1. Reforming the New Industrial Order
Chapter 8, Section 2, pt. 1

2. Topic: Reforming the New Industrial Order, pt. 1
Objective: Students will be able to examine the working conditions in the early 1900s and describe the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire by creating Yellow Journalism news articles
Do Now: What would be the perfect work environment? Explain.
HW: (1) Finish class activity (2) Current Events article posting

3. Current Events
Students will sign up for specific dates each semester for their Current Event Posting on mrswhithamshistorypage.webs.com Discussion Forum. Students will have to post their current event response and link to the article that has been in the past week of news. Students can pick any topic that interests them as long as it is recent and relevant.
PART 1: Worth a Quiz grade
(1) Title of article, date, and author
(2) A hyperlink to the news article from CNN.com, NYTimes.com or NewsELA.com. - NO EXCEPTIONS! – If you plan to use NewsELA, you will have to sign up with your and create a password, but it is worth it! This website provides current events articles that you can adjust to your reading level! Check it out!
(3) Write a one-paragraph summary as well as a one-paragraph analysis of the event’s importance on a national or international scale.
(4) Question: Post one question to ask the class that will lead to a discussion/conversation.

4. Current Events Part 2: WEEKLY Discussion Board posting:
Students will be REQUIRED to respond to one question posed by one of the articles posted on the Discussion Forum and comment on another person’s response EACH WEEK.
This will be worth a weekly homework grade.

5. Reforming the Workplace Women, children, immigrants &
AA earn less than average
Progressives fought for:
Living wages
Shorter hours
Better conditions

7. Among the most demanding and dangerous occupations were jobs in the steel mills. At this Homestead plant men toiled 12 hours a day, 6 days a week. In the furnace room, Bessemer converters belched fire and sparks. The floors were so hot that water sizzled on them. Hundreds of men were killed while working next to molten steel.
In 1907, steel workers earned about 16 cents an hour for dangerous, back-breaking work.
Since steel mills operated continuously, two shifts were used. Once a month, when the shifts exchanged hour, one of the shifts had to toil for 24 hours straight.

9. Reformer Florence Kelley  Nat’l Child Labor Committee
*to persuade legislatures to pass laws against child labor
*laws were passed in 39
states but were not
enforced
Businesses depended on cheap labor
*1938 nat’l minimum wage law

10. Working conditions varied from industry to industry, but most factories were badly lit, poorly ventilated, and hazardous. Facing stiff price competition, owners refused to pay for expensive safety features. Textile workers inhaled the dust and fibers that filled the air in the mills. Workers in cigarette factories endured tremendous heat and the stench of tobacco. Garment workers strained their backs crouching over poorly lit tables.

12. Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Workplace safety  146 died
public outrage encouraged reform
better conditions needed→ NYC strict fire safety codes implemented throughout the US

13. Create a Yellow Journalism newspaper article on the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire using the following format:
Newspaper Title
Article Title (yellow journalism - eye catching)
with Subtitle (informative)
Assess the lasting impact of the Triangle Fire on workers, business owners, and in American history as a whole
(4-5 sentences)
Picture
Description of the Incident (4-5 sentences)

14. Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Statistics
146 in total die
53 jumped
19 fell down the elevator shaft
More than 20 tumbled off the fire escape
50 burned in factory
23 men/boys died (including foreman/ floor bosses)