1. Sept 28th Learning target: I can understand how the “Robber Barons” and “Captains of Industry” shaped the Gilded Age of the US. Literacy Target: Reading, Writing and Reasoning
Opener:
Read page 68 (INFOGRAPHIC) and explain whether or not Andrew Carnegie was a “Robber Baron” or a “Captain of Industry”

2. Robber Baron or Captain of Industry?
late-nineteenth-century industrialists, especially those who overly displayed their wealth
Wealthy manipulator of Government, paying corrupt officials to pass laws that support business
Squeezing out competition unfairly-creating monopolies and then enacting unfair rates or prices on consumers
Exploiters of the working class- who pay the workers as little as possible and make huge profits
Captain of Industry
Or “Industrial Statesman”
Capitalist leaders helped the country
philanthropist
They deserve the riches they create
They provide progress, jobs, drive technology
"Millionaires are the bees that make the most honey and contribute most to the hive even after they have gorged themselves full."--Andrew Carnegie
Brain Jogger Question: What does Carnegie mean by this?
In Economics, a monopoly (from Greek monos , alone or single + polein , to sell) exists when a specific individual or enterprise has sufficient control over a particular product or service to determine significantly the terms on which other individuals shall have access to it

3. Example of Poster- Expectations
GO to my website OR see what you can find- I recommend my site
Rubric
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4. James J Hill
Biography: James J. Hill was born on September 16, 1838 in Ontario Canada. He was involved in a bow and arrow accident as a child and was blind in his right eye. He only went to school for 9 years, but he was very talented in English and Math. At the age of 19 he moved Minnesota and worked as a bookkeeper until he started to work for himself, transporting products on the Mississippi River. Eventually, he bought out other steamboat companies to create a monopoly. In 1873 he began to invest in railroads and bought up and expanded the Northern Pacific Railway. In 1893, he completed the Great Northern Railroad, stretching from Minnesota to Seattle. His net worth in 1900 was $56 million, equal to $2.5 billon in today’s dollars. Hill and his wife, Mary had ten children. Hill died in 1916, passing control of the railroad empire to his son Louis. NOTICE a lot of writing and too many words

5. James J Hill The Good (Captain of Industry) The Bad (Robber Baron)
Promoted settlement in the Northwest and paid for immigrants to come to the U.S.
Brought industry to the Northwest by building factories along his rail lines
Built the first transcontinental railroad that did not use government money
Helped reduce panic and introduce reform during the Panic of 1893
Donated money to build numerous schools and libraries
Donated money to Catholic charities
Bullied towns into selling him their best land cheaply by threatening to bypass them with his rail lines
Monopolized Northwest railroads, running many smaller companies out of business
Co-founded the Northern Securities Company which was sued and dissolved by the federal government in 1904 under the Sherman Antitrust Act

6. GROUPS
ROLES
- 1 writer of information
- 2 RESEARCHERS with CITATIONS

7. Groups- 3rd period
JP Morgan Vanderbilt Carnegie JD Rockefeller ALIA LAURA ANNIE DYLAN CAYLA MICHAEL MAY MAY KIMBERLY CALIBUR JACKEE KAEDYN LILLIAN JP Morgan Vanderbilt Carnegie Fill In Raziel Shantel Titus Latonya Nathaniel Chuck Rachel Kim Branden Desiree

8. 5th period- Groups JP Morgan Vanderbilt Carnegie Rockefeller
Taylor Ethan Ryan Gavyn
Quynh Tory Naomi Brooklyn
Lavenya Maddie Thomas Austin
Vanderbilt Carnegie JD Rockefeller
Dylan Dane Hayden
Nik Victor Allison
Vincent Bryan Tyler

9. 6th Period Groups Vanderbilt Carnegie JP Morgan JD Rockefeller
Vanessa Keston Malyun Harlee
Dasani Angelina Vadim “V”
Kjersten Josh Thomas Alex
Andy Darrien Lorna Collin
Mariah Hailey Dante Stan
Dima Edith Nilam Khan
JD Rockefeller: Ukiah/William/Jaylen FILL IN: Brayden

10. Rubric
POSTER RUBRIC
Worksheet: Fill this out first before putting information on poster
POSTER IS DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS ON MONDAY for Gallery walk- 5 minutes to put in the hall
TIMED WRITE ON TUESDAY – AFTER FISH BOWL (one paragraph)
FISH BOWL- like a Socratic seminar but no “hot seat”

11. Closure WRITE “Poster” on your green sheet
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DO: TODAY I LEARNED