I can evaluate if the Gilded Age industrialist were Captains of Industry or Robber Barons.

I can evaluate if monopolies are good or bad for the American consumer.

I can identify working conditions that lead to organized labor movements in the Gilded Age.

I can describe the push and pull factors that lead to a rise in immigration during the Gilded Age.

I can analyze how technology improved city life.

I can identify and describe the reforms Progressives made to society.

I can identify and describe the reforms Progressives made to politics/government.

I can explain how The Progressive era was an effort to address the ills of American society stemming from industrial capitalism, urbanization, and political corruption.

I am a licensed middle school and high Social Studies teacher in the state of Ohio. I have been teaching Social Studies to middle and high school students for the last four years. I have used this same lesson with students in the classroom and it has always been highly engaging. I also have a Bachelor's degree in both Education and History.

Both my teaching license in Integrated Social Studies (grades 7-12) and my Bachelor's degree in History qualify me to teach this introductory course on the gilded age and the progressive movement.

Homework Offered
Homework is always optional. I believe learners would benefit from implementing the information they learn in class, however, I also understand that each learner is unique. Learners will analyze primary source documents and answer comprehension questions based on a primary source.  These activities should not take more than one hour to complete
0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Learners will be assessed informally in each class through verbal comprehension checks and class discussion. Each class will begin with a quick review of the activities from the previous week's class to ensure students understood the material. At the end of each unit, students will complete a Kahoot which will act as an informal summative assessment of the unit.
Grades Offered

Overy, R. J. (2015). The Times Complete History of the World. Times Books. 

Spielvogel, J. J. (2018). United States History; Geography: Modern Times. McGraw Hill Education. 

Counsman, R. (2012). The Men Who Built America. whole, The History Channel.