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Exercise: "Understanding The Progressives
And Their Viewpoints"
Subject: U.S.
History
Grade: 11th
Unit: "Industrialization,
Immigration, And Reform"
Topic: The Progressive Era
Days: 3
 Introduction
The Progressive Era (1900-1917) was a dynamic period in America history.
Urban middle class reformers, motivated by fears that big business, corrupt
politicians, and deteriorating cities were threatening the survival of
democratic
institutions and equal opportunity, powered reforms at all levels of society.
This 3 day lesson introduces students to a wide variety of primary source
materials, including essays, articles, speeches, editorials, and cartoons of the
day, as well as the works of contemporary reformers.
 California
Standards Assessed
11th Grade: History-Social Science: U.S. History
11.2 "Students analyze
the relationships among the rise of
industrialization, large-scale rural-to-urban migration, and massive immigration from Southern and
Eastern Europe."
#9 "Understand the effects of
political programs and activities of the Progressives (e.g., federal regulation
of railroad transport, Children's Bureau, the Sixteenth Amendment, Theodore
Roosevelt, Hiram Johnson)."
Instructional
Objectives:
Upon completion of this
lesson each student will be able to:
1. Describe the Progressive Movement in terms of time period, prime
movers,
roots, goals, successes, and failures.
2. Name the 3 Progressive Presidents.
3. List one Progressive reform at the local, state, and national levels.
4. Describe a recent reform at any level that could be considered
"Progressive."
5. Describe a "Progressive" reform you would like to see
implemented.
Pre Test
Student Activities
Introductory
Activity
Enabling Activity(ies)
Culminating
Activity
Assessment
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for the culminating activity or a link to your rubric or test document
file.
Results
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(sometime between January & March), insert a chart of your pre-test,
post-test, and culminating assessment data.
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Web
Resources & Supplementary Materials
Introductory Activity
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for this activity here. Also link supplementary materials such as PDF files
and /or document files.
Enabling Activity
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for your learning activity(ies) here. Also link supplementary materials
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Culminating Activity
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Worksheet #1
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