MZuffaletti


 * Context for using text set: ** This text set is compiled for use in a tenth grade United States History class. The particular unit this text set focuses on is the Industrial Revolution in America. The students should have some background knowledge from prior U.S. History courses in grades 8 and 9. The students are from both average and lower reading/achievement levels.

· **Citation: ** Frader, L.L. (2006). //The industrial revolution: A history in documents.// New York, NY: Oxford University Press. · **Text Summary: ** This book explains the Industrial Revolution as it was happening throughout the entire world. Explanation starts in the late 18th century in Europe and covers the expansion to America and the rest of the world. The topic is discussed through the use of primary source documents from the era. Documents include letters, articles, speeches, etc. and are accompanied by pictures, drawings and photos from the time period. The author also introduces each primary source with historical facts and background. · **Rationale: **I chose this text because I feel that primary source documents really enable students to connect and learn material better. For instance, in this book, there is a letter from a child injured in one of the factories. The students will be able to connect to someone their age’s story and learn about working conditions, labor laws and daily life. Connecting to the text motivates the students to learn. I also really thought the use of visual aids (pictures, paintings, photos, letters, maps, etc.) helped make the documents real. By visualizing what they were reading about, students can also connect better. The author also did a really good job in introducing each source. By introducing them, students get quick background knowledge and information they might need before reading the text. The author also defines tough vocabulary and meaningful quotes in the margins of the pages. · **Use of Text: ** I would have my students use this text to supplement their textbook. The wide variety of primary source documents in this book can connect to almost any subtopic we may encounter in the textbook. For example, when I am going over the rise of industry and conditions in the factories, there is an excerpt from one mill’s injury log. This excerpt helps make the information in the textbook more real to students. I would then have students write a quick sentence or two on how they felt after reading about the injuries that people suffered and the long hours they worked, and whether or not they agreed with the rules kept by factory owners. · **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Attachment: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">See Attachment #1 for the example of the injury log. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Citation: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> McCormick, A.L. (1998). //The industrial revolution in American history.// Springfield, New Jersey: Enslow Publishers, Inc. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Text Summary: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Like other texts, book starts with the roots of the Industrial Revolution in England and covers the move to America. This book also explains the decline in the 20th century. In contrast to the other texts, this books talks less about labor and factories, and focuses more on transportation, communication and industrial changes throughout this time period. There is a real look at the transformation of America from an agricultural nation to an industrial centered nation. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Rationale: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> I chose this book because it has more range of information on the changes in inventions, railroads, communication and overall progress of the nation at this time. Most people think of the Industrial Revolution as factories and labor, but it has many more political and social aspects to it than just that, and this book does a good job in covering the variety of events and people that shaped the revolution. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Use of Text: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> I would use this text the same way I would use the encyclopedia text, as listed below. Students could choose a person, invention, or change that occurred in the time and is described in the book and do a report/biography on that event or person. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Attachment: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> No Attachment provided, text was too long. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Citation: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Olson, J.S. (2002). //Encyclopedia of the industrial revolution in America.// (R.L. Shadle, Ed.). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Text Summary: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">This book covers the Industrial Revolution in the United States from 1750-1920. Items are listed alphabetically and discuss the social, political and economic changes that occurred in America during this time period, and how these changes affected America as a whole. Some topics include important people, industries, terms, areas, political acts, and inventions. Each entry is approximately a page and corresponding photographs, paintings and visual aids are scattered throughout the pages. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Rationale: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> I selected this text because it focuses solely on the Revolution in America and the events and people that shaped it. It has over 200 entries that are of a wide variety of topics and I think it covers the unit on Industrial Revolution very well. The text is also easy to read, which is important with my class of lower level readers. It has limited tough vocabulary, which is important as well. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Use of Text: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">I would have students use this text as a reference guide if they had any questions during the course of the lesson. I feel that it covers most topics associated with the Industrial Revolution and can be a great guide not only to classroom work buy also any group projects or individual work. It would be a great source if I wanted to have students start a biography on an influential person or event of the time. Students could easily start their project using this as the framework. There are suggested readings at the end of each entry which could point the students where to look next. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Attachment: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">See Attachment #2 for sample entries from this text. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Citation: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Stalcup, B. (2002). //The industrial revolution//. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Text Summary: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">This text is a compilation of different essays that discuss the Industrial Revolution with emphasis on how the Industrial Revolution was a turning point in America. It stresses the revolution from an agricultural to an industrial nation. The causes of the revolution are discussed, as well as the long term impact. The authors also debate the pros and cons of the Industrial Revolution. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Rationale: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> I chose this text because each essay is accompanied by aids for understanding the text as well as the varying opinions discussed. There is also a wide variety of indexes and appendixes to help the reader find what they are looking for. The book also features a timeline of the revolution. What I liked most was that there are questions on each chapter to foster classroom discussions. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Use of Text: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> I would use this text to either hold a classroom discussion on a topic presented in the essay, using the classroom questions, or use the text to foster a debate in the classroom. The authors talk about their personal opinions on the Industrial Revolution and I can have a classroom debate either supporting or opposing one of these views. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Attachment: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">See Attachment #3 for a sample essay. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Citation: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Ver Steeg, C. L. (1982). //American spirit: A history of the United States//. Chicago, IL: Follett Publishing Company. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Text Summary: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> This is a textbook for an American History Course. It covers the time periods from the first Americans and settlements up until Kennedy’s presidency. The Industrial Revolution is included in Chapter 15: New National Forces, as well as Chapter 26: The Age of Machines. Each reference to the Industrial Revolution focuses on the changes that impacted the nation at the time, the growth in population, and the new developments that came out of the revolution. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Rationale: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> I chose this text because it is typical of what I would be using as a text book in my classroom. It is a standard history textbook, including photographs, captions and vocabulary. It is on the easier side to read, and the units on the Industrial Revolution cover the basic information and facts about the time. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Use of Text: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">I would use this text as a basic guide for my lesson on the unit. I would try not to teach from this text, but use it as the introduction to the material that we will be covering in class. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Attachment: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Some pages of text included in Attachment #4. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Citation: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Woog, A. (2003). //A sweatshop during the industrial revolution.// New York, NY: Lucent Books. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Text Summary: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> This book is broken down into chapters, which cover different aspects of the life of a factory worker during the Industrial Revolution. Topics of chapters include descriptions on the type of people who worked in sweatshops, their daily life, the dangers they faced, labor movements and reform. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Rationale: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> I chose this book because it is geared toward children, and this will be helpful for the type of students in my classroom. It is very easy to understand the material presented, and there are visual aids to help in guiding learning and understanding. I also enjoyed that there are excerpts from popular plays at the time about sweatshops, newspaper articles, and journals. I found the fact that there were plays about working in a sweatshop very interesting. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Use of Text: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> I would have students use this for an activity. I want them to make a diary entry pretending to be a worker in a sweatshop during the Industrial Revolution. They can use the materials and information provided in the text to frame their diary entry. The book is filled with details that the students can use to create a person, industry and life around. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Attachment: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">See Attachment #5 for a page from the text.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">A. Print Resources: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Text # 1: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Primary Source Document
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Text # 2: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Book
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Text # 3: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Reference Book
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Text # 4: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Essays/Articles
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Text # 5: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Textbook
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Text # 6: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Children’s Non-Fiction

