LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 5

Becoming an Industrial Society (1877-1900) - The learner will describe innovations in technology and business practices and assess their impact on economic, political, and social life in America.

Objective 5.03

Assess the impact of labor unions on industry and the lives of workers.

Resources aligned to this objective

Turning the century
Students will create a museum display illustrating life during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Social Studies)
By Lisa Stamey.
Labor unions in the cotton mills
This lesson for grades 11–12 will help students recognize the value of primary sources in studying and understanding history. Students will learn about the labor union movement in the U.S. by listening to oral histories, and will deliver a persuasive speech arguing for or against unionization.
Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies)
By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.