1. Vocabulary Journal Leisure Time: Time spent away from work (free time) Disposable Income: Money left over after all your needs are met

2. A Changing Culture The Rise of the Middle Class

3. Goal Describe what the new middle class in America did with their leisure time and disposable income

4. Leisure Time What do you do with your leisure time and disposable income?

5. Increased Leisure Time + Disposable Income = Many New Opportunities for Americans at the Turn of the Century

6. Education In 1865, the average American only had 4 years of education How would your life be different if you only attended 4 years of school?

7. Education By 1914, Education was compulsory Why would the government require education? GREEN RD. SCHOOL, S. EUCLID OH

8. Education More people start to attend college What will you major in when you go to college? OHIO STATE UNIV, 1907

9. Education Electives provide a wide range of opportunities for men and women Bowling Industry Management (Indiana) Winemaking (Cornell) Sports Ministry Canadian Studies Art therapy Golf Course Mgmt Comic Book Art WHAT IMPACT WILL WOMEN HAVE?

12. A Nation of Readers Authors write about “real” topics of the time Why do you watch reality TV?

13. A Nation of Readers Newspapers Dime Novels Magazines

14. Yellow Journalism Publishers exaggerate stories and stretch the truth Why? JOSEPH PULITZER WILLIAM RANDOLPH HURST

16. Disposable Income How does the middle class today show they have money?

17. Elaborate Homes Victorian Architecture Huge turrets, towers and porches

18. 1860’ s -1920’ s EUCLID AVE, CLEVELAND OH

19. Elaborate Homes Victorian Architecture How is the interior different from your home?

20. Consumerism Spending money on material items

25. Attend Sporting Events  Baseball  Golf  Croquet  Tennis  Football  Basketball  Bicycling  Boxing 1906 WORLD SERIES CUBS VS WHITE SOX

27. Going to Plays and Movies Vaudeville Plays Silent Films

28. Circus

29. Amusement Parks 1895-1969

32. WTT- Select One What leisure time activities would exist today if the US had never industrialized? How has yellow journalism influenced the way the media covers stories today?