·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Citation: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Byrne, C., Ed. (2009) //Living history: The American industrial revolution//. Retrieved October 21, 2009 from HowStuffWorks, Inc. Website at []. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Text Summary: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> This website holds information videos on various topics, including money, science, home and garden, and entertainment. I used the historical video section to find the clip that was useful. There are also links to similar and additional videos on the same topic of the Industrial Revolution. Below the video is a link to an article on the revolution as well. The video I chose focused on the effects of the revolution, but there were other videos that focused on different topics such as labor and change. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Rationale: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> I chose this video because it had a great way of discussing the overall idea of the Industrial Revolution. I also liked it because it references Samuel Slater, who was a local man. This helps students see that these changes happening to the nation started right here in Rhode Island. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Use of Text: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> I might not get to use this text in the classroom setting, but have it available as background knowledge if students wish to use it to support any of their work. I could also use this text as an introduction to the topic. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Attachment: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> This was a website, and cannot be included. To view video, please see above link ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Citation: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">RedCeltic. (2007, December 29). //Child labor (babies in the mill/dark as a dungeon).// [Video file]. Retrieved October 21, 2009 from []. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Text Summary: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> This video is a compilation of photographs of child workers in both the factories and mills during the Industrial Revolution. The song describes children working long and hard hours. There is also additional text information throughout the video as well. The author states that “ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The vast majority of these photographs are taken by Lewis Hine, who between 1908 and 1912 traveled around the United States photographing children as young as 3 years old working in mines, factories…” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Rationale: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">I chose this text because I really enjoyed the mixing of photographs and song in order to get a point across. Child labor was a very important aspect of the Industrial Revolution, and this video really evokes emotion and a response from the viewer, which is what I hope to get out of my students. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Use of Text: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> I would use this text along with the book about sweatshops. I can also use it after introducing the injuries and conditions listed in the primary source documents. I would want students to view this before reflecting on their feelings in the activity described with the primary source text. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Attachment: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> This was a video, so it is not included here. See link above to view.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">B. Media Resources **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Text # 7: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Informational Video
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Text # 8: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Song/Video

