Classwork for Tuesday 2/3/2009

DO WHATCHA KNOW!
Jay-Z respected the robber barons and their wealth so much that he named his record company after John D. Rockefeller. But we don’t know the names of most of the people who worked for Rockefeller. What do you think life was like for the millions of workers in railyards and factories? Be as descriptive as possible.

INTRO TO NEW MATERIAL
As Ms. Jolly lectures, students will identify the following vocabulary and people:
strike
sweatshop
populist
Haymarket affair
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers

GUIDED PRACTICE
As a class, we will complete SOAPS on the primary source Unionist Samuel Gompers Asks “What Does the Working Man Want?”

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
You many choose to examine one of two primary sources: Immigrant Thomas O’Donnell Laments the Plight of the Worker or Statement to the American Railway Union. Complete SOAPS on whichever one you choose.

LEARNING LOG
What were the lives of workers like at the end of the 19th century? What steps did workers take to improve their lives and their working conditions? How did their employers respond?