In the early twentieth century, reformers worked to improve american society and counteract the effect of industrialization. This fact demonstrates the strong opposition that womens suffrage faced. Progressive era muckrakers chart and worksheet history. Progressive era anticipation guide what i thought before the unit what i know after the unit t f child labor was common during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Additionally, there is a primary source deep dive on muckrakers, a a graphic organizer on progressive era reforms, and a dbq on the changes in society during the progressive era. Progressivism and the age of reform the progressive era was a period in the late 19th and early 20th centuries during which social, economic, and political reforms aimed to end the dominance of large businesses and wealthy business owners and increase equity. Answer the following questions on a blank piece of lined paper write in complete sentences. Religious groups, members of the press, and radical political groups all cried out for reform, with solutions ranging from subtle reforms of the american capitalist economy, to a call for the.
Workers in the gilded age and progressive era bill of rights institute 2 in their own words. Progressive reforms politics eliminate corruption in the cities new forms of city government civil service exams update tax assessments update voter rolls enfranchise women. I am a student teacher and i will be teaching the progressive era. In this structured academic controversy, students read documents written by reformers and by an immigrant to investigate american attitudes during the progressive era. Graphic organizer comparing haymarket, homestead, and pullman incidents. Migration experiment graphic organizer and discussion questions and sample questions to lead your class in a background discussion.
Progressive presidents chart progressive presidents chart. This activity on progressive era muckrakers features a chart of 7 famous american muckrakers, their works, subjects, and the effects they had on america. Progressive era reform movements new visions social. How did the progressive movement affect national electoral politics. Background the progressive movement 19011917 was initiated as a response to political and corporate abuses at the turn of the twentieth century. The author is associate professor of history at stanford university, stanford, california. Look at the following documents by washington and du bois and fill out the graphic organizer. Minority groups minnesota progressivism teacher resources. Specific curricular resources include close reading activities on the pullman strike, the ratification of the 19th amendment, and robber barons. M29 overview with this lesson students will learn about contributions m ade by the progressive movement in kansas.
Progressive era and gilded age interactive notebook 20. Have students work in groups that include at least one. Progressive beliefs the roots of progressivism t he progressive era was a time when many americans tried to improve their society. The gilded age and progressive era unit 2, lesson 4. The progressive era progressive movement article khan academy. After the graphic organizer is complete, students write a paragraph about a modernday problem they. From its beginnings, the united states has been shaped by people from many nations. In pairs or small groups, students will evaluate the effectiveness of muckrakers and reforms actions in causing political andor social change during the progressive era. The 19th amendment was passed seventytwo years after the seneca falls convention.
Teacher jennifer allard, new lebanon teachers association. History scroll down to print pdf progressive era students create an infographic listing and describing the long and shortterm causes and effects of the womens suffrage movement. Gilded age graphic organizer need answer key for this. The bosses defended themselves as public servants who had accomplished tremendous good for their constituents. Use the graphic organizer online to take notes about women and work in the late 1800s. It includes details on muckrakers, politicalsocial movements of women, nativist and immigration issues, segregation, constitutional amendments, etc.
Use these graphic organizers and the prompts column titles, labels within the columns to document the causes and effects of different progressive era reform movements and reformers. Graphic organizer for teaching students about muckrakers in the progressive. Graphic organizers will be turned in at the end of the class period. In pairs or small groups student will state claims describing the actions taken by muckrakers and reformer to bring about social reform, using a graphic organizer. Introduction to the progressive era statement of purpose. Create a graphic organizer showing the costs and benefits of the interstate com merce act 1887. Progressive era reforms graphic organizer by buckshot. Muckrakers graphic organizer progressive era graphic. Graphic organizers interactive games image carousel. The gilded age and progressive era unit 2, lesson 2.
Progressive era reforms g r a p h i c o r g a n i ze r s w h at w ere t h e re f o rms o f t h e p ro g re s s i v e e ra. Labor in the progressive era the basics subject areas. Womens suffrage causes and effects diy infographic free printable chart worksheet for u. Students will complete a graphic organizer, answer reflection questions, and respond to a written task.
