Appendix on Implementing District Standards
Below is a list of standards from the social studies section of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Education. These standards will be used as a guideline to allow students to think critically about the Labor Movement.
Civics and Government
Standard - 5.2.U.B: Analyze strategies used to resolve conflicts in society and government. Students will closely examine the tension between industrialists and laborers to examine the strife during the Labor Movement.
Economics
Standard - 6.2.U.E: Analyze the impact of the business cycle on individual and group behavior over time. Analyze the characteristics of economic expansion, recession, and depression. Students will study the economic transformation of the United States that influenced labor relations.
History
Standard - 8.1.U.B: Evaluate the interpretation of historical events and sources, considering the use of fact versus opinion, multiple perspectives, and cause and effect relationships. Students will assess primary and secondary sources in order to draw their conclusions about the Labor Movement.
Standard - 8.2.U.D: Evaluate how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations in Pennsylvania have influenced the growth and development of the US.
- Ethnicity and race
- Working conditions
- Immigration
- Military conflict
- Economic stability
Students will analyze how the Labor Movement appealed to and affected different demographical groups.
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