The+Progressive+Movement


 * __UNIT TITLE__ - The Progressive Movement- Unit 4 __GRADE- 11__

__DESIGNED BY__- Michael Ross __DATE___ - 8/24/10 || __**New York State Learning Standards**__ - 1, 4, 1.2, 4.1, 2, 3. || -Who were the Progressives and what were their goals? -Was the progressive movement a success? -How did U.S. foreign policy change radically from the late 1800's through WWI? -What were the causes/effects of the U.S.'s involvement in global Imperialism? -How did the actions of Presidents Theodore roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson increase both the power of the US, amd the power of the presidency? || -How business monopolies restricted competition and controlled consumer prices. -That Big Business had such great power, that workers (including children) were treated harshly, and endured hardships including unsafe conditions. -That huge immigration to urban industrial cities led to crime, congestion and unsanitary living conditions. -That the unchecked power of local governments, and lack of State or federal responses led to political corruption at the expense of the general population, and that Progressives were able to affect changes to help reduce political corruption. -That social issues, such as temperence, women's rights and suffrage, and the rights of African Americans were addressed during this time period. -How the U.S. policy of isolationism changed with Imperialism and U.S. expansionism into Latin America and Southeast Asia. -The causes of WWI, and why the U.S. became involved in it.
 * Stage 1 – Desired Results ** ||
 * __Goal/Purpose of Unit-__ Understand how Urbanization and Industrialization affected American Society, and the effects associated with those changes. Understand why the Reform Movement started, and how the government responded.
 * __Goal/Purpose of Unit-__ Understand how Urbanization and Industrialization affected American Society, and the effects associated with those changes. Understand why the Reform Movement started, and how the government responded.
 * Enduring Understandings- Students will understand that with the end of the Civil War, and the movement away from an agrarian society to an industrial society, problems arose, and reform movements forced the government to address negative conditions in the workplace, in society, and in government itself. Students will also understand how the rapid rise in U.S. industry made our nation a world power, causing conflicts abroad as well. || Essential Question(s) - What were the pressures for reform that led to the Progressive Movement?
 * __**Knowledge**__ **Students will know.....**

__**CONCEPTS/People-**__ Reform Progressives/Muckrakers Upton Sinclair Suffrage Prohibition Trusts/Monopolies Conservation Direct Primaries/elections Child labor Booker T. Washington W.E.B. Du Bois Elizabeth Cady Stanton Jane Addams Theodore Roosevelt/Trust Busting Panama Canal Big Stick Policy Jacob Riis Graduated Income tax Federal Trade Commission Open Door Policy Roosevelt Corollary/Monroe Doctrine Spanish-American War Nationalism/Militarism System of Alliances Wilson's 14 Points Traty of Versailles/Reparations League of Nations || Skills

Students will be able to…… - Define and apply the concepts in this unit, and construct thematic essays on important concepts. - Demonstrate knowledge of the causes and effects of the reform/progressive movements. - Interpret political cartoons and primary documents associated with this time period. - Demonstrate understanding of the causes and effects of WWI. ||
 * Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence ** ||
 * __**Pre-Assessment-**__ Prentice Hall Brief Review Unit pre-test KWL Chart __**Assessments-**__ Vocabulary Quizzes Section Reviews and short essays Castle learning Practice Regents test, DBQ and Thematic Essay __**Performance Task-**__ Cause and Effect Chart- WWI, Alliances in Europe __**Project Choices**__- A review of "The Jungle" and it's effects on government legislation ||
 * **Stage 3 – Learning Plan**_
 * **Stage 3 – Learning Plan**_

** Learning Experiences **

__**Required Materials for Unit:**__

__**Books**__Prentice Hall Brief Review U.S. History and Government Sinclair, Upton. //The Jungle// Riis, Jacob. //How The Other Half Lives//Web Connections __**Hippocampus**__ [] __**Discovery Streaming**__ [] []  __**Other Lessons on:**__  Social Settlement Movement Temperance and Prohibition Child Labor Government reform Environmental reforms Financial Reforms Regulation of Business Conservation Yellow Journalism Imperialism/New Territories Red Scare Treaty of Versailles   ||