1. A Spirit of Reform 1.Think: Was the Industrial Revolution more positive or more negative for the development of the United States and its people? 2.Make a T-chart and brainstorm as many answers to the thinking question as you can think of now. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Positive effects Negative effects 

2. Socratic Seminar A Plea for Simplicity excerpt from Henry David Thoreau Add details and ideas to your T-chart as you read and listen today! Think: What is Thoreau’s view of the industrial era growing up around him? Do you think his claims are justified?

3. Vocabulary marrow the most intimate or most important part Spartan disciplined, simple, frugal superficial not meaningful, only worried about appearance and what is on the outside unwieldy difficult to handle or manage elevation nobleness; deep importance; dignified

4. “Final” Thoughts Was the Industrial Revolution more positive or more negative for the development of the United States and its people? Do you agree with Thoreau that the Industrial Revolution has made a LESS elevated society? How did your learning change from today’s seminar? Who influenced your thinking the most today? How well did the seminar work today? Explain…