 Groups of students are given copies of one of the six pictures and are asked to describe urbanization.

 I will examine different perspectives of urbanization.  I will support a point of view on urbanization and back it up with evidence.

 Write down the evidence you find in the primary source. Support your opinion with evidence and justify.

DURING THE EARLY 1900S, INDUSTRIES GREW TREMENDOUSLY, AND A DEMAND FOR CHEAP LABOR GREW. MANY CHILDREN WENT TO WORK IN FACTORIES TO HELP CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR FAMILIES’ INCOME. HOWEVER, CONDITIONS IN THE FACTORIES WERE POOR, AND MANY TIMES UNSAFE.

"Back in 1880, it was wise to watch where you walked. Horse- drawn trolleys provided the main form of transportation and pollution it seemed. Horses can produce 20 to 30 pounds of manure a day. Multiply that times a couple thousand, and you've got quite a mess. By the 1890s, electric streetcars had replaced horse drawn vehicles, running above or below ground to avoid the crowded streets. After Henry Ford introduced his Model T car in 1908, a pedestrian soon had to dodge not only the streetcars, but also a new urban menace--the automobile. Strangely enough, paved streets came about late in the century at the urging of bicyclists, not the automobile drivers.”

“Unsanitary living conditions led to periodic epidemics such as cholera and tuberculosis. Until the later 19th century, urban environments remained dangerous places in which death rates commonly exceeded birthrates, and only the constant stream of new arrivals from the country kept cities growing. Comfort and security offered by city life depended on income. As people began to expand to industrial cities, houses were made near factories and mills. These houses were typically crowded and increased the spread of disease. Government authorities later solved this by improving water supply, expanding sewage systems, and introduced a building code outlawing tenements.” al+Revolution

“Industrialization brought efficiencies in productions that flooded markets with affordable manufactured goods. During this period, there were massive internal and external migrations that took place as millions of people moved to new industrial cities. Urbanization encouraged the formation of the middle class and the working class. The "American system of manufacture" used interchangeable parts in producing large quantities of standardized goods at low prices. Through the great amount of products being produced, many found themselves with many more goods than usual. Items of furniture, cabinets, porcelain, and decorative objects found their way into many homes. With all of the production and rapid population growth the United States, the economy developed strong and powerful.” +Revolution

"Virtually no country has graduated to a high-income status without urbanizing. Urbanization rates above 70% are typically found in high-income countries," said the report, which noted that urban poverty rates were relatively low and declining in all regions between 1990 and "Governments should not be afraid of urbanization," said Jos Verbeek, lead author of the report. "If managed well, it can be a force for good." In addition to creating better-paid jobs, cities allow better and cheaper access to services. About 2.7 billion people in the developing world live in urban areas and 96% of the additional 1.4 billion people in the developing world by 2030 will live in cities. services

WRITING ASSIGNMENT CITE EVIDENCE EXPLAIN REASONING SUMMARIZE YOUR THOUGHTS DIRECTIONS: WRITE A PAGE ANSWERING OUR INVESTIGATION QUESTION THAT INCLUDES EVIDENCE FROM AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS YOU VIEWED IN CLASS.

urbanizationpopulationopportunities environmentIndustrializationscarcity resourceseconomicsocial manufacturingoccupationlabor WRITING ASSIGNMENT CITE EVIDENCE EXPLAIN REASONING SUMMARIZE YOUR THOUGHTS DIRECTIONS: WRITE A PAGE ANSWERING OUR INVESTIGATION QUESTION THAT INCLUDES EVIDENCE FROM AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS YOU VIEWED IN CLASS. PRE-AP MUST USE 8 OF THE 12 VOCABULARY WORDS BELOW. Optional Sentence Starter: In my opinion Urbanization had more of a _______________________________ (positive or negative) effect on society because...