by Reynolds Longfield

THE PROGRESSIVE ERA (1880 – 1920)THE GILDED AGE

GILDED = COVERED WITH A THIN LAYER OF GOLD

GREED & POLITICAL CORRUPTION

EXIT PROJECTS

by Reynolds Longfield

THE PROGRESSIVE ERA

(1880 – 1920)

PROGRESSIVE

PROGRESS

REFORM

RESEARCH PROJECT RUBRIC

THREE COMPONENTSWRITTENGRAPHIC

ANDORAL

RESEARCH PROJECT RUBRIC60% WRITTEN COMPONENT

30% - Content “On Task” Answers Essential Question displaying thorough understanding of topic10% - Mechanics - English: grammar, spelling, punctuation and sentence structure10% - Multiple sources of information citing sources in footnote or endnote format with bibliography10% - Appearance/Carefully organized, five typed (double spaced) pages, minimum

RESEARCH PROJECT RUBRIC20% GRAPHIC COMPONENT

10% - Content “On Task” Displays clearly addresses Essential Question Graphic representations (pictures, charts, graphs, quotes) strongly support ideas/opinionsPowerPoint or Storyboard (tri-fold cardboard, or large construction paper (28” x 22” minimum)

5% - Graphics are shown in a logical, sequential and effectively used in oral presentation

5% - Originality Appearance (e.g., largefont 80 for Topic, Title, Captions)readable from the back of room

RESEARCH PROJECT RUBRIC

10% ORAL COMPONENT 5% - Provides an introduction, states Essential

Question and answers it through effective use of graphics, logically developed, with a well-developed sense of closure

5% - Addresses audience, excellent eye contact, speaks loudly and clearly, doesn’t read to audience

10% CLASS PARTICIPATION5% - Group Cooperation5% - Audience Cooperation

______________100% TOTAL

RESEARCH PROJECT RUBRIC

8th Grade Research ProjectThe Task

Submit a research paper that answers a Social Studies question (Essential Question) or thesis which will be modeled by the teacher. The paper should contain at least three of the topics given, utilizing at least five sources, two of which have to be books. Each topic should have at least one citation (footnote/endnote).

The paper is to have an introduction which states the question/thesis and provide evidence answering the question in each of the chosen topics and a conclusion summarizing the evidence answering the question posed as well as what you learned from this project.

8th Grade Research ProjectThe Task (cont.)

The paper may be hand written or typed. It should be at least five pages, 12 font, double spaced or the written equivalent. It should have endnotes or footnotes giving credit for the sources that provide your information and a properly formatted reference page (bibliography) according to the example bibliography provided. This paper will be done in steps with deadline dates and will be guided by a rubric also provided.

The paper is to contain a graphic or visual portion (PowerPoint and/or Storyboard) and be presented to the class and the Principal’s Committee.

PRIOR KNOWLEDGETHE AMERICAN

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

(THE GROWTH OF BUSINESS)

&

IMMIGRATION

IMMIGRANTS

THE GROWTH OF CITIES

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

WHAT SPECIFIC SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL PROBLEMS NEEDED REFORM IN THE LATE 19TH

CENTURY?

HOW CAN AN INDIVIDUAL HELP TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE IN SOCIETY?

HOW DID THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HELP THE REFORM MOVEMENT THROUGH AMENDMENTS AND

LEGISLATION?

DO THESE PROBLEM EXIST TODAY? TO WHAT EXTENT?

TOPICSREFORMING GOVERNMENT

PROGRESSIVE LEADERS

REGULATING BUSINESS

LABOR REFORM

CHILD LABOR

WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE

TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT

THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK

NAACP

THE PROGRESSIVE ERA(1880 – 1920)

FIGHT CORRUPTION

REFORM

CONTROL BIG BUSINESS

REFORM GOVERNMENT

MORE DEMOCRATIC

WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE

CIVIL RIGHTS

WHAT TOPIC IS RIIS TALKING ABOUT?

WHAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE PHOTOGRAPH?

WHAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE PAINTING?

HOW DO THE FAMILY LIVES DIFFER?

LIST 3 DIFFERENCES.

HAVES VS. HAVE NOTS

REFORMING GOVERNMENTPRESIDENT JAMES GARFIELD IS ASSASSIGNATED 1881

BY A DISAPPOINTED OFFICCE SEEKER

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION CREATED

POLITICS

SPOILS SYSTEM = PATRONAGE

(GOVERNMENT JOBS AS REWARDS FOR SUPPORT)

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

(EXAMS FOR FEDERAL JOBS)

PRESIDENT JAMES GARFIELD IS ASSASSIGNATED 1881

CAUSE & EFFECT

CAUSE & EFFECT

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION / IMMIGRATION

GOVERNMENT & BUSINESS CORRUPTION

REFORM / THE PROGRESSIVE ERA

REGULATING GOVERNMENT & BUSINESS

MOVEMENTS FOR EQUALITY

WHO CAN EXPLAIN WHAT THIS CARTOON MEANS?

CAUSE & EFFECTREGULATING BUSINESS

PURE FOOD & DRUG ACT

CORRUPTION AND SUFFERING

MONOPOLIES

SHERMAN ANTI-TRUST ACT & PENDLETON ACT

UPTON SINCLAIR – THE JUNGLE EXPOSES MEAT PACKING CORRUPTION

IDA TARBELL EXPOSES STANDARD OIL CO. CORRUPTION

HOW IS A RESEARCH QUESTION DEVELOPED?

IN FORMING A RESEARCH QUESTION,

YOU SHOULD:

1. Consider a broad topic (e.g., The Progressive Era)

2. Narrow the topic by focusing on a specific aspect of the

broad topic

(e.g., Women’s role in the Progressive era)

3. Ask a research question about a specific aspect of the

broad topic

(e.g., How did women struggle for the right to vote?)

THINKING THE RESEARCH PROCESS

WONDERING

(defining the need for information)

SEEKING

(locating and accessing resources)

CHOOSING

(understanding and appraising information)

CONNECTING

(organizing information)

PRODUCING

(communicating the information)

JUDGING

(evaluating the process and the product)

PRIMARY SOURCESEvidence left behind by the actual participants

Diaries

Journals

Speeches

Interviews

Letters

Memos

Manuscripts

PRIMARY SOURCESOther papers in which individuals describe events they either saw or

participated in

Memoirs

Autobiographies

Records of organizations and agencies of government

(minutes, reports, correspondence, certificates of birth, death, marriages)

Published materials written at the time about a particular event

(books, magazine and journal articles, newspaper articles)

Photographs, audio recordings and moving pictures or video recordings

Artifacts

(buildings furniture, tools, appliances, clothing, even toys)

SECONDARY SOURCES

Work that interprets or analyzes an historical event or phenomenon

Textbooks

Encyclopedias

Biographies

THESIS1. A proposition that is maintained by

argument.

2. A dissertation advancing an original point of view as a result of research, especially as a requirement for an academic degree.

3. A hypothetical proposition, especially one put forth without proof.

CHILD LABORWhy did child labor become an issue?

What were some of the working conditions that caused this to become an issue?

Where did these abuses exist?

What people supported what opinions?

What legislation resulted from their efforts (e.g., laws, amendments)?

THESISWHY DID CHILD LABOR BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THE

PROGRESSIVE ERA?

WOMEN’S SUFFRAGEWhy did women have to struggle to get to vote?

Which leaders during the Progressive Era were important and why?

What people supported what opinions?

Where was this issue important?

What were the major events in this movement?

THESISHOW DID WOMEN STRUGGLE TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE?