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Subject(s)
Grade/Course
Unit of Study
Unit Title
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Social Studies
7th Grade
Unit 5
Industrial Revolution & Society’s Response
20 Days
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Conceptual Lenses
Technology
Change
Power
Unit Overview
This unit focuses on the Industrial Revolution, which brought huge changes to societies.
 While French and others were rebelling, the English who had already experienced the English
Revolution, were experiencing urban growth and industrialization due to their Agricultural
Revolution (better farming methods  less need for farmers)
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Cottage Industries
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Industrialization: Britain is the model
 Needs: Land, labor force, natural resources (raw materials), capital, energy/power, markets
 Due to Exploration, British have access to these things.
 Inventions
 Spinning Jenny: speeds production ↑ demand for cotton  ↑ demand for slaves
 Steam Engine: used in locomotives, ships, and pumps for water out of mines.
 Bessemer Process: industrial process to mass produce steel using iron  led to expansion
of railroads and helped connect more people
 Speeds up trade process
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Factory System
 Built close to and powered by water
 Pull factor for people to move into cities.
 Unskilled labor used -- ↓ need for skilled laborers
 Use of child labor
Conflict led to improved conditions
 Poor working conditions
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ECONOMIC CONFLICT
Capitalism
Profit Making without Profit Sharing
Greed
Adam Smith & Laissez-Faire economics
 Government should stay out of the economy
Urbanization
Growth of the Middle Class and working class
Environmental Consequences/results of ↑ # of factories &↑ in # of people living in cities –
housing and family issues
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Quality of Life: factory owners, middle class, working class
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Society’s Response
 Middle class wants right to vote
 Working class wants better working conditions, labor rights/protection, and better
pay/shorter hours
 Fertile ground for new ideas
 Socialism/Marxism
Philosophies that level playing field and
 Communism
ideally help equalize the population
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End with comparison between new ideas (socialism/communism) and capitalism
Unit Enduring Understanding(s)
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Improvements in technology can bring
changes to all aspects of society.
Vast economic inequalities can spark the
desire for change.
Unit Essential Question(s)
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How does technological change affect
people, places and regions?
How are economic systems structured to
meet the needs and wants of different
societies?
Essential State Standards
Priority Objectives
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7.H.2.1 Analyze the effects of social,
economic, military and political conflict
among nations, regions and groups.
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7.H.2.3 Explain how increased global
interaction accelerates the pace of
innovation in modern societies.
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7.G.1.2 Explain how demographic trends
lead to conflict, negotiation, and
compromise in modern societies and
regions.
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7.E.1.3 Summarize the main
characteristics of various economic
systems.
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7.C&G.1.1 Summarize the ideas that
have shaped political thought in various
societies and regions.
Supporting Objectives
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7.G.1.1 Explain how environmental
conditions and human response to those
conditions influence modern societies and
regions.
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7.G.1.3 Explain how natural disasters,
preservation efforts and human
modification of the environment affect
modern societies and regions.
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7.E.1.2 Explain the implications of
economic decisions in national and
international affairs.
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7.C.1.2 Explain how cultural expressions
influence modern society.
“Unpacked” Concepts
(students need to know)
7.H.2.1 the effects of social,
economic, military and political
conflict
7.H.2.3 how increased global
interaction accelerates the pace
of innovation
7.G.1.2 how demographic
trends lead to conflict,
negotiation, and compromise
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7.E.1.3 the main characteristics
of various economic systems.
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7.C&G.1.1 the ideas that have
shaped political thought
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7.C.1.2 how cultural
expressions influence modern
society.
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Essential Vocabulary
industry/industrial
capital
raw materials
supply & demand
class (social, working, middle, etc…)
yield (crops)
entrepreneur
urban
demographics
union (labor)
“Unpacked” Skills
(students need to be able to do)
 7.H.2.1 Analyze social,
economic, military and political
conflict
 7.H.2.3 Explain the connection
between global interaction and
the pace of innovation
 7.G.1.2 Explain the connection
between demographic trends
conflict, negotiation, and
compromise
 7.E.1.3 Summarize the main
characteristics of various
economic systems.
 7.C&G.1.1 Summarize the
ideas that have shaped political
thought
 7.C.1.2 Explain cultural
expressions influence
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COGNITION
(RBT Level)
7.H.2.1
Analyze
7.H.2.3
Understand
7.G.1.2
Understand
7.E.1.3
Understand
7.C&G.1.1
Understand
7.C.1.2
Understand
Enrichment Vocabulary
cottage industry
population explosion
Proletariat
Bourgeoisie
Militarism
sanitation
Enrichment Factual Content
“enlightened despot”
Communist Manifesto
Social Darwinism
Luddites
Unit “Chunking”
& Enduring
Understandings
While the World
Revolts…
Suggested Lesson
Essential Questions
Potential Factual Content
North Carolina
Essential
Standards
What changes in farming
methods created the
“Agricultural Revolution”?
 Enclosures
 Selective breeding
 Crop rotation
 Tools- plow, seed drill, hoe
7.E.1.2 Explain the
How did the Agricultural
Revolution create an
increase in
industrialization?
 Higher crop yields  fewer
farmers needed- available
workforce
 Successful farming
enabled wealthy land
owners to invest $ into new
businesses
 Push factor- former
farmers moved to cities in
search of jobsurbanization
 Food surplus  healthy
people live longer which
increased the workforce
 Entrepreneur
 Spinning Jenny
 Steam Engine
 Bessemer Process
7.E.1.2 Explain the
 Machines sped up process
of weaving/spinning
 Machines powered by
water- built close to water
 Invention of steam engine
led to an increase in the
coal and iron industries
 Bessemer process steel
 triggered the growth of
many other industries
In what ways did the
 Machines made production
factory system change the
faster
face of labor in England?
