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 * Unit 3 America Rises**
 * Students will understand that:**
 * **In order to rebuild the United States after the Civil War, an increase in entrepreneurship took place.**
 * **Carpetbaggers headed to the South and pioneers headed West explored markets that were either unknown or unnecessary prior to the Civil War.**
 * The National Government began its increased role in the economy during the Civil War when President Lincoln, using his position, sponsored the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad to link the industries of the East to the raw materials of the West

> **Topic 2** > **Role and Function of the Markets** > **Topic 3** > **Role of Government**
 * **Topic 1**
 * **The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era**
 * 1) **Describe how business magnates (i.e., Rockefeller, Morgan, Carnegie, and Vanderbilt) dominated politics of the Gilded Age.**
 * 2) **Describe reform issues of the Progressive Era (including political reform, labor reform, and business regulation).**
 * 3) **Describe the methods used by Progressive Presidents, beginning with Theodore Roosevelt and ending with Woodrow Wilson, to combat the influence of the business giants.**
 * 1) **Explain the characteristics of the different market structures (i.e. monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, and pure competition) and their influence on product differentiation, price, barriers for entry, and market efficiency in a competitive marketplace.**
 * 1) **Describe the function and responsibilities of the Federal Reserve System in settling and carrying out the nation's monetary policy.**

__ **Monopoly with the Middle School** __
 * Unit Prompt/Essay Outline:**
 * 1) **Describe the interactions of the market and the National Government with the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era.**
 * 2) **During that Era, did the market play a larger role in shaping the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era? Or was it the National Government?**
 * 3) **Body (5)**
 * 4) **Describe how business magnates (i.e., Rockefeller, Morgan, Carnegie, and Vanderbilt) dominated politics of the Gilded Age.**
 * 5) **Describe reform issues of the Progressive Era (including political reform, labor reform, and business regulation).**
 * 6) **Describe the methods used by Progressive Presidents, beginning with Theodore Roosevelt and ending with Woodrow Wilson, to combat the influence of the business giants.**
 * 7) **Explain the characteristics of the different market structures (i.e. monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, and pure competition) and their influence on product differentiation, price, barriers for entry, and market efficiency in a competitive marketplace.**
 * 8) **Describe the function and responsibilities of the Federal Reserve System in settling and carrying out the nation's monetary policy.**
 * 9) **Conclusion: How did the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era lay the foundations for America's economy today?**
 * Unit Assessments**
 * Formative Assessment: Annotated Bibliography (at least 5-10 sources) and Research-Based Outline**
 * Diagnostic Assessment: 3-10 Page Persuasive Essay**
 * Summative Assessment:**
 * **Create an Individual Commercial (2-5 minutes ) or a Group Documentary (15-45 minutes) about the Gilded Age or the Progressive Era to post on WikiSpaces. Include a 5 Source Annotated Bibliography and a Research-Based Outline when you submit the video.** You may reuse the sources that you included in your essay. All original work, **do not plagiarize** a YouTube Video!! This project must cover everything in the 3 topics below. (Hint: You should have already covered the topics in your **diagnostic essay** !!!)
 * Play the Monopoly Game with the Middle School!!! You will play the role of the Bankers as you guide the middle schoolers through the trials of the Monopoly Board Game.
 * **Submit an Academic Reflection on your experience answering the following prompts:**
 * How does mentoring impact the business environment? **(Find an article to supplement your answer to the question.)**
 * Conclusion: How does your experience with the middle schoolers simulate the business environment in management to worker relationships?