The+Progressive+Era

= Progressive Era  = In the early 1900's people throughout the United States made attempts to identify and solve the problems created by the Second Industrial Revolution. Key Vocabulary:** Progressivism, Muckrakers, Regulation, Consumers, Suffrage ** __**Day 1**__ **__Day 2__**
 * Identify "problems" in Malden (City or School)
 * Brainstorm - What tactics can be used to expose, publicize, and solve these issues
 * Create a slide presentation to illustrate an issue and possible tactics for change
 * Using the online textbook identify use content response notes to identify the main idea on the origins of the Progressive Era
 * Use bubbl.us or to create a concept map of Progressivism - This will help for a definition

__**Day 3**__ media type="custom" key="7406797" __**Day 4**__ __**Day 5**__ Inquiry Based Assignment on Progressive Era
 * Students will respond to images of the progressive era to brainstorm problems faced by society.
 * Students will use crocodocs to "mark up" the following reading [[file:Jungle working conditions.doc]]
 * Students will use content response notes to identify issues in the workplace abd what was done to solve these issues by progressives
 * Students will take notes on the Triangle-shirtwaist fire and use their notes to create a glog. Their glog must included images, a main idea, a quote, and consequences of the fire (Audio and video = bonus!)
 * Students can use their online book to take notes on the Triangle-shirtwaist fire
 * Students will then register for a glogster account by going to glogster edu
 * Students can use images and quotes from Website #1 or website #2
 * Students will look at Jacob Riis' How the //**Other Half Lives**//. Students will look at how living conditions were exposed, methods used to solve the issue and legislation that was passed
 * Students will use take notes on an area of Progressive reform that they choose. The choices are as follows..You will use the note taking template that follows [[file:Area of Reform.doc]]
 * **Reforming Politics -** City government, state governments and election reform **(**//problems on p.500-501)//
 * **Fighting for woman's rights -** Education, Employment and the Right to vote
 * **Reforming big business:** Trust busting, regulating railroads and Protecting consumers

Using //American Anthem// research the area of progressivism that you have chosen. Your notes should include · Problems that existed before reform period · Key People (Muchrakers etc) · Tactics used · Solutions to the problems (Laws etc)

Create a short biography (see p.538 for an example) of one of the following people (make sure it is relevant to your section)
 * **Boss Tweed** (Politics)
 * **Susan B. Anthony Or Elizabeth Cady Stanton** (Women’s rights)
 * **Upton Sinclair (**Big Business)

Find a political Cartoon and complete a short I see/It means. You can use the internet or the book to help you find a relevant cartoon

Students will create a newspaper article on their chosen reform area.