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Do Now: Grab a worksheet and complete the ‘Do Now’

Do Now: Grab a worksheet and complete the ‘Do Now’. Objectives: Students will be able to...(1) analyze a timeline for key information (2) identify key recreational activities of the late 1800s HOMEWORK: 15.3 Missing book forms. Gilded Age.

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Do Now: Grab a worksheet and complete the ‘Do Now’

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  1. Do Now: Grab a worksheet and complete the ‘Do Now’ Objectives: Students will be able to...(1) analyze a timeline for key information (2) identify key recreational activities of the late 1800s HOMEWORK: 15.3 Missing book forms..

  2. Gilded Age Gilded: Something covered in gold, but made of cheaper material on the inside America looked great at the time, but there was crime, corruption, and poverty

  3. Individualism“Rags to Riches” Believed no matter what they could rise in society and go far Horatio Alger – Wrote over 100 “rags-to-riches” rivals

  4. Charles DarwinWho would win in each of these matchups? Lion vs. Deer Cat vs. Mouse Mr. Collison vs. Mike Tyson Patriots vs. PVMHS football team http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkYbFr7dcIs

  5. Social Darwinism • Developed by Herbert Spencer • People, like animals, evolved over time through competition • How does competition make us better? • “Survival of the Fittest” • Bible strongly rejected theory

  6. Gospel of wealth Carnegie believed rich need to give back to society Philanthropy – using great fortunes for progress to help others

  7. Realism Portray people realistically instead idealizing

  8. Realism or Romanticism?

  9. Realism in Literature Realistic stories in novels Mark Twain – The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Edith Wharton – The Age of Innocence -

  10. Pop Culture • Industrialization  more $$$  more fun things • Saloon – Very popular • Free toilets, water for horses, and free newspapers • Amusement Parks and Sports: • Coney Island: - Amusement park • Sports: Boxing, baseball, and football • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNCY1R-Lsqw

  11. Music Vaudville– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZo4imTt4Og Ragtime - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPmruHc4S9Q

  12. Activity Complete the timeline of recreational activities in the 1800s Imagine you were alive in 1895 – What five things would you make sure to do on a vacation. (Write on the bottom of sheet)

  13. Do Now: Scan through chapter 15, section 4 and write down 5 major themes from the chapter (Use the headers/pictures for help) Objectives: Students will be able to… write a story using appropriate key terms and themes about the Gilded Age work collaboratively to create a story Homework: Finish 15.3 Notes

  14. Gilded Age Story

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