Monday, October 26, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What economic changes happened as a result of industrialization?
    2. What social changes happened as a result of industrialization?

  2. Review Unit 4: Essential Question #4

  3. Clip from CNN: Mauritania: Slavery's Last Stronghold Video

  4. VOA: In Mauritania, Freed Slaves Continue to Face Barriers Video

  5. Discuss Introduction to Imperialism
    Takes Notes

Friday, October 23, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What was the capitalist idea of Adam Smith that, if everyone acts in their own self-interest, the result will be what’s best for society as a whole?
    2. What did Karl Marx say the proletariat needed to do to move from capitalism to socialism?
    3. What did Marx call the last stage of economic development where all classes disappear?

  2. Review Unit 4: Essential Question #3

  3. Work on Unit 4 Project
    See Canvas for directions

  4. Finish Unit 4 Project (Homework--Due Monday)

Thursday, October 22, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. Based on yesterday’s simulation, what are two words you would use to describe capitalism (round 1)?
    2. What are two words you would use to describe socialism (round 2)?

  2. Bolivia's Child Labor: Exploitation or Tradition? Video

  3. Discuss Capitalism and Socialism
    Take Notes

  4. Work on Unit 4 Project (Due Monday)
    See Canvas for directions

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What was the first western nation to abolish slavery?
    2. After abolishing slavery in the British Empire, what did the former slave owners demand?
    3. What event ended slavery in the United States?

  2. Finish Discussing Abolition and Post-Slavery Societies
    Take Notes

  3. Economic Systems Simulation
    Use the simulation to answer the questions

  4. Work on Unit 4 Project (Due Monday)
    See Canvas for directions

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. In industrial Britain, what social class challenged the wealth and power of landowners?
    2. In 1893, what became the first country to grant suffrage to all women?
    3. In what country did the suffragettes use violence to achieve their goal?

  2. Finish Women's Suffrage
    Use the article (Unit 4 Reader) to answer the questions (Canvas) in one region, and jigsaw the remainder

  3. Review Unit 4: Essential Question #2

  4. Discuss Abolition and Post-Slavery Societies
    Take Notes

Monday, October 19, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. Who exposed the lives of the working class through words and pictures?
    2. What country, in 1833, passed the first ever law regulating child labor?
    3. For most migrants during this period, what country was their destination?

  2. Review Unit 4: Essential Question #1

  3. Discuss Unit 4 Project (Due Monday, October 26th)
    See Canvas for directions

  4. Women's Suffrage
    Use the article (Unit 4 Reader) to answer the questions in one region, and jigsaw the remainder

Friday, October 16, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What new brand of Christianity emerged in the 1800s?
    2. Where was the first women’s rights convention held?
    3. What was the name given to the secret society who attacked factory machines?

  2. Finish Discussing Responses to Industrialization
    Take Notes

  3. Review Unit 4: Essential Questions #1 and #2

  4. Social Effects of Industrialization
    Use the article (Unit 4 Reader) to answer the questions

Thursday, October 15, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What are four words you would use to describe this Lewis Hine photo of child coal miners?

  2. Finish Factory Life Document Analysis
    Use the documents (Unit 4 Reader) to answer the questions

  3. Child Labor in the Industrial Revolution - Video Infographic Video

  4. NBC News Exclusive: Child Laborers Working For Pennies In African Mines Video

  5. Discuss Responses to Industrialization
    Take Notes

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What is an example of a “pull factor” for migration?
    2. What is an example of a “push factor” for migration?
    3. Which factor do you think is more powerful? Why?

  2. Finish The Urban Experiment
    Answer the reflection questions

  3. BBC India: India Put us on the Boat Like Captives - Then Threw us in the Sea Video

  4. Factory Life Document Analysis
    Use the documents (Unit 4 Reader) to answer the questions

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

  1. The Urban Experiment
    In your groups, follow directions in creating your city