This unit, designed for use with intermediate and junior high school students, centers on the industrial revolution period in U.S. history and contains literature selections, poetry, writing ideas, curriculum connections to other subjects, group projects and more. The literary works included are: Lyddie / by Katherine Paterson -- Breaker / by N.A. Perez.

This concise guide zooms in on the period of American history known as the Industrial Revolution, from its earliest beginnings in the mid-18th century to just after the First World War. This book is a concise reference source on the era in American history known as the Industrial Revolution—a period characterized by urbanization, mass immigration, organization of labor, and an immense gap between wealthy industrialists and the poor. It serves as an ideal resource for students preparing to take the AP U.S. history exam as well as being useful to undergraduates and anyone interested in this important period. Using encyclopedic entries on important events, key people, and trends of the time, the era is examined through the exploration of key themes such as agriculture, business, economy, finance, labor, and politics. Other features of the book include sample documents-based essay questions, rigorous thematic tagging of encyclopedic entries, a detailed chronology, and primary source documents—all of which guide readers through the material and aid in their comprehension of the Industrial Revolution's historical significance. Content covers factories, mass production, the progressive movement, muckrakers, populists, laissez-faire economics, social Darwinism, and robber barons, among other topics.

Women's Work in Industrial Revolutions provides easy to use primary sources lessons which examine women's crucial contribution to the process of industrialization. It is global in scope, presenting the latest scholarship on historic views from Europe, Japan, and China with links to aspects of women's work in today's industrializing nations. The lessons are presented in six thematic sections.Each thematic section is designed to stand alone, providing students with background information, focus questions, primary source documents, and ways to examine the materials. The unit also contains a teacher background essay, teaching outcomes, correlations to National History Standards and AP World History topics, a glossary, a bibliography, and relevant Internet web sites.

GRADES 6–12: This 96-page social studies workbook allows students to better understand history and the Industrial Revolution. FEATURES: Background information on the key innovations, inventors, and leaders, as well as a reading selection, an enhancement activity featuring a graphic organizer, a recalling key details page, discussion questions, and more. BENEFITS: This history resource book features creative writing and artistic projects to help students better understand this important time in European and American history. WHY MARK TWAIN MEDIA: Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing captivating, supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, the product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

This book is a concise reference source on the era in American history known as the Industrial Revolution-a period characterized by urbanization, mass immigration, organization of labor, and an immense gap between wealthy industrialists and the poor.

Introduce students to the people and events of the Industrial Revolution with emphasis on transportation, communication, and production. Lessons focus on nonfiction reading comprehension, research, writing, critical thinking, working with maps, and more.

Allow students to step back in time to experience the thoughts, feelings, dilemmas, and actions of people from history. For each history topic, Miller suggests two titles-one for use with the entire class and one for use with small reading groups. Summaries of the books, author information, activities, and topics for discussion are supplemented with vocabulary lists and ideas for research topics and further reading. This integrated approach makes history meaningful to students and helps them retain historical details and facts.