Industrialization 
and Labor
What are the human costs and benefits of industrialization?

READING ASSIGNMENTS

Overview

Notebook

Reading Assignments

Symposium


Rubric

Links

Textbook for Junior Humanities: Boyer, Paul and Sterling Stuckey.The American Nation in the 20th Century.Austin: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1998
READ AND TAKE NOTES ON TEXTBOOK ASSIGNMENTS on the right side of your notebook. On the left side, represent the information graphically, ask questions, and make appropriate connections to the Industrialization and Labor unit.

Date

Reading Assignments

Monday, November 13 The Jungle, Chapters 1-10
Wednesday, November 15 The American Nation in the 20th Century
The Nation Transformed: Industry's Golden Age (142 - 145)
Thursday, November 16 The American Nation in the 20th Century
The Nation Transformed: Immigration & Urban Life (146 - 151)
Friday, November 17 The American Nation in the 20th Century
The Nation Transformed: Politics and Protest (152 - 157) 
Monday, November 20 The Jungle, Chapters 11-19
Monday, November 27 The Jungle, Chapters 20 - 26
Tuesday, November 28 The American Nation in the 20th Century
The Age of Reform:
The Progressive Movement (168 - 172)
Reforming the New Industrial Order (173 - 177)
Reforming Society (178 - 185)
Friday, December 1 The American Nation in the 20th Century
The Progressive Presidents 
Reforming Government (190 - 193)
Roosevelt and the Square Deal (194 - 198)
Reform Under Taft (199 - 203)
Wilson's "New Freedom" (204 - 209) 
Monday, December 4 The Jungle, Chapters 27 - end