Unit 6:

Day 33 - March 11

Learning Target:

SWBAT Explain the impact of industrialism, immigration and urbanization on American society and analyze the actions taken by citizens to bring about political and social change during the Progressive Era.

In pairs students will generate a list of impacts industrialism, immigration and the rise of urban tenements had on Americans.

Photos Reveal Shocking Conditions of Tenement Slums in Late 1800s | HISTORYJacob Riis' photographs were fundamental in spurring social reform of New York City's squalid and unsafe immigrant housing.

2. Students will examine the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire through a TIME gallery tour of photos focusing on:

a. State claims describing the impact of industrialism, immigration and urbanization on American society.

b. State evidence of efforts made to provide reform in response to claims.

See Photos From the Tragedy That Changed U.S. Labor HistoryThe Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire took place 105 years ago, on March 25, 1911

3. Students will continue to examine the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire by reading a Time Article The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: A Lasting Legacy, 100 Year Later

a. Impact of industrialization and political corruption on workers and immigrants.

b. State evidence of efforts made to provide reform in response to claims.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: A Lasting Legacy, 100 Years LaterA century after the deadliest factory fire in New York City history, the lessons for reform still hold true

4. Students will respond to the following question: Were reformers actions successful in achieving social change?