1. Bellwork – Wednesday, 9/18/18
*In your notes, explain the meaning of the following quote….
“People are made slaves by a desperate struggle to keep up appearances”
**Reminder – UNIT 2 TEST = FRIDAY, 9/20

2. CORNELL NOTES – “Relief from chaos of urban life”
THE LIFE AND STRUGGLES OF THE URBAN WORKING CLASS
Q: What are some of the forms of popular entertainment found in cities in the late 1800s (identify at least 3)? Q: How did these forms of popular entertainment allow urban residents to deal with struggles of life and work?
Q: Why was baseball seen as a unifying game in cities?
THE UPPER CLASS IN THE CITIES
Q: What forms of entertainment did the wealthy elite enjoy? How did these differ from working class forms of entertainment?
A NEW MIDDLE CLASS
Q: What professions were included in the growing urban middle class?
Q: How did the middle class deal with the problems of urban living?
NEW ROLES FOR MIDDLE-CLASS WOMEN
Q: How did the role(s) of middle-class women change during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
EDUCATION AND THE MIDDLE CLASS
Q: What changes in education occurred during the late 19th century? (Think specifically – how did college curricula change during this time?)