Understand the effect of political programs and activities of the Progressives (e.g., federal regulation of railroad transport, Children’s Bureau, the 16th Amendment, Theodore Roosevelt, Hiram Johnson).
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Political Progress Lesson Plan
Unit Title: How do we pursue political progress?
California History/Social Science Standards
11.2 Students analyze the relationship among the rise of industrialization, large-scale rural to urban migration, and massive immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe. (California Department of Education, CDE)
9. Understand the effect of political programs and activities of the Progressives (e.g., federal regulation of railroad transport, Children’s Bureau, the 16th Amendment, Theodore Roosevelt, Hiram Johnson).
Essential Question: Were the political reforms of the 19th Century successful?
Political Progress
Regulate
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
Square Deal
Bull Moose Party
Populist Party
Direct Democracy
Hiram Johnson
Assessment: Newspaper Tabloid
Day 1
Time: 1.5 hours
Objective:
Understand the meaning of political progress
Research political goals of the Progressives
Assessment
Graphic Organizer
Discussion
Activity
Min.
Materials
Groups
Warm Up: What problems do you see in your community?Why do you think they exist?
10
Individual
Vocabulary
Read each word and sentence.
Draw a picture for each concept.
15
Vocabulary
Pairs
Assessment:
Taboo: Split class into groups of four.Give one student a vocabulary word.The student has one minute to get their group to say the word by explaining what it means.
15
Vocabulary words
Timer
Whole Class
Read Hiram Johnson Biography
Read Hiram Johnson Biography OR
Visit http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1984.html
20
Hiram Johnson Biography
Pairs
Character Analysis
Make a character analysis based on the reading.
20
Character Analysis
Student Sample
Pairs
3-2-1 Reflection
10
Sample
Pairs
HW:
Type up reflection to Ning.
Read and respond to two other posts on Ning
Ning
Day 2
Time: 1 hour
Objective:
Investigate whether political reforms were successful
Assessment
Quiz
Graphic Organizer
Discussion
Activity
Min.
Materials
Grouping
Warm Up:
What was the Progressive Movement?(5W’s, H)
What problems did Progressives see in their community?
10
Individual
Gallery Walk
30
PP
See Mean Matter Graphic Organizer
Pairs
Reflect and Share Out
10
Whole Class
Model Assessment
10
Student Samples
Rubric
Individual
HW: Create rough draft, Study for Test
Tabloid Template
Day 3
Time: 1.5 hours
Objective:
State opinion about social reforms in the 19th Century
Assessment
Graphic Organizer
Discussion
Essential Question: Were the social reforms of the 19th Century successful?
Activity
Min.
Materials
Grouping
Warm Up: Questions?
10
Individual
Quiz
10
Quiz
Individual
Production: Students have time to work on newspaper project.
50
Newspaper Template (PP)
Pairs
Exhibition: Students present their newspaper project to the class.