US History · Week 8 · Industrialization, Immigration, and Reform
Cities Built by Newcomers
Students map how immigrants and migrants built growing industrial cities divided by race, ethnicity, and class and practice noticing who might feel left out in a group.
- Students will
- Students describe how industrial cities grew through immigrant and migrant labor and were divided by race, ethnicity, and class, and analyze how migration shapes where people live.
- SEL skill
- Notice who might feel left out in a group and name one way to include them
- What it looks like
- Students practice attunement by noticing who might feel left out in a group and what they can do about it.
- Content focus
- Cities built by newcomers
- Format
- Think write pair share
Social awareness
Social awareness means understanding other people's perspectives and feeling with them, including people whose backgrounds differ from yours. More social awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- 11.2.2: CA History Social Science Content Standard, Grade 11: United States History and Geography: Continuity and Change in the Twentieth Century (standard 11.2, item 2)
- CA HSS Analysis Skill: CST3 Use maps and documents to interpret human movement, settlement, frictions between groups, and the spread of ideas and goods. (Chronological and Spatial Thinking)
- C3 Framework (national): D2.Geo.7.9-12 Analyze how historical events and the spread of ideas, technologies, and cultural practices have shaped migration and where people live.
- Literacy in history: RH.11-12.7 Integrate quantitative or technical analysis, such as charts and maps, with information in a text.
Fits these textbook chapters
- American History: Reconstruction to the Present, Module 3: Industrialization
- American History: Reconstruction to the Present, Module 4: Immigration and Urbanization
- History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, Chapter 15: Through Ellis Island and Angel Island: The Immigrant Experience
- History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, Chapter 26: Understanding Postwar Tensions
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.