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Industrialization's Impact on American Working Conditions

Explore how industrialization affected working conditions in the U.S. during the Industrial Revolution. Students will analyze pictures of working conditions, noting surface and underlying observations. They will discuss the effects of industrialization on living and working conditions in a written paragraph. Topics include unfair working conditions, unhealthy working conditions, child labor, and poor living conditions.

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Industrialization's Impact on American Working Conditions

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  1. Activity:The Impact of IndustrializationThe U.S. Industrial Revolution

  2. Fill in the graphic organizer explaining how industrialization impacted working conditions.

  3. CA Standard • 11.2.1 Know the effects of industrialization on living and working conditions, including the portrayal of working conditions and food safety in Upton Sinclair's the Jungle.

  4. Objective • Students will be able to know the effects of industrialization on living and working conditions by completing a gallery walk and writing a paragraph.

  5. Directions • Gallery Walk • Walk around the room looking at the pictures of working conditions during the Industrial Revolution. • For every picture complete two on-the-surface (what I see) and two under-the-surface (what I predict) observations related to each picture. • When finished sit down and write a paragraph answering the essential question: How did the growth of industrialization impact the living and working conditions for Americans?

  6. Picture # 1

  7. Picture # 2

  8. Picture # 3

  9. Picture # 4 Picture # 4

  10. Picture # 5

  11. Picture # 6

  12. Picture # 7

  13. Picture # 8

  14. Picture # 9

  15. Picture # 10

  16. Problems of Industrialization on Working & Living Conditions Wrap-up

  17. Problem #1: Unfair Working Conditions • Low wages • Long hours (10-14 hours a day) • No unemployment, no health care benefits • Government does not help because of Laissez Faire

  18. Problem #2: Unhealthy Working Conditions • Black lung, white lung • High injury rate

  19. Film Clip: Factory Work

  20. Problem #3: Child Labor • Children as young six were employed • Many worked full time Jobs to help support their families • Children were often injured on the job

  21. Problem #4: Poor Living Conditions • Lack of sanitation and police • Families were often crowded into one room

  22. Wrap-Up Write a paragraph: How did the growth of industrialization impact the living and working conditions for Americans?

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