Outliers Malcolm Gladwell.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Business and Politics.   "What is the chief end of man?--to get rich. In what way?--dishonestly if we can; honestly if we must." -- Mark Twain-1871.

Advertisements

Chapter 4, Lesson 2 The Rise of Big Business

Andrew Carnegie John D. Rockefeller J.P. Morgan. Andrew Carnegie ( ) A Scottish-American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American.

Have out dialogue homework to hand in. Notes in notebook

Andrew Carnegie Captain of the Steel Industry. Born in Scotland. Moved to America when he was 13. Grew up in a poor family. He worked hard and became.

Applying the Code of Hammurabi to Babylonian Court Cases

Industrialization.

BELLWORK What were some characteristics of the Industrial Revolution?

This project and its actions were made possible due to co-financing by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals Checking Out Me.

 Industrialization of the United States:  Guiding Question: What factors combined to contribute to the rapid growth of industry in the United.

What spurred growth of industry?. ANSWER! Technological change.

American History Do Now = Industrialization Pre-Test Agenda Analyze Data Multimedia Overview Notes Student Workbook Project.

Do Now: Page 37- paste in notebook and create a title for this picture in THREE mins! Title: ______________________ O Object A man with a big head and.

Welcome Back! Warm-UP Monday 4/16 In your notebook list 3 important things you learned about industrialism before spring break.

USH (5:2) ● The Railroads ● Pacific Railway Act (1862) – Began railroad boom – Two companies offered as much land as they could take ● The Transcontinental.

The Gilded Age. James Fisk an American financier that was partnered with Jay Gould in tampering with the railroad stocks. He, like other railroad kings,

Industrialization Conditions for rapid industrialization –abundance of cheap natural resources –large pool of labor –government support without interference.

Who: American-born industrialist Where: New York How: built wealth from shipping (steamships) and railroads

The Rise of Big Business. Essential Question How did big businesses in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s help the United States economy grow quickly?

Writer’s Notebook Get out your writer’s notebook, write today’s date in the top corner, and title this entry Introduction to Outliers.

ROBBER BARRONS OF THE GILDED AGE TIME MAGAZINE. Create A Front Cover of your Robber Barron TIME Magazine Format Date the reflects the time of your Robber.

The Rise of Big Business

Objective 5.02 Explain how business leaders accumulated wealth and wielded political and economic power.

POOLS! What is it? Firms agreed to divide an area amongst themselves Share in the profits Used by Railroads Outlawed by the Interstate Commerce Act (1887)

The Rise of Industrial America, 1865 – 1900 Chapter 18.

Call to Order Who are the most powerful figures in these pictures? How can you tell?

Lesson Concept: Exploring Area 1 As you work today to explore the concept of area and how to measure it, keep the following questions in mind. They.

Cornelius Vanderbilt By Charles, Cecilia, and Daniel.

BELLWORK Think back to yesterday’s notes on the Industrial Revolution: What were some characteristics of the Industrial Revolution? What is a nationwide.

Railroads & Big Business

Labor’s Response to Industrialism Unit 5 – Industrialism and Reform.

Ch 4-2 pg.177 In 1856, Henry Bessemer developed a new process (the Bessemer process) to make stronger steel at a lower cost in England.

Important People of Chapter 9: An Industrial State Andrew Carnegie Henry Clay Frick Henry Heinz Milton Hershey J.P. Morgan George Westinghouse Thomas Edison.

THE RISE & DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN INDUSTRY IN THE LATE 19 TH CENTURY OBJECTIVE: WHAT FACTORS LED TO THE GROWTH OF AMERICAN INDUSTRY & HOW DID GOVERNMENT.

US HISTORY: SPICONARDI Captains of Industry and Robber Barons: Business Tycoons.

Industrialization, Immigration, and Urban Life. Immigration Writing Part 1: Research 4 aspects of immigration. Keep notes on your research as you will.

How Wealthy Are They? A few of the wealthiest Americans of all timeA few of the wealthiest Americans of all time.

