Learning Target: I can analyze various primary and secondary sources to determine if the businessmen of the Gilded Age “captains of industry” or “robber barons”? Do Now: Analyze the following quote: "Law? Who cares about the law. Hain't I got the power? " —Comment alleged to have been made by Cornelius Vanderbilt, when warned that he might be violating the law

Gilded Age  Gilded- to be covered thinly in gold.  Golden Age in the U.S. economically, manufacturing, railroads, oil production. Skyscrapers built in cities, electricity spread across country.  Though economically U.S. was booming, there were several ongoing social problems.  Upper Class= richer  Lower Class- poorer

Robber Barons  A disparaging term used to describe the powerful business men of the 19 th century, who used questionable or unethical business practices to become powerful or wealthy.  Businessmen gained their fame and fortune at the expense of the working class  “Stealing” from the public  Manipulated the government

Captains of Industry  Business leader whose means of amassing a personal fortune contributes positively to the country in some way such as in the areas of increased productivity, expansion of markets, providing more jobs, acts of philanthropy  Created jobs  Donated money to the public, museums, libraries, universities  Examples: Rockefeller Center, Carnegie Hall, Vanderbilt University

Major Figures  John D. Rockefeller  Andrew Carnegie  J.P. Morgan  Cornelius Vanderbilt  Jay Gould

John D. Rockefeller  Standard Oil Company  Controlled 90% of oil refineries in the world  Took part in shady business practices to gain his wealth.  Practiced horizontal consolidation, bringing together many firms in the same business to create one powerful firm.  Colluded with railroads to gain preferential freight rates, secretly owned rivals, bribed state legislators and engaged in industrial espionage.  Large profits, low wages  After controlling market hiked prices back up  Gained rebates and kickbacks from R.R. companies  Create a shortage of tank cars that transported oil, buy up all the oils so competitors couldn’t store oil

Andrew Carnegie  Grew up a poor immigrant  Created the Carnegie Steel  Created the Bessemer Process, which improved the steel making process  Vertical consolidation- controlling all different businesses that make up all the products development

Andrew Carnegie  Reasons for success:  Management practices – searched for cheapest ways to make products  Incorporated new techniques, technology to improve quality  Sought most talented people – offered stock and encouraged competition among workers  Tried to control industry – used vertical integration  Bought out all his suppliers  Attempted horizontal integration – controlled up to 80% of steel industry  Built Carnegie Hall

J.P. Morgan  Industrialists who started U.S. Steel from Carnegie Steel and other companies.  Became 1 st Billion dollar Corporation.  Bailed out the U.S. economy on more than one occasion.

Task Breakdown  Day 1- analyze essay on businessmen, answer guided questions, share responses. Create a claim to answer essential question.  Day 2- Analyze documents on businessmen, answer guided questions, modify claim statement to answer essential question, find evidence to support claim statement.  Day 3 – Come prepared to class with claim statement and evidence to support claim to take part in debate.

Day 1:Task& Activity  With your group read the essay on Captains of Industry or Robber Barons and using the text answer the questions that follow. Annotate the text as you read. Cite textual evidence for your answers.  In what ways did the captains of industry improve the United States?  In what ways did the robber barons have a negative impact in the United States?  What do you think the authors opinion is on the businessmen of the late 1800’s?  Share responses to questions.

Day 1  Read essay on robber barons and captains of industry, highlight and annotate  Create a T chart using evidence form the text for robber barons and captains of industry  Determine whether or not the businessmen of the Gilded Age were robber barons or captains of industry

Day 2  Review homework  Review T chart  Read and analyze documents on the businessmen of the Gilded Age  Answer the guided questions in notebook  Share responses  Determine whether or not the businessmen of the Gilded Age are robber barons or captains of industry

Day 3  Take out homework  Copy down graphic organizer on white board  Today we are going to research Rockefeller and Carnegie  Read the documents on Rockefeller and Carnegie and complete the graphic organizer  If you finish early, take out first document, on back complete robber baron/captain of industry activity, this can be used for evidence for debate also  Share information found

Day 4- I can develop an argument on the businessmen of the Industrial Age.  Copy down graphic organizer on white board  Using your research and what we have learned in class determine whether the businessmen of the industrial time period are captains of industry as your claim statement  Include 5 bullet points pieces of evidence that you are going to use during your debate

Day 5- I can take part in a formal discussion on whether or not the businessmen of the Industrial Age were captains of industry or robber barons.  Review debate procedures  Two round of debates, table debate followed by a class debate  Each person must participate using the discussion frames

Homework  Continue research on businessmen of the Gilded Age, find 3 pieces of evidence supporting both captains of industry and robber barons  Resource  YouTube- The Men Who Built America- good info on the businessmen we are discussiing

Essential Question  Are the businessmen of the Gilded Age “captains of industry” or “robber barons”?

Homework  Reading on Businessmen  Answer Question  Create a claim statement to answer the essential question:  Are the businessmen of the late 1800’s/early 1900’s “captains of industry” or “robber barons”?

Essential Question  Were these men captains of industry, without whom this country could not have taken its place as a great industrial power, or were they robber barons, limiting healthy competition and robbing from the poor to benefit the rich?  Where do we draw the line between unfair business practices and competition that leads to innovation, investment, and improvement in the standard of living for everyone? Would the industrial economy have succeeded without entrepreneurs willing to take competition to its extremes?

Learning Target: I can analyze various primary and secondary sources to determine if the businessmen of the Gilded Age are “captains of industry” or “robber barons”? Do Now: Analyze the following political cartoon.

What is the message of the cartoonist in the following cartoon?

Activity:  Analyze the following documents on the businessmen of the industrial time period.  Complete the guided questions.  Modify claim statement  Find evidence to support claim statement.

Homework  Finish questions to three documents  Have claim statement written out with three pieces of evidence you researched to support your claim.  Claim statement  Three bullet points of evidence supporting your claim.

Learning Target: I can take part in an effective discussion to determine if the businessmen of the Gilded Age are “captains of industry” or “robber barons”? Do Now: Review Debate procedures

Debate Procedures  Speak loud and clear  Be respectful of other viewpoints  One person speaks at a time  Use discussion frames when speaking

Debate Question  Is it the responsibility of the wealthy to provide for the poor?  Are the businessmen of the Industrial Age “robber barons” or “captains of industry”?

Homework  Write a two paragraph argument answering the essential question with a well developed claim and strong evidence to support your claim.  Follow TEAL/MEAL format for paragraphs  Topic/Main Idea Evidence, Analysis, Link  Test Next Tuesday/Wednesday