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Industrialization

Driving Question: How did industrialization transform societies around the world?

The political revolutions of the long nineteenth century weren’t the only sort of upheaval people experienced in this period. The long nineteenth century also witnessed the Industrial Revolution. New technologies transformed every facet of industrialized societies. People responded to these changes in many ways, resisting, adapting, and working for reform.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Understand the origins and effects of the Industrial Revolution.
  2. Use the course frames to evaluate the different impacts of industrialization.
  3. Create arguments using historical evidence to support claims and communicate conclusions through informal writing.

Vocab Terms:

  • abolition
  • consumer
  • fossil fuel
  • Industrial Revolution
  • industrialization
  • innovation
  • textile
STEP 1

Opener: Industrialization

Teaching Tools

To teach this lesson step, refer to page 2 of the Lesson 5.1 Teaching Guide Locked .

Our Openers and Closers Guide will provide more information about these short, but important, activities at the beginning and end of each lesson.

Good sources don’t have to be long, boring texts. Music can show us a different side of history and open a lyrical window to the past.

STEP 2

Looking Ahead

Teaching Tools

To teach this lesson step, refer to page 3 of the Lesson 5.1 Teaching Guide Locked .

Our Writing Guide shares our approach to informal and formal writing, including Unit Notebooks.

STEP 3

Industrialization

Teaching Tools

To teach this lesson step, refer to page 3 of the Lesson 5.1 Teaching Guide Locked .

Looking for tips on using video in an instructionally sound way? Look no further than the OER Project Video Guide.

The Industrial Revolution rapidly changed all aspects of human societies, from how we produced goods to the shape of our families. This video and article will introduce you to the causes and effects of industrialization.

Unit 5 Overview External link

The Industrial Revolution brought on a dramatic change in how humans produced and distributed goods, transforming communities and networks around the world.

Key Ideas

As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
STEP 4

Framing Unit 5

Teaching Tools

To teach this lesson step, refer to page 5 of the Lesson 5.1 Teaching Guide Locked .

The OER Project Community forum is a great resource for helping students grasp the concept of frames—check out the discussion External link !

The Industrial Revolution changed how people made goods, but it also forever changed the shape of our communities and the speed and intensity of our connections.

Unit 5 Frames External link

The Industrial Revolution was a shift in the way people produced and distributed goods, but it also had a deep impact on concepts of identity and rights.

Key Ideas

As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
STEP 5

Closer: Industrialization

Teaching Tools

To teach this lesson step, refer to page 7 of the Lesson 5.1 Teaching Guide Locked .

This discussion External link in the OER Project Community forum highlights the hexagonal thinking strategy.

Extension Materials
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Get out the red pen! Build your understanding of how to write with a strong claim and focus by revising a sample student essay.
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Reviewing for Claim and Focus

Teaching Tools

To teach this lesson step, refer to page 7 of the Lesson 5.1 Teaching Guide Locked .

By suggesting revisions to someone else’s writing, you’ll get much better at identifying what makes strong writing. Make suggestions for improving claim and focus—and then keep those suggestions in mind the next time you write.