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Urban Politics: Machines and Reformers Lesson PlanUrban Politics: Machines and Reformers Lesson Plan
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City University of New York
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7th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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Urban Politics: Machines and Reformers

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Take a trip to the turn of the twentieth century with a resource about industrialism in America. With primary source documents and focus questions, learners think about the ways that government groups and organizations paved the way for the government they know now, including infrastructure and corruption alike.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the industrial revolution, american industrialism, corruption, the united states government, primary source analysis, primary source images, primary sources

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the discussion questions as thesis statements for research or informative essays
  • Have class members work on the activities and analysis in social studies, and finish the writing assignments in language arts for an interdisciplinary project

Classroom Considerations

  • Some primary source documents are in color; make sure that printing in black and white doesn't affect understanding

Pros

  • Provides a glossary and a list of people and places to know
  • Encourages individuals to look at primary source documents to draw their conclusions
  • Comes with writing prompts and discussion questions throughout the lesson

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.7.1 RI.8.1

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