Progressive era choice board
Select a book below to choose a topic or person we will explore in the new unit!
National Child Labor Committee
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Jacob Riis
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Women's suffrage
nellie bly
Step 1. Choose a topic
On the first page, you'll choose a topic or person from this upcoming unit to explore. These topics or people are going to correct the wrongs we have already discussed in the Gilded Age. This new unit, The Progressive Era, is a direct reaction to those wrongs.
Step 2. Write a piece in Microsoft Forms about the topic or person. Be sure to use examples from the information you researched such as primary sources or details about the person.
In this unit we will have our first project: a Document Based Question project (DBQ). This project will involve you answering a question about the unit after looking at primary sources and using them to defend your answer. I want you to practice this while introducing you all to the topics we'll look at this unit. You may be asked to reference sources seen today or discuss their importance. I may use the responses from todays lesson in a review session.
3. Submit the lesson and you are finished!
We will continue with this unit on Monday. Be sure to follow the directions in Edio and the Microsoft Form carefully. There is a huge opprotunity for extra credit. If you need any help with this lesson you can:
- Message me in Edio
- Call me at 717-710-3300 ext. 11491
- Email me at kotoole@ccaeducate.me
- Make a meeting with me here:
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
How one book hit the stomachs of the nation
In 1905, a book was published that should shock the nation and lead to uproar in less than a year. The Jungle tells the fictional story of an immigrant worker in a meatpacking plant and the horrors he witness. Sights that included contaminated food and injured workers in appalling situations. This book led to legislation such as the Meatpacking Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.
- Follow the blue link to a video on The Jungle
- Answer the question in Edio that follows this topic
Youtube Video to summary of The Jungle (WARNING: CONTENT MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME VIEWERS)
Jacob Riis: A Familiar Name
Photos that spoke a thousand words
We have already discussed Jacob Riis as the photographer who traveled with police and took picutres of the people, mostly poor immigrants, living in tenement housing. These photos were shown to the middle and upper class in order to create change by displaying the dark, dirty, and crowded conditions. These images did lead to change as we see in the Tenement House Act of 1901.
- Follow the link in blue to a page on Jacob Riis to to view photos from his collection
- After viewing the photos, respond to the question in Edio.
Link to Jacob Riis photos
National Child Labor Committee
What was done to help children?
Last unit we discussed how children as young as 5 were working to raise money for their families. This was a Gilded Age trend that upset many people, both at that time and our class as well. There was a man named Lewis Hine that took charge to change this. He took many pictures of children in these conditions and shared them. He also helped form the NCLC.
- Use the link in blue to open the Library of Congress website
- Read about Lewis Hine and the NCLC
- Look at the pictures under View All on the left side of the screen
- Answer the question in Edio for this topic
Link to Library of Congress
Women and the Vote
A long awaited right, who would stop it?
We have finally arrived at the era where women of the United States gain the right to vote! However, it was not widely supported by all. There were many people who opposed women gaining the right to vote. There are many primary resources that include women fighting for this right, but there are many that show those who fought against it.
- Follow the link in blue to the Library of Congress website
- Find 1 of the 4 primary sources that show opposition to women's right to vote
- Answer the question in Edio that follows this topic
Link to Library of Congress gallery of Women's Suffrage primary sources
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
How did one of the deadliest workplace fires create change?
In the Gilded Age, workplace conditions were horrible. Many workers were put in dangerous situations with little to no regulatoin or care for their safety. One tragedy will create change in New York City during 1911. Many young women will lose their lives due to this lack of care.
- Follow the link in blue to explore a website discussing the tragedy
- Look at the sections about Clara Lemlich and the Uprising of the 20,000
- Respond to the question in Edio that follows this topic
Link to Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire info
Nellie Bly: Being Inside the Story
Stunt Journalism and Investigative Reporting
Nellie Bly is a similar muckraker to Upton Sinclair and Jacob Riis meaning she was present to do her investigative journalism, but there's a twist with her story: she faked her way into a madhouse to get her story. Nellie investigated an insane asylum and wrote pieces detailing her experiences which were later turned into a book: 10 Days in a Madhouse.
- Follow the blue link to a Youtube video on Nellie Bly
- Watch from minute 6:30-12:30 for the story of her time in an insane asylum
- Answer the question in Edio that goes with this topic
Link to "Undercover in an Insane Asylum: How a 23-Year-Old Changed Journalism
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Progressive era choice board
Select a book below to choose a topic or person we will explore in the new unit!
National Child Labor Committee
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Jacob Riis
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Women's suffrage
nellie bly
Step 1. Choose a topic
On the first page, you'll choose a topic or person from this upcoming unit to explore. These topics or people are going to correct the wrongs we have already discussed in the Gilded Age. This new unit, The Progressive Era, is a direct reaction to those wrongs.
Step 2. Write a piece in Microsoft Forms about the topic or person. Be sure to use examples from the information you researched such as primary sources or details about the person.
In this unit we will have our first project: a Document Based Question project (DBQ). This project will involve you answering a question about the unit after looking at primary sources and using them to defend your answer. I want you to practice this while introducing you all to the topics we'll look at this unit. You may be asked to reference sources seen today or discuss their importance. I may use the responses from todays lesson in a review session.
3. Submit the lesson and you are finished!
We will continue with this unit on Monday. Be sure to follow the directions in Edio and the Microsoft Form carefully. There is a huge opprotunity for extra credit. If you need any help with this lesson you can:
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
How one book hit the stomachs of the nation
In 1905, a book was published that should shock the nation and lead to uproar in less than a year. The Jungle tells the fictional story of an immigrant worker in a meatpacking plant and the horrors he witness. Sights that included contaminated food and injured workers in appalling situations. This book led to legislation such as the Meatpacking Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.
Youtube Video to summary of The Jungle (WARNING: CONTENT MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME VIEWERS)
Jacob Riis: A Familiar Name
Photos that spoke a thousand words
We have already discussed Jacob Riis as the photographer who traveled with police and took picutres of the people, mostly poor immigrants, living in tenement housing. These photos were shown to the middle and upper class in order to create change by displaying the dark, dirty, and crowded conditions. These images did lead to change as we see in the Tenement House Act of 1901.
Link to Jacob Riis photos
National Child Labor Committee
What was done to help children?
Last unit we discussed how children as young as 5 were working to raise money for their families. This was a Gilded Age trend that upset many people, both at that time and our class as well. There was a man named Lewis Hine that took charge to change this. He took many pictures of children in these conditions and shared them. He also helped form the NCLC.
Link to Library of Congress
Women and the Vote
A long awaited right, who would stop it?
We have finally arrived at the era where women of the United States gain the right to vote! However, it was not widely supported by all. There were many people who opposed women gaining the right to vote. There are many primary resources that include women fighting for this right, but there are many that show those who fought against it.
Link to Library of Congress gallery of Women's Suffrage primary sources
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
How did one of the deadliest workplace fires create change?
In the Gilded Age, workplace conditions were horrible. Many workers were put in dangerous situations with little to no regulatoin or care for their safety. One tragedy will create change in New York City during 1911. Many young women will lose their lives due to this lack of care.
Link to Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire info
Nellie Bly: Being Inside the Story
Stunt Journalism and Investigative Reporting
Nellie Bly is a similar muckraker to Upton Sinclair and Jacob Riis meaning she was present to do her investigative journalism, but there's a twist with her story: she faked her way into a madhouse to get her story. Nellie investigated an insane asylum and wrote pieces detailing her experiences which were later turned into a book: 10 Days in a Madhouse.
Link to "Undercover in an Insane Asylum: How a 23-Year-Old Changed Journalism