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__Unit II Objectives__

 * Next to each of the 6 objectives, write which one or ones it is: is it Content? Literacy? Technology? 2 of them? All 3?

By the end of Unit II, I will be able to... __CONTENT__ & LITERACY 1. Define and describe the Progressive Era, its key issues, people, and events. __CONTENT__ & LITERACY 2. Make a strong argument of my opinion about the successes and failures of the era. __LITERACY__ & CONTENT 3. Identify main ideas and supporting details in a reading. __LITERACY__ & CONTENT 4. Thoughtfully mark up a text. __TECHNOLOGY__ & LITERACY 5. Effectively use technological programs such as Wikispaces, Google Documents & Presentations, Wordle, and Voicethread. LITERACY & __CONTENT__ 6. Define and explain essential Key Terms: =
 * Progressivism, Progressive Era, Progressives
 * Muckraker
 * Jacob Riis, Ida Tarbell, Lincoln Steffens, Upton Sinclair, Thomas Nast
 * Reform
 * Legislation
 * 16th Amendment
 * Federal Reserve Act
 * 19th Amendment
 * Meat Inspection Act
 * Pure Food and Drug Act
 * Sherman Antitrust Act & Clayton Antitrust Act
 * Standard Oil Co.
 * Northern Securities Company
 * Theodore Roosevelt
 * Woodrow Wilson

HOW DOES CHANGE HAPPEN IN SOCIETY?=

What are the steps? It starts with a problem developing...

 * ==People identify the problem==
 * ==People expose the problem to the public (newspaper articles, photos, blogs on the internet)==
 * ==People join together to try to address the problem - a movement develops==
 * ==Figure out what tactics to use to solve the problem - protests, strikes, letters to govt officials, petitions, phone calls or emails to the govt officials==
 * ==Choose the best tactic(s) and make a plan, then carry out the plan==
 * ==LAWS are passed by the govt to address the problem or the ownership changes the situation in a business or the principal changes the rules at the school or...==

=THE PROGRESSIVE MAGAZINE= started in 1909 LINK

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 * Progressive Era Individual Research **=

=My topic: _=

__One person, One term__

__one link__

__** HOW MUCH PROGRESS WAS MADE DURING THE PROGRESSIVE ERA? **__

__** What were the problems? What was done about them? How much change occurred? **__

__ You will be researching one of the topics below. For your topic you will: __

__ · Conduct internet research and create 2-column  __notes __to acquire information about your topic from at least 3 different sites. Keep track of the sites that you use.__ __ · Find at least 2  __images __that relate to your topic and analyze them (can be a picture or a cartoon).__ __ · Find at least 1  __primary source __(can be a piece of writing, a speech, a newspaper article, etc) that relates to your topic and analyze it, including analysis of POV.__ __ · A list of (at least 5) key  __vocabulary __terms for your topic – listed and defined in your words.__ __ · A 2-3 paragraph  __summary __of your topic, especially focused on the results – what was changed by the progressives? What stayed the same? Also include connections to today – what progress has been made up to this time?__ __ · A  __Glog __to put it all together in an impressive presentation.__

=POLITICAL CORRUPTION - HOW MUCH PROGRESS WAS MADE DURING THE PROGRESSIVE ERA?= __Notes on Political Corruption during the P-Era__

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=5 Most Key Vocab Terms:=
 * 1) A - TERM AND DEFINITION
 * 2) B - "
 * 3) C - "
 * 4) D - "
 * 5) E - "

EXPLANATION & ANALYSIS OF IMAGE HERE
then 2nd image...with analysis...

=PRIMARY SOURCE= Answer: What is a primary source? What types of things qualify as primary sources?

__Primary Source for my topic:__ _ __EMBED GOOGLE DOC here of marked up primary source__

=__LINK for YOUTUBE video of my topic here__=

=__PERSPECTIVE, BIAS, & POV__= __Perspective -__ __Bias -__ __POV -__

__My primary source came from__

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__What is a BLOG?=__

=__A blog is an internet site where someone can give their comments and explain their perspectives on things.__=

Examples__:__
=__PROGRESS MADE IN__=


 * =Progress made in African Americans' Rights=
 * =Progress made in Women's Rights=
 * =Progress made in Working Conditions=
 * =Progress made in Urban Housing=
 * =Progress made in Political Corruption=
 * = Progress made in Business & Banking Practices =
 * =**the Clayton anti-trust act** - banned monopolies=
 * ==** Meat Inspection Act - ** government inspected the meat to make sure that meat was healthy ==
 * == muckraker that helped make this happen was Upton Sinclair (his book was called //The Jungle//) - he exposed the idea that the meat that people were eating was dirty ==
 * == Pure Food and Drug Act - made to protect other food (besides meat) and medicines ==
 * == The Federal Reserve Act - set up new banking system and the idea was the federal government would oversee the banking industry more ==
 * =Progress made in Immigrants' Lives=

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 * MOST IMPORTANT LAWS OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA **=

__Progressive Era amendments__:

 * =__16th amendment__ - allows Congress to make income taxes - people have to pay taxes to the government based on how much $ they make - people who make more $ pay more taxes=
 * =__17th amendment__ - allows voters to elect their Senators (representatives for the Senate (part of Congress)) - makes politics more democratic - the people have more power (MA Senators are currently Scott Brown (R) and John Kerry (D)=
 * =__18th amendment__ - PROHIBITION - outlawed making or selling alcohol - lasted from 1919 to 1933 (repealed by the 21st amendment)=
 * =__19th amendment__ - 1920 - gave women the right to vote in national elections=


 * =__Jim Crow Laws__ - laws kept African Americans from being equal to white Americans - these laws kept segregation occurring in the south - they made whites and blacks use separate schools, bathrooms, water fountains, parts of restaurants or trains, movie theaters, hotels - THESE LAWS DO NOT SHOW PROGRESS=
 * =__Tenement Act of 1901__ - law that made requirements for housing in cities - apartment buildings had to be built more sturdy, had to have indoor bathrooms, lights in the hallways, fire exits, etc...=
 * =__Jacob Riis__ - muckraker - wrote a book called //How the Other Half Lives// - led to people paying attention to the tenements in NYC and the subsequent Tenement Act=