Last post for this Unit Guys!
 
So for you guys that missed class because of bowling, today we focused on political reforms and learned about political machines. The reforms were:

INITIATIVE
REFORM 
RECALL
DIRECT PRIMARY  



This is a link to the power point that I have shown in class for the past two weeks. Use it to STUDY! The videos that were on there do not show up, however you can find them in the archives of the blog for that day's lesson 

powerpoint 


Make sure you study. The test is not easy, but you will ace it if you review all the info. 

GOOD LUCK! 



ENJOY!

THE PRESIDENTS OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA


HELLO EVERYONE!
Today in class we focused on the policies of the presidents during the Progressive Era. Through prezi ( an online powerpoint-ish program) we created concept maps which will help us create political cartoons of the presidents. Tomorrow I will bring in examples of the political cartoons to serve as examples. Remember STUDY STUDY STUDY!!! 
TEST IS FRIDAY

Theodore
Roosevelt

WILLIAM 
HOWARD TAFT








 

 Woodrow Wilson









Links for prezi presentation:
Roosevelt presentation 
Taft presentation
Wilson presentation







 
 

Child Labor

OK GUYS. So we are half way through the unit. Today in class we focused on the issue of Child Labor during the Progressive Era. These children between the ages of 6-15 worked long hard hours for little pay in order to help their families. They had no education and would only dream of going to school. 
















In class we watched a short 2 minute video that gave an introduction to child labor during the Progressive Era, then we read a primary source article which was a 10 year old boy's story of working in the coal mines in Pennsylvania. We then compared labor laws of the Progressive Era to Hawaii Labor Laws today.

Child Labor worksheets

article page 1
article page 2
article page 3

Muckrakers

So what in the world is a MUCKRAKER?????








Muckrakers were journalists of the era that exposed the corruption of society through their articles and photographs in newspapers, magizines, and journals. Today we learned about three key muckrakers that we must remember for the test. Each of these journalists contributed to the Progressive Era through their writing which led to economic, political and social reforms.


Attached will be the videos we watched in class, each of which gave a little bio about the muckraker and the video on the Triangle Shirt Factory Fire, as well as  an

this next video is a bit graphic (Food industry)

ReMeMbEr KeY InFoRmAtIoN:
Ida Tarbell
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
(who were they, what did they do?)

 Fire Video




Attached:
structured notes muckrakers and child labor

Lesson Two

Today's lesson focused on women suffrage during the Progressive Era.


As a class we analyzed the lyrics of two songs to find key information about women suffrage during the Progressive Era. We also analyzed a speech written by a former woman slave, Sojourner Truth, and evaluated her argument for equal rights.

ReMeMbEr  kEy InFoRmAtIoN:
Alice Paul
Tactics used by women to rally for voting rights
Seneca Falls Convention
19th amendment vs. 15th amendment
President Woodrow Wilson 




Again, the articles and worksheets and video resources for today's class as well as a short video by me are listed below.
Attached:
WORKSHEET AND LYRICS

Lesson One

What is Progressive? Why does it matter today? 


These are the essential questions we will be asking in class today.  THINK ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!
We will go over an article written about the Progressive Era, learn about what brought about the Progressive Era, and why we are learning about it

ReMeMbEr KeY iNfOrMaTiOn:
political reform, economic reform, social reform
Reforms have always been a part of American History.
What is a reform you would make in society today?



worksheets due at end of class.  

. Attached:
 LESSON ONE ARTICLE
LESSON ONE WORKSHEET

Hi all! This is Ms. Valley. On this blog I will have the schedule when everything is due, all assignments, as well as any hand outs that were passed out in class. If you have any questions about a missed assignment, due date, or project, please leave a comment and I will get right back to you! I look forward to this upcoming year with everyone and hope you do too! Our first lesson is the Progressive Era and we will watch a video and have a video worksheet with questions to answer. 
video worksheet due end of class

ATTACHED 
Video Question Worksheet 
Progressive Era Video