6.1.3

=Urbanization.= toc =Need to Reed= Analyze the changing urban and rural landscape by examining Preview this expectation by viewing a [|Keynote on Urbanization].
 * the location and expansion of major urban centers
 * the growth of cities linked by industry and trade
 * the development of cities divided by race, ethnicity, and class
 * resulting tensions among and within groups
 * different perspectives about immigrant experiences in the urban setting

=Learning Activity= Essential Questions: Explore these essential questions by downloading and completing the [|6.1.3 Worksheet] (which includes a video follow-up). This is homework. You will need [|Cities Grow and Change] in order to complete your worksheet.
 * 1) Where were the major urban centers located (specifically and generally)?
 * 2) What role did transportation play in the growth of cities?
 * 3) How were cities divided by race and class?
 * 4) What problems arose out of the rapid growth of cities?

=Explore/Assessment=
 * How will you demonstrate your understanding of urbanization? Work with a partner to represent how you've learned about "labor's response to industrial growth". Choose one of the three options below:**

Explore an event, organization, or individual that exemplifies or illustrates the changing urban and rural landscape. Choose any two (or more) of the following people/events:
 * ~ Boss Tweed ||~ tenements ||~ Jacob Riis ||~ city engineering ||~ the elevator ||
 * ~ How the Other Half Lives ||~ architecture ||~ electricity-water-sanitation ||~  ||~ Main Railroad Hubs ||
 * ~ subways ||~ public transportation ||~ Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire ||~ skyscrapers ||~  ||
 * ~ Great Chicago Fire 1871 ||~ Empire State Building ||~ Jane Addams ||~ The Flatiron Building ||~ George Waring ||


 * Examples of an Assessment Project**
 * News Broadcast of the Great Chicago Fire or the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire exposing the logistical problems of big cities
 * Recorded Interview with Jane Addams about her work
 * An essay on the role of public transportation on allowing cities to grow up and out
 * A map of a network of cities connected through industry and trade (urban interdependency)
 * A report (driven by photos) of urban architecture
 * History of the subway
 * Journalistic detective work exposing the greed and corruption in cities including Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall
 * newspaper article
 * Giving a keynote presentation( with pictures and lots of information) about what Boss Tweed did.
 * Make a book about Urbanization.

Resources
City Life in the Late 19th Century Photographs from the Chicago Daily News