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More Class Lessons for WebQuests 1999
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Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
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Summary:
This lesson focuses on the changing role of the government in regulation of private business practices as a result of public pressure after the death caused in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
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Grade Level: 11
Curricular Area:
U.S. History
Class Time Required:
five to ten class periods (Estimated)
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| Analysis: Students will distinguish valid arguments from fallacious arguments in historical interpretations. Students show the connections between particular historical events and larger social, economic and political trends.
Historical: Students analyze the effect of industrailization on living and working conditions. Students analyze the effective of political programs and activities of the Progressives.
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| Learning and Teaching Activities: |
Students will connect to websites through a Webquest and research the events of the Triangle Shirtwaist. Then in groups they will develop an oral argument using a PowerPoint presentation to illustrate the main points to convince a mock city council to change their fire safety codes.
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| Outcomes and Assessment: |
A rubric is included in the Webquest assessing the student's ability to develop a good written argument based on historical facts, compose a PowerPoint slide, and deliver an effective oral speech.
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| Materials Needed: |
The classroom will need computers with access to the Internet as this lesson is based on a Webquest. To present their oral arguments, there will have to be a presentation device which has PowerPoint software.
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| Opening: | Students research the event and the different perspectives using the websites in the WebQuests. They then write an individual speech about the need for fire safety codes. |
| Development: | Students meet in groups and select the most effective arguments of the individual speeches. They work together to develop a PowerPoint presentation to illustrate the main points of the collaborative speech. |
| Closing: | Students jointly deliver their speech orally to a mock city council using the group's PowerPoint presentation. |
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| Ideas for extending the lesson: |
Students can stage a mock trial of the event. Students can examine other significant events in labor history that resulted in major changes in the government's role in private industry.
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