8th Grade Social Studies Unit 6

Big Idea:

The Industrial Revolution dramatically transformed the nation in both negative and positive ways.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

8.24(A) [Supporting] describe the historical development of the abolition movement

8.24(B) [Readiness] evaluate the impact of reform movements, including educational reform, temperance, the women's rights movement, prison reform, abolition, the labor reform movement, and care of the disabled

8.27(A) [Readiness] explain the effects of technological and scientific innovations such as the steamboat, the cotton gin, and interchangeable parts;

8.27(B) [Readiness] analyze the impact of transportation and communication systems on the growth, development, and urbanization of the United States;

8.27(D) [Readiness] explain how technological innovations brought about economic growth such as how the factory system contributed to rapid industrialization and the Transcontinental Railroad led to the opening of the west.

Focus TEKS

8.12(C) [Readiness] explain the reasons for the increase in factories and urbanization; and

8.20(C) [Supporting] analyze reasons for and the impact of selected examples of civil disobedience in U.S. history such as the Boston Tea Party and Henry David Thoreau's refusal to pay a tax.

8.23(A) [Readiness] identify selected racial, ethnic, and religious groups that settled in the United States and explain their reasons for immigration.

8.23(B) [Supporting] explain the relationship between urbanization and conflicts resulting in religion, social, class, and political beliefs

8.23(C) [Supporting] identify ways conflicts between people from racial, ethnic, and religious groups were resolved

8.24(B) [Readiness]evaluate the impact of reform movements, including educational reform, temperance, the women's rights movement, prison reform, abolition, the labor reform movement, and care of the disabled

8.24(E) [Readiness] identify the political, social, and economic contributions of women to American Society.

8.27(C) [Readiness] analyze how technological innovations changed the way goods were manufactured and marketed, nationally and internationally; and

8.26(A) [Readiness] describe developments in art, music, and literature that are unique to American culture such as the Hudson River School artists, John James Audubon, "Battle Hymn of the Republic," transcendentalism, and other cultural activities in the history of the United States;

8.26(B) [Readiness] identify examples of American art, music, and literature that reflect society in different eras; and

8.26(C) [Readiness] analyze the relationship between fine arts and continuity and change in the American way of life.

8.28(A) [Readiness] compare the effects of scientific discoveries and technological innovations that have influenced daily life in different periods in U.S. history; and

8.28(B) [Readiness] identify examples of how industrialization changed life in the United States.

Ongoing TEKS

8.1(B) [Supporting] apply absolute and relative chronology through the sequencing of significant individuals, events, and time periods

8.10(A) [Supporting] locate places and regions of importance in the United States during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries;

8.10(B) [Readiness] compare places and regions of the United States in terms of physical and human characteristics;

8.10(C) [Readiness] analyze the effects of physical and human geographic factors on major historical and contemporary events in the United States.

8.11(A) [Readiness] analyze how physical characteristics of the environment influenced population distribution, settlement patterns, and economic activities in the United States during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries;

8.11(B) [Supporting] describe the positive and negative consequences of human modification of the physical environment of the United States;

8.12(A) [Readiness] identify economic differences among different regions of the United States;

8.21(A) [Readiness] identify different points of view of political parties and interest groups on important historical and contemporary issues;

8.23(D) [Supporting] analyze the contributions of people from various racial, ethnic, and religious groups to our national identity.

8.29(A) [Readiness] differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as computer software, databases, media and news services, biographies, interviews, and artifacts to acquire information about the United States;

8.29(B) [Readiness] analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions;

8.29(C) [Readiness] organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps;

8.29(F) [Readiness] identify bias in written, oral, and visual material;

8.29(H) [Readiness] use appropriate mathematical skills to interpret social studies information such as maps and graphs;

8.29(I) [Readiness] create thematic maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases representing various aspects of the United States;

8.29(J) [Readiness] pose and answer questions about geographic distributions and patterns shown on maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases

8.31(A) use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of a solution.

Student Learning Targets:

• I will identify the impact that technology had on communication, transportation, textiles, and agriculture on America.
• I will explain the reform movements that emerge as a result of the Industrial Revolution.
• I will infer how these movements could lead to a larger conflict.
• I will compare movements of the Industrial Revolution to movements that are going on today.
• I will debate how advancements in technology could influence immigration to the United States.

Essential Questions:

• How did technology and inventions change communication in America?
• What impact did technology have on the textile industry?
• What effect did the industrial revolution have on cities?
• How did the invention of the cotton gin affect slavery in the South?
• How did railroads, steamboats, and canals transform America?
• Have reformers had a significant impact on American society?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: Texas US History: Early Colonial - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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