·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Citation: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Guterba, L. (2008). //American history: The industrial revolution.// Retrieved October 21, 2009 from Kid Info Website at []. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Text Summary: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> This website covers almost anything associated with the Industrial Revolution. There are numerous timelines, links to other informational websites, photos, charts and graphs. The author also includes lists of inventors, inventions (with links for more information), and information on immigration and labor. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Rationale: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> I chose this website because it is full of valuable information for this topic. There are over a hundred links to other sources and more information. I really enjoyed the fact that the author listed important people and inventions of the time. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Use of Text: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> I might want to use this text as additional resources for the biography/report because of the list of inventors/inventions. I could also have students look at this site for homework or as extra work during class time. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Attachment: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> This is a website and cannot be attached, click on link to visit. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Citation: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Gutzwiller, C. (2006). //American Industrial Revolution WebQuest//. Retrieved October 21, 2009 from []. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Text Summary: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> This webquest activity has students read information on several topics regarding the Industrial Revolution and then answers questions on what they just read. These topics include mills, steamboats, steam engines, farm equipment, Morse code, and the cotton gin. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Rationale: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> I chose this webquest because it promotes higher level thinking in the students. The questions on it are not just to see if students read the information and understand it, but if they can go above and beyond the text to give opinions and feelings about what they are reading. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Use of Text: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">I could have students do this activity in class in pairs, or have them work on at home and bring their answers to class the next day. Either way I would use the student’s answers to facilitate a classroom discussion. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Attachment: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> This activity in online, and cannot be attached, click on link above to visit site.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">C. Online Interactive Resources **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Text # 9: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Interactive Website
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Text # 10: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Webquest Activity

·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Citation: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> University of Missouri. (2009). //Industrial revolution.// Retrieved October 21, 2009 from the eMints National Center Website at []. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Text Summary: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">This Website offers instructional and informational resources when teaching a unit on the Industrial Revolution. It offers links to additional websites that might be helpful to facilitate learning in your classroom. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Rationale: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> I chose this text because it broke down the Industrial Revolution into major topics that are of importance when teaching this unit in the classroom. It also gave me links to other sites, which is useful rather than have to search around on my own for. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Use of Text: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Although this text is at a lower grade level, I think that it could be useful to my students. I would use this if any students wanted additional information on any person or specific event on the topic, perhaps to help them with their reports. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Attachment: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Website cannot be attached, click on link above.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">D. Instructional Resources **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Text # 11: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Resource Guide


