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Progressivism

Progressivism. Emily Gordon Unit and Lesson Plans For College Prep Classes – 11 th Grade SO 572. If you could change one aspect of American life, whether it be in politics, moral beliefs, social standards of acceptance, education or the economy,

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Progressivism

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  1. Progressivism Emily Gordon Unit and Lesson Plans For College Prep Classes – 11th Grade SO 572

  2. If you could change one aspect of American life, whether it be in politics, moral beliefs, social standards of acceptance, education or the economy, law etc… WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE? From The Ram’s Horn, 1896

  3. Make gun ownership illegal for non-military citizens • Make definite age limit for a person to be considered a minor. • Take speed limit away • Lower the drinking age • Raise minimum wage • Legalize Marijuana A symbol for the American Reform Party (see the Umbrella does work..).

  4. Lesson One The Progressivism Umbrella • Progressivism touched every part of American Life. • REFORM REFORM REFORM!!! • The Government became active in a national and federal sense. • “Public Interest” instead of “special” or “private” interest. Politics Economy Society Morality

  5. Lesson One The Power of the Pen Writers exposed the American public to corruption and injustices in politics, business and society. Many government reforms enacted, and amendments added to the Constitution, were in part, created based upon the influence of American writers (journalists) at this time. * The Populist Party brought success to Progressivism because it exposed the corruption in business and the desperate conditions of farmers and factory workers.

  6. The Muckrakers and other Social Reformers Lesson One Reformer Objection in Society Resulted in… Under Who? Upton Sinclair John Spargo Jane Addams Ida Tarbell Lincoln Stephens Jacob Riis Muckrakers and other Social Reformers Method: Students are separated into 6 groups and must read excerpts by their assigned author (from the ones listed to the left). Together, the group will outline the author’s objection in society and what THEY (the students) think was a result, from their knowledge of present-day relevance. Time : 2 class periods = 110 minutes total

  7. Lesson One Reformer Objection in Society Resulted in… Under Who? Upton Sinclair John Spargo Jane Addams Ida Tarbell Lincoln Stephens Jacob Riis Continued… * After each group has presented, I will present what each writer accomplished in society (in terms of laws, movements, etc), and compare that to what the students thought would be the solution or reform.

  8. Lesson Plan Two Feminism • Key Terms • Alice Paul • Carrie Chapman Catt • National American • Women Suffrage Association • 19th Amendment • Pivotal Question • Since the ratification of the 19th Amendment that granted women’s suffrage, has the position of women in American society advanced or digressed?

  9. Lesson Plan Two Assessment: Journal Entry using the Advertisements

  10. Lesson Three Booker T. & W.E.B • Objectives • Students will be able to describe the differing philosophies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Dubois. • Students will debate and defend which Reformer they agree with and why. • Students will recall the importance of Washington and Dubois and their relevance to present-day race relations CLASS DEBATE!!! Feel the fury…

  11. Lesson Four Politics: Presidents of the Progressive Era Woodrow Wilson (D) 1913-1921 Teddy Roosevelt (R) 1901-1909 William Taft (R) 1909-1913

  12. T.R and Foreign Relations “Speak softly and carry a big stick” Great White Fleet -“Strenuous life”

  13. How do the policies of T.R and G.W and their actions with other “disadvantaged” nations compare and contrast? • Iraq War • Panama Canal

  14. Woodrow Wilsonand the “Triple Wall of Privilege” 1. Banks 3. Trusts 2. Tariffs

  15. Can a person’s positive contributions to society be overshadowed by their negative attributes? "It's like writing history with lightning. And my only regret is that it is all terribly true." – Woodrow Wilson

  16. Slide One • http://libwww.syr.edu/digital/exhibits/g/GrapesOfWrath/lgimage/TheJungle.jpg • http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/jb/gilded/jb_gilded_paul_1_e.jpg • http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/ath/library/teachers/philp/child%20labor%20in%20factory.jpg • http://www.thewhiskystore.de/einsteiger/images/n03406.gif • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/26_t_roosevelt/images/trrr.gif • http://www.virtualstampclub.com/images/woodrow.jpg Works Cited • Slide Two • http://medallionusa.com/4230%20American%20Flag.jpg • http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAsuffrage.htm • Slide Three • http://www.americanreform.org/freedom.gif • Slide Four • http://www.coppercutters.com/WebPage/CatalogImages/Miscellanious/umbrella.jpg • Slide Eight • http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/gilded/jb_gilded_paul_1_e.html • http://www.autry-museum.org/explore/exhibits/suffrage/awakening_full.html • Slide Nine • http://www.doitnow.org/jpg/babes/camel2k1.jpg • http://www.people.virginia.edu/~cbd5f/obsession.jpg • http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/eaa/index.html

  17. Slide Ten • http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0%2C1558%2C1402695%2C00.asp • Slide Eleven • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wilson/ • http://www.ralphmag.org/AP/taft-fullsize473x502.gif • http://www.modjourn.brown.edu/Image/Sargent/President_Theodore_Roosevelt.jpe • Slide Twelve • http://www.historywiz.com/images/amer-imperialism/bigstick.gif • http://users.actrix.co.nz/killeen/assets/images/db_images/db_Great_White_Fleet2.jpg • Slide Thirteen • http://img.timeinc.net/time/time100/images/main_troosevelt.jpg • http://www.laughatliberals.com/images/george_w_bush.jpg • Slide Fourteen • http://www.ou.edu/class/arch4443/Tribune%20Tower%20Competition/Federal%20Reserve%20Building.jpg • http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets/images/pho/t631/T631357A.jpg • http://www.historyteacher.net/USProjects/DBQs2000/Images/Mercado-ApeCartoon.JPG • http://www.pbs.org/heavenonearth/images/leaders_thinkers/LA174.jpg • Slide Fifteen • http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/p/images/propagnd_griff_birthnation_lg.jpg • http://www.cinematicreflections.com/birthgriffith3.jpg Works Cited Continued

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