheet in order to take an open-note quiz at the end of the unit.
Students will complete a variety of DBQ's to further understand their comprehension of the topic.