Mr. Owens
History Teacher
Class, Capitalism and Consumerism
• Populism
• Industrialism: big money, technology
• 1920s and 1950s economic boom, advertising and culture of buying
• Causes of the Great Depression
• Modern recession and housing crisis
Unit 4 Socioeconomic Class in America Focus Question
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End of unit essay will be a Gatsby close reading
Wednesday 11/20
Objective: Students will list the causes of the market revolution
Task:
1) 3.4 Market Revolution/Lowell Lecture
2) Journal #1: Vocab Set #1
3) Journal #2: What’s Classy?
4) Hand Out Gatsby
Thursday 11/21
Objective: Students will describe the causes of the Populism movement
Task: 1) Journal #3: Narrative POV~ Gatsby Ch 1
2) Populism - Lecture
Friday 11/22
Objective: Students will determine how we should view 19th century Industrialists
Task: 1) Industrialists Economy Crash Course
2) Strikes of the 1890's
3) Gatsby Ch 1: Talk about the actual details of the text— characters, class, settings
Monday 11/25
Objective: Students will describe the origins of union in the United States
Task: 1) Time to discuss Ch 2 (practice close reading)
2) Unions Jigsaw+Video
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Tuesday 11/26
Objective: Students will examine the Great Gatsby
Task: 1) Intro Jazz Club Project and Final Gatsby Close Reading
2) Journal #4: Gatsby Ch 3
Wednesday 11/27
Objective: Students will explain how the Social Gospel Movement tried to address urban problems
Task: 1) Podcast Due
2) Hull House+Triangle Shirt Waist
3) Thanksgiving Potluck
Thanksgiving 11/28-11/29
Monday 12/02
Objective: Students will explain why Union membership went down in the 1920's
Task: 1) Flapper Jane
2) Assign Jazz Roles
3) Gatsby Ch 3
Tuesday 12/03
Objective: Students will explain why Union membership went down in the 1920s
Task: 1) Vocab Set #1 Quiz
2) Gatsby Ch 4
3) Finish Flapper Jane
4) Strikes of the 1920’s
5) share Jazz Club Roles
Wednesday 12/04
Objective: Students will define flapper and consumer spending
Task: 1) Gatsby Ch 5
2) Project Work Time
Thursday 12/05
Objective: Students will describe the Harlem Renaissance by completing the Gallery Walk activity
Task: 1) Gatsby ch 6
2) Harlem Renaissance PPT, Jigsaw Docs+Graphic Organizer
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Friday 12/06
Warm-Up: What was the Harlem Renaissance?
Objective: Students will describe the major "booms" of the 1950s
Task: 1) Gatsby ch 8
2) 20's Consumerism-Boom of the 1950s
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Monday 12/09
Objective: Students will compare the prosperity of the 1920's and 1950's
Task: 1) Gatsby Ch 8
2) 1920s vs 1950s Rap Battle
Tuesday 12/10
Objective: Students will perform as mad lyrical geniuses
Task: 1) Gatsby Ch 9
2) 1920's vs 1950's Rap Battle
Wednesday 12/11
Objective: Students will analyze consumer trends in the US
Task: 1) Final Close Read Work Time
2) Jazz Club Work Time
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Thursday12/12
Task: 1) Final Review
2) Final Close Read Work Time
Friday 12/13
Warm-Up:
Objective: Students will study for the test
Task: 1) Final Review
2) Final Close Read Work Time
3) Jazz Club Work Time