Here are your assignments for the week. FYI, We are tentatively looking at a quiz/mini-test on Friday, on PROGRESSIVISM. Progressivism is covered in CHAPTER 17 of your textbook. CLICK HERE for a Presentation with all of the info that you will need about Progressivism (certainly enough to pass the exam).
The assignments...
Monday Night: Due Tuesday!
If you haven't set up your account, please click HERE to set up your account with POWER MEDIA PLUS. You will need this account, as sometimes you will be asked to watch videos for this class at home. DON'T WORRY! IT'S FREE! Enter the following passcode (copy and paste works best) yPNvYtchCh - If for some reason, you can't set it up, please come see me during afterschool, and we can set up your account.
2. Once you've signed into your account, click here to watch the video "America in the 20th Century: The Progressive Era."
3. After you've watched the video, click here and print out the PODCAST SHEET. Don't worry about the "AP US History" heading. I use this sheet for all of my classes. Watch the video again, but this time, fill out the sheet as you're watching it.
Tuesday: Due Wednesday
2. Watch the lecture again. This time, while you're watching the lecture, complete the PODCAST SHEET (the same one you used for the movie!)
3. Using what you've learned from the lecture, the video, and other resources you might find helpful, please identify the following KEY TERMS (vocab) and NAMES (ppl)
- Progressive Movement (Or "progressivism")
- Muckraker
- Suffrage
- Susan B. Anthony
- Theodore Roosevelt
- The Jungle
- NAACP
- Woodrow Wilson
- Clayton Anti-Trust Act
- Federal Reserve System
- Square Deal
- Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Wednesday: DUE THURSDAY
1. Using the lecture that you viewed last night for HW, your notes, and your knowledge of US History, answer the questions below. Each answer should contain some facts, and details, and should be between three (3) to five (5) sentences each. Please complete your assignments on looseleaf paper (in ink), or type on the computer.
- What were the problems the Progressives tried to fix?
- According to the Progressives, what caused these problems?
- Who were the MUCKRAKERS? What reasons might explain why they are so important?
- In your own words, describe a "political machine."
- Briefly explain how the "city manager" system worked?
- How did companies try to get around laws set up to protect workers?
- What was so important about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?
Thursday: Review for a QUIZ on Chapter 17 (Progressivism)
Friday: Begin working on your spring break assignment.
SPRING BREAK ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE MONDAY!!! MONDAY!!! MONDAY!!!
Choose one of the following, or BOTH, if you need to make up assignments.
1. Progressive Era Web Quest Click the link for a GOOGLE DOCS folder with all of the stuff that you need for the assignment!
