Social Studies Standards Addressed

        6.4-H:  The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)

1. Analyze and evaluate key events, people, and groups associated with industrialization and its impact on urbanization, immigration, farmers, the labor movement, social reform, and government regulation including:

2. Analyze the development of industrialization in America and New Jersey during this period and the resulting transformation of the country, including the construction of the transcontinental railroad, the introduction of mechanized farming, the rise of corporations and organized labor, and the growth of cities.

4. Describe the economic development by which the United States became a major industrial power in the world and analyze the factors that contributed to industrialization.

6. Discuss elements that contributed to late 19th century expansionist foreign policy, including racial ideology, missionary zeal, nationalism, domestic tensions, and economic interests.

        6.4-I:  The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

2. Discuss the rise of the Progressive Movement, including the relationship between Progressivism and the Populist Movement, Woodrow Wilson as Governor of New Jersey, anti-trust reform, the woman suffrage movement (e.g., Alice Paul), and municipal reform (e.g., Frank Hague).

8. Compare and contrast the social, cultural, and technological changes in the inter-war period, including the changing role of women, the rise of a consumer economy, the resurgence of nativism and racial violence, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Great Migration of African Americans to New Jersey from the south.

9. Discuss the working conditions in the Paterson silk mills and the strike of 1913.

10. Discuss the creation of social, labor, political, and economic advocacy organizations and institutions, including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the AFL/CIO and other labor organizations, and the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU).   

6.5-A:  Economic Literacy

4. Identify entrepreneurs in the community and describe the risks and rewards of starting a new business.

5. Discuss how a market economy experiences periodic business cycles of prosperity and recession and that the federal government can adjust taxes, interest rates, spending, and other policies to help restore economic health.

7. Analyze the impact of supply and demand on market adjustments and prices (e.g., real estate and interest rates).

6.5-B:  Economics and Society

1. Compare and contrast the roles of the United States government and the private sector in the United States economy (e.g., Federal Reserve System, United States Mint, Stock Exchange).

3. Analyze labor and environmental issues affecting American citizens raised by economic globalization and free trade pacts.

4. Discuss the value and role of free and fair competition versus the social need for cooperation and how business, industry, and government try to reconcile these goals.

5. Analyze the importance of economic issues to politics and be able to distinguish the economic views of different political parties.

Language Arts Standards Addressed

3.1 - Reading

E. Reading Strategies (before, during, and after reading)

1. Identify, assess, and apply personal reading strategies that were most effective in previous learning from a variety of texts.

3. Judge the most effective graphic organizers to use with various text types for memory retention and monitoring comprehension.

F. Vocabulary and Concept Development

1. Use knowledge of word origins and word relationships, as well as historical and literary context clues, to determine the meanings of specialized vocabulary.

2. Use knowledge of root words to understand new words.

3. Apply reading vocabulary in different content areas.

G. Comprehension Skills and Response to Text

1. Identify, describe, evaluate, and synthesize the central ideas in informational texts.

9. Distinguish between essential and nonessential information, identifying the use of proper references and propaganda techniques where present.

10. Differentiate between fact and opinion by using complete and accurate information, coherent arguments, and points of view.

12. Demonstrate familiarity with everyday texts such as job and college applications, W-2 forms, and contracts.

H. Inquiry and Research

1. Select appropriate electronic media for research and evaluate the quality of the information received.

3. Develop increased ability to critically select works to support a research topic.

3.2 - Writing

A. Writing as a Process (prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, postwriting)

2. Use strategies such as graphic organizers and outlines to plan and write drafts according to the intended message, audience, and purpose for writing.

3. Analyze and revise writing to improve style, focus and organization, coherence, clarity of thought, sophisticated word choice and sentence variety, and subtlety of meaning.

4. Review and edit work for spelling, usage, clarity, and fluency.

5. Use the computer and word-processing software to compose, revise, edit, and publish a piece.

6. Use a scoring rubric to evaluate and improve own writing and the writing of others.

B. Writing as a Product (resulting in a formal product or publication)

3. Draft a thesis statement and support/defend it through highly developed ideas and content, organization, and paragraph development.

7. Use primary and secondary sources to provide evidence, justification, or to extend a position, and cite sources, such as periodicals, interviews, discourse, and electronic media.

9. Provide compelling openings and strong closure to written pieces.

10. Employ relevant graphics to support a central idea (e.g., charts, graphic organizers, pictures, computer-generated presentation).

C. Mechanics, Spelling, and Handwriting

1. Use Standard English conventions in all writing, such as sentence structure, grammar and usage, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.

2. Demonstrate a well-developed knowledge of English syntax to express ideas in a lively and effective personal style.

4. Use transition words to reinforce a logical progression of ideas.

5. Exclude extraneous details, repetitious ideas, and inconsistencies to improve writing.

6. Use knowledge of Standard English conventions to edit own writing and the writing of others for correctness.

7. Use a variety of reference materials, such as a dictionary, grammar reference, and/or internet/software resources to edit written work.

D. Writing Forms, Audiences, and Purposes (exploring a variety of forms)

1. Employ the most effective writing formats and strategies for the purpose and audience.

2. Demonstrate command of a variety of writing genres, such as:

  • Persuasive essay

  • Personal narrative

  • Research report

  • Literary research paper

  • Descriptive essay

  • Critique

  • Response to literature

  • Parody of a particular narrative style (fable, myth, short story)

  • Poetry

4. Apply all copyright laws to information used in written work.

5. When writing, employ structures to support the reader, such as transition words, chronology, hierarchy or sequence, and forms, such as headings and subtitles.