Roosevelt was reelected by an electoral vote of 336 to 140 for parker. Alexander hamilton, for example, was born on the island of st. During the progressive era, political rcform took place at all levels of govemmentity, state, and national. Students will work in small groups to read parts of a kansas law passed during the progressive era and will complete a graphic organizer summarizing the contributions. During the progressive era, political rcform took place at all levels of govemment ity, state, and national.
A comprehensive graphic organizer that asks students to identify the social, political, and economic problems in late 19th century america and the progressive reforms proposed to solve these problems. Settlement house movement sac stanford history education. Some of the men considered today to have been the founders of. Evaluate the impact of initiative, referendum, and recall, and of the seventeenth amendment. This lesson establishes the background information for the progressive era unit. Scroll down to the bottom of this page and open the pdf entitled. I was wondering if there might be any ideas out there for a group class activity on this unit. The movement for womens suffrage gained more support, as. Immigration in the gilded age and progressive era bill of rights institute 5 lesson plan background and warmup activity. Students analyze the politics of the era, discover the captains of industry, and investigate the muckrakers.
View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view download pdf for offline viewing. In this lesson, students study a speech and antisuffrage literature to explore the reasons why so many americans, including many women, opposed womens suffrage. Quick 3040 minute activity for the progressive era. The gilded age and progressive era unit 1, lesson 2. Looking through the nhec website is always a good place to start when youre searching for teaching materials. Use a variety of sources to complete these graphic organizers your class notes and classwork, textbooks, etc. This graphic organizer is a fourpage document that will help students understand the various topics discussed within the progressive era. How did the progressive movement achieve political, economic, social and environmental reform.
In this lesson, students examine a political cartoon, a muckraker text, and the defense of a political boss to decide for themselves whether political bosses were corrupt. Students should pull out the comparecontrast graphic organizer from previous lesson. After reading the chart, students complete a set of analysis questions to help demonstrate their understanding of muckrakers and their effects. The purpose of this lesson will be to introduce students to key themes of the progressive era, by engaging them in the concept that the progressive era was a period characterized by reaction to the changes of the gilded age and the need for human intervention to solve social problems. Reading objectives discuss the rise of the progressive movement. During the progressive era, muckraking journalists wrote articles attacking urban political bosses for corruption. List the kinds of problems that muckrakers exposed pg. Groups who are not sharing information, will add the key term information to their graphic organizer in step 6. Selection file type icon file name description size revision time user 1. Native americans, japanese americans and other americans of color faced prejudice during the progressive era. Progressive era graphic organizer by wright materials tpt.
Day 2 and 3 shift balancing information and literary text. Graphic organizer for teaching students about muckrakers and the progressive era includes. Ask students what they think progressive means look at base root of word. Hopefully one of them will be that the book and song. The progressive movement, 18901919 public schools of petoskey. Others describe the reformers as condescending elitists who tried to force immigrants to accept christianity and american identities.
The teacher s big book of graphic organizers battlefield setting king duncan s castle on the heath n influence future. Upton sinclair, jacob riis, ida tarbell, thomas nast, lincoln steffens students record each muckrakers major work, the subject of the work, the impact of the work and something the muckraker might say quo. Some historians have characterized progressive reformers as generous and helpful. Handling the trusts roosevelt was opposed to any program that destroyed the trusts, but he. A set of readings and a graphic organizer on some of the leading muckrakers, along with a primary source excerpt from upton sinclairs the junglea big hit with the high school set. Create a graphic organizer with the top title box labeled problems exposed by muckrakers and. Students will analyze social and federal reforms of the progressive era, focusing on cause and effect. Women in the gilded age bill of rights i1nstitute 2. They tried to make government honest, efficient, and more democratic. Section theme government and democracy progressive reformers focused on political. Grizzanti, elizabeth progressive era pittsford central school district. In addition, the author has included helpful strategies for teachers who want to create their own graphic organizers for different grade levels.
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