The Progressive Era Lesson Plans

1. Eastern North Carolina Digital History Exhibits
Joyner Digital Library Exhibits Home> For Teachers Eastern Impact of the Progressive Era North Carolina DigitalHistory Exhibits Exhibits Home Subject: Eighth-grade, Social Studies - Contributors Written by: Larry Bellis, Pitt County Schools, Greenville, NC - Endorsements - For Teachers Summary/Abstract - User Information Objectives/Time/Materials Lesson Plan Format ECU Centennial John L...

2. Social Studies: Health and the Community
...munity or city. This lesson introduces the idea of contamination and pollution at a grander scale affecting everyone living close to factories. Objectives Students will be able to: Illustrate cause and effect of pollution to human health through the analysis of an image from the American Industrial Era. National Social Studies Standards Historical Thinking Standards Standard 2G: Draw upon visual data, literary, and musical sources. Standard 3J: Hypothesize the influence of the past. Standard 5A: Identify issues and problems in the past. United States History Standards Era 6 Standard 1:How the rise of corporat...

3. HTI Lesson Plan: Suffrage
Woman Suffrage HTI LESSON PLAN Introduction This lesson provides access to primary sources for a discussion of woman suffrage, outline point 22.E from the ?Guide for AP U.S. History Coverage.? While the issue of woman suffrage did not originate in the Progressive Era, it was during this period that most American women gained access to the ballot. Objectives 1. To introduce students to the motivations, ideology, and organizations involved in woman suffrage. 2. To teach students to analyze primary...

4. Social Studies: EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all About It!
...-The Jungle text Handout 2-Bitter Cry of Children text Handout 3-The Jungle character list Handout 4- Matrix Abstract extra This Explain lesson takes the information learned from the previous lesson and in a more in-depth manner investigates the regulatory reforms that began taking place during the Progressive Era due to muckraker literature. The final product students will be responsible for is a list of regulatory reforms with dates and descriptions of how they changed the workplace. Objectives Students will be able to: 1. Synthesize information on increasing regulatory reforms during the Progressive Era th...

5. Reforming the Nation--Again: The Progressive Party
Reforming the Nation Again: The Progressive Party Reforming the Nation Again: The Progressive Party Helen Taft: Law, Politics and Govt Skill: High School/College Time Required: Two to three class periods + + -+ Linkable Resources -+ Third Parties -+ + + + + -+ Standards Compliance -+ NCSS Strand 2 Time, Continuity, and Change -+ NCSS Strand 5 Ind...

6. Imperialism and Progressivism
...al development and contemporary roleof governmental power and authority. Students will understand the impact of economics on the development of societies and on current and emerging national and international situations. SD Content Standard Indicators: ? Analyze the chronology of various historical eras to determine connections and cause/effect relationships. ? Evaluate the significance of interactions among cultures and civilizations and the impact on cultural diffusion. ? Evaluate the influence of varying values and philosophies on the development of civilizations and cultures. ? Analyze the various forms a...

7. North Carolina Women and the Progressive Movement
...el Hill LEARN NC, a program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education, finds the most innovative and successful practices in K?12 education and makes them available to the teachers and students of North Carolina ? and the world. Lesson Plans North Carolina Women and the Progressive Movement This lesson includes primary sources from Documenting the American South specifically related to North Carolina women involved in reform movements characteristic of the Progressive era. For the most part, these documents detail women's work in education-related reform and describe the creation...

8. Interdisciplinary Unit: The Progressive Era
The Muckrakers Interdisciplinary Unit: The Progressive Era CONTENT: Rationale Unit Advanced Organizer Culminating Activity Lesson Plans: The Press and the Origins of Progressivism The Jungle Child Labor The Mechanics of Industry The Right of Women and the 19thAmmendment Performance Assessment-Time-period Newspaper Back to Lesson Plans Mike's Home Page Ratio...

9. Not Your Mother's Home Economics!
Not Your Mother's Home Economics! Not Your Mother's Home Economics! Ellen Wilson: Religion, Social Issues and Reform Skill: Middle School Time Required: Three to five class periods Standards Compliance Introduction: Ellen Wilson was a very progressive woman for her time; she went alone to study art in New York City and supported progressive ideas and causes all her life. One part of the Progressive Era that is not studied very much is the emergence of Home Economics as a study and a teaching field. Objectives: Students who participate in this activi...

10. A Settlement House Hall of Fame
...nuity, and Change -+ NCSS Strand 5 Individuals, Groups, and Institutions -+ NCSS Strand 10 Civic Ideals and Practices -+ NCTE Standard 1 Students read fiction, nonfiction, classic, and contemporary works to acquire information for various purposes. -+ NCTE Standard 7 Students conduct research by generating ideas, questions, and problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data. -+ NCTE Standard 8 Students use a variety of technology and information resources to gather, synthesize, and communicate knowledge. -+ NCTE Standard 11 Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical member...