Module 13: Industrialization and Labor

Learning Objectives

  • I can infer how a decision that is made today will affect the environment seven generations into the future.
  • I can identify patterns when reviewing an infographic about industries in the United States.
  • I can classify examples of my best and worst work experiences.
  • I can create a job posting for a “company” that includes 3-5 benefits and/or working conditions that promote a positive workplace.

Technology Concepts

  • I can discern between relevant and non-relevant information in an information source and select the information that addresses the issue that motivated the search.
  • I can synthesize relevant information from one or more sources in different modalities.
  • I can use online sources to explore potential career paths.

Read each objective as a class. Then rate yourself from 1-5 on how well you can do it.
You will rate yourself again after you finish the module and check your learning.

1 2 3 4 5
I don’t know how to do this at all. I know how to do this a little. I have some idea how to do this. I mostly understand how to do this. I understand this so well, I can explain it to someone else.

Standards addressed in each module [linked HERE]

Key Vocabulary Word Workshop Module Project
Content-specific:

an industry

industrial

the industrialization

the employment

an employee

efficiently

to produce

a product

Intentional:

a company

the behavior

to achieve

the transportation

the communication

Morphological features:

-ize

(Review of):

-er/-or

-ment

-ion

-ful

un-/in-

-ly

-al

Students will work in groups to create a job posting modeling their ideas about sustainable working conditions.

Module 13 Materials

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