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Using these texts together in the classroom: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">I could use these texts together in a variety of ways. I already mentioned that I would have students use the Primary Source documents with the textbook to reflect on daily life during the Industrial Revolution. I also was hoping to use //A sweatshop during the industrial revolution// after the other two texts to have students write the diary entry. This allows students to state their own opinions in their own ways and use their imagination and resources to do so. I want to use the Encyclopedia reference and the Book together. Students can pick either the encyclopedia or book to do a biography or short report on a person, place, invention etc. Not all of these texts can be used at the same time all at once, but two or more can be combined or used simultaneously. All texts can be used for the final discussion/ classroom debate. Students will have to use all the texts or information and be able to reference what they learned from the different sources to back up their statements or arguments. I would also want to show the video and song as introductions to the other texts. Having a visual aid to introduce the topic can be helpful for students to have at the beginning of learning new material. I especially want to use the child labor song/video along with //A sweatshop during the industrial revolution// because it provides even more visuals and information about child labor and can provoke more thoughts to their reflections. Students would not get a chance to read each text, but all would be available if they wished to look at them. The website and webquest could either be used as homework or extra activities if there was extra time in the lesson.

·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Content Area Learning Objective: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Following a rubric, students will be able to write a reflective essay describing the effect the Industrial Revolution had on the labor force in America. RI.6.a: The student knows and understands how the rise of corporations, heavy industry, and mechanized farming transformed the American people, RI.6.c: The student knows and understands the rise of the American labor movement and how political issues reflected social and economic changes. RI.2.g: The student draws upon visual, literary, and musical sources. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Reading Strategy Objective: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Students will summarize the main ideas of the Industrial Revolution and how the event shaped America is it is today in a class discussion with a self evaluation form. RI GLE : HP 2 (Ext)–1: Students connect the past with the present by…R-15 Reading for Research,R-7, R-8 Informational texts, W-6,7,8 Informational Writing a. explaining origins of major historical events (e.g.,Industrial Revolution in Rhode Island)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Learning objectives: **

Maria -

I like what you have here. I think the use of primary sources especially is a good call for this unit, especially with regards to the child laborers in the factories. Students will probably be very affected by the letter written by the injured child because the child was likely their age or younger. It will make the learning a much more visceral experience than just hearing that children were commonly injured in factories. I also think the youtube video is a very good text for this reason. The images are pretty disturbing, but will give the students a good idea of where the prosperous country we have now came from. I think the use of modern photographs from third-world nations are very useful as well, because this will allow students to realize that the United States isn't that different from other nations, just that it developed more quickly. I think that building in time for a class discussion is a very good idea, as students will likely have differing viewpoints; does the success of our nation today justify the abuses of the past? Does the fact that these children would likely have starved to death without working make a difference? Overall, this is an outstanding collection of texts which would make for a very engaging unit.

-- John Holmes

Maria- A very good collection of texts you have here. Your lesson seems diverse and informative and these texts definatley enhance it. I though the use of youtube was very good since that is something that students are already familiar with. I think that the letter from the child was also very moving. I think that this will give students more personal feelings towards this lesson and will make them appreciate it more. Discussion is always a good thing in history class. I always felt that I learned more from discussion and lectre. It really makes students feel like they are a part of what they are learning and will make them more intererested. It will also give them a better knowledge of how different sides can very and give them oppertunities to see people with opinions different from their own. All I think you did a very good job making this lesson fun and interactive. I know the industrial revolution can be a tough chapter to teach, but you do it in a way that is diverse and engaging.

--Mike Kerrigan

Maria- You have a very informative text collection for the Industrial Revolution. I was never any good at history, I always found it tedious and most of my teachers taught directly out of the book. I love the fact that you not only have a various variety of textbooks, but also have a collection of children's trade books, video, and websites. I feel as though these texts will help keep the students motivated and engaged in what they are learning. You also did an awesome job incorporating websites like youtube into our text set. Students are usually very familiar with these kinds of websites and will ultimately benefit from exploring everyday acitivites and associating them with school. Overall, wonderful job collecting a diverse set of texts!!!!

~ Heather