The American Industrial Revolution Why? A wealth of natural resources Growing population (labor and markets) Technological innovation Government support.

Industrial America. The United States will transform its economy after the Civil War Factories, manufacturing, large-scale agriculture and big business.

Expansion of Industry and Rise of Big Business Liam Brennan Laura Logan.

Industrialization and the rise of big business begins on page What effect did the transcontinental railroad have on the United States? 2.What is.

Captains of Industry or Robber Barons?. Corporations and Monopolies  A Corporation is a form of ownership where a number of people (Investors) share.

Bell Work 10/5/15 1.What is the difference between the men on top and the men on the bottom? 2.What is this picture trying to illustrate? 3.How does this.

CAPITALISM CAPITALISM-AN ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL SYSTEM IN WHICH A COUNTRY'S TRADE AND INDUSTRY ARE CONTROLLED BY PRIVATE OWNERS FOR PROFIT, RATHER THAN.

Robber Baron/Captain of Industry. In Groups: Fill out the form for your assigned Individual. Be prepared to share your information with the class. Make.

Cornelius Vanderbilt Andrew Carnegie John Rockefeller J.P. Morgan The Captains of Industry.

Trusts and Monopolies Objective: The student will explain the impact of the railroads on other industries, such as steel, and on the organization of big.

The Gilded Age.

American History DO NOW: Who would you chose to be – Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, or Morgan? Name their business. Tell why you would.

9-4 Modern Industrialization

Me Who Built America Here is a list of the 5 men who had the largest impact on American economy through the establishment of major corporations in our.

Team Leader’s meeting – after Benchmark

Big Business 5-3.

The Growth of American Industry

Assembly Line Life in American Factories.

Age of Big Business Chapter 14 Section 3.

Aim: Should the American tycoons of the late 1800s be remembered as “robber barons” or “captains of industry”?

Robber Barons or Captains of Industry?

November 9th What does this tell you about the time period called

What spurred growth of industry?

TURN IN RSG 14/15 to bin Bellwork Question

Appetizers Each of these questions must be answered in paragraph form with at least five sentences 1. Explain how one of the following court cases impacted.

Rise of American Industrial Might

What economic theories existed during the Industrial Revolution?

9-4 Modern Industrialization

Who was Andrew Carnegie? Who was John D. Rockefeller?

American Entrepreneurs

Be the Historian Complete the tasks for each of the history skills below on your own paper. You should work with your other groups members but you must.

Presentation transcript:

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell

The Richest People from Human History:

What is Success? Group Sort Directions: READ the short bio of the person on your card. Work as a whole-class team to SORT all of the historical figures into groups based on what they have in common. (you will want to sort the people into at least 2 groups)

Writer’s Notebook What is Success? Get out your writer’s notebook, write today’s date in the top corner, and title this entry, What is Success?

What is Success? Analyze In your writer’s notebook, answer the following questions: Explain how the class decided to sort the historical figures. How did you divide up the group of people? Describe what the different groups had in common. Why do you think these people are so wealthy? What is the biggest group of people who share similar characteristics? What do they have in common?

A Special Group… John D. Rockefeller - 1839 Andrew Carnegie - 1835 Jay Gould - 1836 George Baker -1840 Hetty Green -1834 James G. Fair - 1831 Henry H. Rogers - 1840 J.P. Morgan - 1837 Oliver H. Payne - 1839 Philip Danforth Armour -1832

It’s not just a coincidence…. The American economy went through a HUGE change. railroads, the stock market, industrial manufacturing Many of the American individuals who ended up being the richest in all of history were born in a nine-year window: 1831-1840.

What is SUCCESS? Follow Up Think: In your writer’s Notebook, answer the following questions: Define SUCCESS. What does it take to be successful? How do you think people become successful? What are the different paths to success? Pair: With your table mates, share your responses and ideas to the questions you answered in your writer’s notebook. Share: Choose one person from your team to share out your major ideas with the class.

Now Inquiring… Take a post-it and write down 1 higher-order thinking question you would like answered about SUCCESS. How…? Why…? What…?

Inquiry Grid