Outliers Malcolm Gladwell. The Richest People from Human History:

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Outliers Malcolm Gladwell

Transcript of Outliers Malcolm Gladwell. The Richest People from Human History:

OutliersMalcolm Gladwell

The Richest People from Human History:

What is Success? Group SortDirections: 1. READ the short bio of the person on your

card. 2. Work as a whole-class team to SORT all of the

historical figures into groups based on what they have in common. (you will want to sort the people into at least 2 groups)

Writer’s Notebook

• Get out your writer’s notebook, write today’s date in the top corner, and title this entry,

What is Success?

What is Success? Analyze In your writer’s notebook, answer the following questions:

1. Explain how the class decided to sort the historical figures.

2. How did you divide up the group of people?

3. Describe what the different groups had in common.

4. Why do you think these people are so wealthy?

5. What is the biggest group of people who share similar characteristics? What do they have in common?

A Special Group…

• John D. Rockefeller - 1839• Andrew Carnegie - 1835• Jay Gould - 1836• George Baker -1840• Hetty Green -1834• James G. Fair - 1831• Henry H. Rogers - 1840• J.P. Morgan - 1837• Oliver H. Payne - 1839• Philip Danforth Armour -1832

It’s not just a coincidence…. • The American economy

went through a HUGE change.

• railroads, the stock market, industrial manufacturing

• Many of the American individuals who ended up being the richest in all of history were born in a nine-year window: 1831-1840.

What is SUCCESS? Follow Up Think: In your writer’s Notebook, answer the following questions: 1. Define SUCCESS.2. What does it take to be successful?3. How do you think people become successful? What are

the different paths to success? Pair: With your table mates, share your responses and ideas to the questions you answered in your writer’s notebook.Share: Choose one person from your team to share out your major ideas with the class.

Now Inquiring…

• Take a post-it and write down 1 higher-order thinking question you would like answered about SUCCESS.

How…?Why…?What…?

Inquiry Grid