Materials

• Video on the growth of labor unions
• Teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or other reinforcement activity

Instructional Activities

1. Review the content from the previous sessions.
   
   
2. Discuss how the Industrial Revolution changed society by introducing reforms to end child labor, expanding education, and increasing demands for women’s suffrage.
   
   
3. Show a video that illustrates the rise of labor unions.
   
   
4. Discuss the video. Include in discussions the following information about labor unions:
   •their organization of strikes
   •their lobbying efforts to promote laws protecting workers
   •their campaigns for workers’ rights
   •their use of collective bargaining
   
   
5. Assign a teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or other reinforcement activity using available teacher resources.