1. V.I.S. CHART (Vocabulary Improvement Strategy)
Chapter 7-2 pgs
Word
Personal Clue (drawing or
a synonym)
Sentence (use one from the text, if
available)
Meaning (use context clues)
Urbanization
Americanization Movement
Tenement
Mass Transit
Social Gospel Movement
Settlement House

2. V.I.S. CHART (Vocabulary Improvement Strategy)
Chapter 7-3 pgs
Word
Personal Clue (drawing or
a synonym)
Sentence (use one from the text, if
available)
Meaning (use context clues)
Political Machine
Graft
Kickbacks
Patronage
Civil Service
Pendleton Civil Service Act

3. Urbanization Notes: Chapter 7-2 pgs. 262-265
The People
 Why was each group drawn to the Northeast and Midwest?
1 – Immigrants
 Cheapest and most convenient places to live, jobs for unskilled workers
2 – Farmers
 to find work since new machinery meant fewer workers needed on farms
3 – African Americans
To escape racial violence, economic hardship, and political oppression
The Problems
What was done in response to each problem?
4 – Lack of safe and efficient transportation
Creation of new forms of mass transit such as street cars and electric subways
5 – Lack of sanitation
Developed sewer lines and created sanitation departments
6 – Fire hazards
Establishment of professional fire departments, automatic fire sprinklers, less use of wood as a building material
7 – Crime
Establishment of full-time salaried police forces

4. Visions & Pursuits In class Activity GET CREATIVE
Visions & Pursuits In class Activity GET CREATIVE!!!! You will be creating 2 picto-words independently for 2 words of your choice. A picto-word is kind of like playing pictionary… You will have to create an illustration to show the meaning of your word.
Break students into groups of 3-4 students. Have each group create a skit that would represent one of the systems of government (i.e. Unitary, Federal, and Confederate). After each skit, have the class discuss whether or not it was a “perfect” representation of their respective system of Gov’t. If not, have them explain why it wasn’t and what they could do to change it and make it a more accurate representation.

5. Examples of Pictowords