7. Demonstrate personal style and voice effectively to support the purpose and engage the audience of a piece of writing.

6.3 - Speaking

A. Discussion

1. Support a position integrating multiple perspectives.

2. Support, modify, or refute a position in small or large-group discussions.

3. Assume leadership roles in student-directed discussions, projects, and forums.

4. Summarize and evaluate tentative conclusions and take the initiative in moving discussions to the next stage.

B. Questioning (Inquiry) and Contributing

1. Ask prepared and follow-up questions in interviews and other discussions.

2. Extend peer contributions by elaboration and illustration.

3. Analyze, evaluate, and modify group processes.

7. Participate actively in panel discussions, symposiums, and/or business meeting formats (e.g., explore a question and consider perspectives).

D. Oral Presentation

1. Speak for a variety of purposes (e.g., persuasion, information, entertainment, literary interpretation, dramatization, personal expression).

2. Use a variety of organizational strategies (e.g., focusing idea, attention getters, clinchers, repetition, transition words).

3. Demonstrate effective delivery strategies (e.g., eye contact, body language, volume, intonation, articulation) when speaking.

4. Edit drafts of speeches independently and in peer discussions.

5. Modify oral communications through sensing audience confusion, and make impromptu revisions in oral presentation (e.g., summarizing, restating, adding illustrations/details).

6. Use a rubric to self-assess and improve oral presentations.

3.4 - Listening

A. Active Listening

1. Explore and reflect on ideas while hearing and focusing attentively.

3. Demonstrate appropriate listener response to ideas in a persuasive speech, oral interpretation of a literary selection, or scientific or educational presentation.

B. Listening Comprehension

1. Listen to summarize, make judgments, and evaluate.

2. Evaluate the credibility of a speaker.

3.5 - Viewing and Media Literacy

A. Constructing Meaning from Media

3. Identify and select media forms appropriate for the viewer’s purpose.

Technological Literacy

8.1 - Computer and Information Literacy

A. Basic Computer Skills and Tools

3. Construct a spreadsheet, enter data, use mathematical or logical functions to manipulate and process data, generate charts and graphs, and interpret the results.

5. Produce a multimedia project using text, graphics, moving images, and sound.

6. Produce and edit page layouts in different formats using desktop publishing and graphics software.

7. Develop a document or file for inclusion into a website or web page.

9. Merge information from one document to another.

B. Application of Productivity Tools

Social Aspects

2. Exhibit legal and ethical behaviors when using information and technology, and discuss consequences of misuse.

4. Use appropriate language when communicating with diverse audiences using computer and information literacy.

Information Access and Research

5. Select and use specialized databases for advanced research to solve real world problems.

6. Identify new technologies and other organizational tools to use in personal, home, and/or work environments for information retrieval, entry, and presentation.

7. Evaluate information sources for accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness.

Problem-Solving and Decision Making

9. Create and manipulate information, independently and/or collaboratively, to solve problems and design and develop products.

11. Identify a problem in a content area and formulate a strategy to solve the problem using brainstorming, flowcharting, and appropriate resources.

12. Integrate new information into an existing knowledge base and communicate the results in a project or presentation.

Career Education and Consumer, Family, and Life Skills

9.1 - Career and Technical Education

A. Career Awareness/Preparation

3. Analyze factors that can impact an individual’s career.

5. Research current advances in technology that apply to a selected occupational career cluster.

B. Employability Skills

1. Assess personal qualities that are needed to obtain and retain a job related to career clusters.

2. Communicate and comprehend written and verbal thoughts, ideas, directions, and information relative to educational and occupational settings.

3. Select and utilize appropriate technology in the design and implementation of teacher-approved projects relevant to occupations and/or higher educational settings.

All students electing further study in career and technical education will also:

1. Participate in a structured learning experience that demonstrates interpersonal communication, teamwork, and leadership skills.

2. Participate in simulated industry assessments, when and where appropriate.

3. Prepare industry-specific technical reports/projects that incorporate graphic aids, when and where appropriate.

Career Education and Consumer, Family, and Life  Skills

9.2 - Consumer, Family, and Life Skills

A. Critical Thinking

1. Apply communications and data analysis to the problem-solving and decision making processes in a variety of life situations.

3. Apply the use of symbols, pictures, graphs, objects, and other visual information to a selected project in academic and/or occupational settings.

B. Self-Management

2. Apply project planning and management skills in academic and/or occupational settings.

3. Compare and contrast methods for maximizing personal productivity.

C. Interpersonal Communication

2. Communicate effectively in a variety of settings with a diverse group of people.

E. Consumer and Personal Finance

1. Analyze factors that influence gross and net income.

2. Design, implement, and critique a personal financial plan.

3. Discuss how to obtain and maintain credit.

4. Prepare and use skills for budget preparation, making predictions about income and expenditures, income tax preparation, and adjusting spending or expectations based on analysis.

5. Use comparative shopping techniques for the acquisition of goods and services.

7. Evaluate the actions a consumer might take in response to excess debt and personal financial status.

8. Analyze the interrelationships between the economic system and consumer actions in a chosen career cluster.