 Large # of unskilled
workers were needed to
operate them
 Decrease in need for
skilled craftsmen
 Use of child labor
7.E.1.2 Explain the
What inventions sparked
the beginning of the
Industrial Revolution
Factory System
How did new inventions
lead to the creation of the
factory system in
England?
implications of
economic decisions in
national and
international affairs.
implications of
economic decisions in
national and
international affairs.
7.H.2.3 Explain how
increased global
interaction accelerates
the pace of innovation
in modern societies.
implications of
economic decisions in
national and
international affairs.
7.G.1.2 Explain how
demographic trends
lead to conflict,
negotiation, and
compromise in
modern societies and
regions.
 Available jobs caused
displaced farmers to flock
to the cities- Pull factor
Captialism
Urbanization
 Market economy
 Supply & demand
 Private ownership
 competition
7.E.1.3 Summarize
How did the economic
conflict created by the rise
of capitalism affect
society?
 Profit making without profit
sharing
 Greed
 Adam Smith- Laissez-Faire
economics
 Seed of discontent are
planted among lower class
7.H.2.1 Analyze the
How did industrialization
change the cities of
England?
 Increased population
 Bridges, canals, RR built to
speed transportation
 Construction of factories &
housing
 Quality of life/Living
conditions
 Leisure time opportunities
7.G.1.2 Explain how
What were the
environmental
consequences of
urbanization and
industrialization?
 Pollution- from factories &
people- acid rain, water, air
 Depeletion of raw
materials & resourcescoal, forests
 Diseases- unsanitary
conditions
7.G.1.1 Explain how
How did the Industrial
Revolution spark the rise of
capitalism and what are the
main characteristics of that
economic system?
the main
characteristics of
various economic
systems.
effects of social,
economic, military and
political conflict among
nations, regions and
groups.
demographic trends
lead to conflict,
negotiation, and
compromise in
modern societies and
regions.
environmental
conditions and human
response to those
conditions influence
modern societies and
regions.
7.G.1.3 Explain how
natural disasters,
preservation efforts
and human
modification of the
environment affect
modern societies and
regions.
Society’s
Response
How did society respond
to the changes brought by
the Industrial Revolution?
 Middle class wants right to
vote
 Working class wants better
living & working conditions
 Women want equal rights
with men as they are now
working outside the home
7.H.2.1 Analyze the
How did industrialization
change political ideas in
society?
 Liberalism- influence by
Enlightenment thinkersindividual rights, freedom
of speech & press, limits
on the power of the
government
 Socialism
 Marxism
 Collective ownership of
factories, land, raw
materials, & capital
 No private ownership
 Government should
manage means of
production
 Wealth distributed evenly
among all citizens
7.C&G.1.1
 Communist Manifesto
 Haves/have nots
 Anti-capitalism
 Working class should
revolt & overthrow
capitalism
 Classless society- wealth &
power shared by all
 State would wither away –
pure communism
7.C&G.1.1
 Lenin
 Russian Revolution- very
little industry & small
working class
 Lenin’s version of Marxism
 Government control of
production & economy
 Not an equal reality
7.C&G.1.1
What are the main ideas
behind socialism?
How did the ideas of Karl
Marx lead to the
development of
communism?
How was the reality of
communism different from
the ideals of Karl Marx?
effects of social,
economic, military and
political conflict among
nations, regions and
groups.
Summarize the ideas
that have shaped
political thought in
various societies and
regions.
7.C&G.1.1
Summarize the ideas
that have shaped
political thought in
various societies and
regions.
7.E.1.3 Summarize
the main
characteristics of
various economic
systems.
Summarize the ideas
that have shaped
political thought in
various societies and
regions.
7.C.1.2 Explain how
cultural expressions
influence modern
society.
Summarize the ideas
that have shaped
political thought in
various societies and
regions.
7.E.1.3 Summarize
the main
characteristics of
various economic
systems.
What are the differences
between capitalism,
socialism and
communism?
Compare the three looking
for similarities and
differences
7.C&G.1.1
Summarize the ideas
that have shaped
political thought in
various societies and
regions.
7.E.1.3 Summarize
the main
characteristics of
various economic
systems.
Sub Concepts
HISTORY
GEOGRAPHY
CIVICS &
GOVERNMENT
Revolution
Cooperation
Migration
Population density
Rural/Urban
Standard of Living
ECONOMICS
CULTURE
Competition
Supply & Demand
Cultural Expression
Social Systems &
Class
Quality of Life
Language Objective EXAMPLES
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Key Vocabulary LO: SWBAT define and explain the terms industry, capitalism,
socialism.
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Language Functions LO: SWBAT explain the causes of the Agricultural Revolution.
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Language Skills LO: SWBAT read two passages about conditions in two cities during the
Industrial Revolution and identify the similarities and differences between the two.
(Reading passages should be chosen/modified in accordance with the LEP students’ zone of
proximal development).
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Grammar and Language LO: SWBAT use comparatives in writing assignments (more than,
less than, greater, shorter, longer, etc.) by comparing quality of life before and after the
Industrial Revolution.
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Lesson Tasks LO: SWBAT read and summarize a passage about child labor conditions and
explain this summary to a group.
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Language Learning Strategy LO: SWBAT develop a cause/effect graphic organizer
analyzing and identifying the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution. (The linguistic
load will vary from LEP student to LEP student. Level 1-2 LEP students may need a word bank
or other supplement to complete this activity using this strategy).