20th/Raffel 2019 Progressive Reformer Research Project & Essay

Directions: The Progressive Era (1890-1920) was made up of a series of political and social movements, each aiming in one way or another to reform society and help underprivileged people. Although groups and organizations carried out these movements, individuals played powerful roles in defining the character of those reform efforts. Your task is to present a slideshow that describes the goals and activities of one particular reformer. We will cover the following reformers:

Margaret Sanger Ida B. Wells Jane Addams Jacob Riis Lincoln Steffens Ida Tarbell

Your presentation must be organized as follows:

A. Biography of the individual – Present information about the person’s life that help explains your person’s success or failure as a reformer (such as family background, educational background and professional experiences.). This should be the shortest portion of the presentation. B. Their “cause” or area of interest – What did they seek to reform or improve? What issues were they concerned with? Use your textbook as a reference. C. A summary of their proposed solution – What kind of changes did s/he want to make? What were the main principles behind his/her actions? What actions did s/he take? Include references to any influential writings or organizations. D. Their achievements – successes or failures – Did they achieve any success in their pursuits? What reforms were carried out as a result of their actions? Not all of the reformers were successful during their lifetimes; in several instances, decades passed before the reform was successfully carried out. E. An explanation of how the reformer fits into the Progressive Era – How did they contribute to the overall goals of the Progressive Era? How did this individual reflect Progressive ideals?

II. Research, Sources and Bibliography

To find information about your muckraker, you must consult: (1) A specialized encyclopedia (which the librarians will discuss); (2) A second secondary source of your choice (NOT the INTERNET or your textbook) and (3) The primary source that you use for your analysis. You should use 3-4 sources for this project. Your textbook and random internet sites DO NOT count as sources. Try to use a full-length chapter book for #2 if you can. Your presentation must include a bibliography/Works Cited page. Use MLA version 8 conventions to document your research. See the model bibliography at the end of this packet. For more information:

1. Go to the LS library web page (http://www.lsrhs.net/library/default.html) and select “Research” and then “Citation & Plagiarism.” 2. There is also information about MLA version 8 on the class website. 3. You are welcome to use an on-line resource such as Easybib as well. Make sure you are using MLA 8 4. The LS library web page also has a “Class Projects” tab. Select the tab and look for our class. You will find some resources there appropriate for this project.

Research Guidelines for Primary Sources:

1. Find the secondary source(s) first. Learning a bit about your muckraker will provide some context for finding an appropriate primary source. You will have to read through the muckraker’s books/published works to find a good primary source. Remember how we defined primary sources at the start of the year! 2. Remember that your primary source must be from the era of this assignment (1890-1920). 3. Do not quote 2-3 random pages from a muckraker’s book. A few well-chosen passages will much more effective. For example, if you are researching Ida Tarbell, try to find a description of unfair business practices from A History of Standard Oil. Lincoln Steffens researchers should find examples/descriptions of government corruption from The Shame of the Cities or his autobiography. The Steffens cartoon where he says “I have seen the future and it works,” (a reference to the Soviet Union in the 1930s) is not a primary source and says little about him. 4. Depending on your muckraker, illustrations might be appropriate, but in most cases you will be using written passages. 5. In general, you should use books to find a primary source. If you can find the full text of a book through Google books, you may access the book online, but using Google is very cumbersome. An alternative for finding a primary source is the Annals of America, which is available online through the LS library website. 6. If you are unclear about what a primary source is, please see me.

Progressive Reformers: Group Assignments Block 2: Block 5: Jacob Riis Kieran F Lucas B Nicco G Aidan B Helen G Sabina P Jaden M Evan G Cole S Ida Tarbell Jack T Holly A Tarkan A Mika T Rachel T Dylan G Casey L Trevor C

Jane Addams Will R Sabrina R Isabella C Celeste C Shafeena U Tyler C Ainsley M Oliva C Adam M Ida B. Wells Michael C Luke T Ben D Andreas M Ellie G Sydney A Gordon K Leah K

Margaret Sanger Lauren T Madeline H Akim A Rebecca C Lucas S Augie R Natalie K Ben T Rachel H Lincoln Steffens Kala B Noah B Josh G Katy R Abby S Diane K Gustavo M Cecelia S Elijah C

Project “Dos” and “Do Nots:” Do: Do Not: • Use Google Slides. • Ask the class to read through long primary • Be creative. Use visuals—pictures, sources. Edit your source and put it in graphics from the time. Make them large context for the class. to be seen. You may cite your images • Put too much text on a slide. using a separate list. • Wait until the last minute to start. Both the • Remember that your peers need time need research and the presentation will take time to process the information you present, so and you will be graded on both! please speak slowly and loudly. • Turn in work late—besides losing points, • Use a large font (at least 20 you will be responsible for making copies of point) for the text on your your materials for the class. slides. • For slides with text, have a clear/bright background for easy reproduction. • Organize your group assignments carefully—everyone should be involved with the research AND the presentation.

About Group Work: Learning to work with other people is a skill. To make sure that everyone contributes to this project, the last slide of your presentation (after your bibliography) should list the slides each person made and the resources each person consulted.

The expectation is for each person in the group to contribute about equally to the final project; if there is a notable difference in output between people in the group, grades within the group will vary. In other words, the people that do the most work will get the best grade, while the folks that do less will earn a lower grade. It is possible for one person in the group to get an A and one person to get an F. Getting a zero on this project will make it very difficult to pass for either the quarter or the semester.

In addition, your group should divide up the sources rather than the individual points. If you try to break the project up by the bullet points, your final project is likely to be incomplete. Once everyone has read some of the sources, as a group you should complete the tasks together. Everyone in the group is responsible for the accuracy of the information you present to the class.

Turning in the Project: You will submit this assignment by sharing the presentation with me through Google. My email address is: james [email protected]

2019 Project Schedule: Task: Block 2: Block 5: Library Days, Research: 09/23 09/25 09/24 09/26 (Report to Library Classroom B324) 09/24 09/25 Project Due 09/27 09/27 (including bibliography): Late work penalized 10 points per school day until turned in.

The Progressive Era Reformer Project Rubric (see comment about group work above) Needed Poor/Incomplete Good Excellent Improvement Audience has Group presents Group presents Audience cannot difficulty following information in information in Organization understand presentation presentation because logical sequence logical sequence (10 Points) because there is no presentation jumps which audience can which audience can sequence of information. around. follow. follow. Information group Group demonstrates Group is presents is mostly Group does not have full knowledge Content uncomfortable with accurate. Group is grasp of information; (more than required) Knowledge information; there not able to answer group cannot answer of all points with in- (60 points) may be some errors in all questions / offer questions about subject. depth explanations information. elaborations during and elaboration. presentation. Group used visuals Group occasionally to reinforce screen Visuals related to used visuals that text and Group used no visuals. text and rarely support text presentation. Visuals/ Repetitive with little or no presentation. and presentation. Very original Creativity variety; insufficient use of Some originality Little or no variation; presentation of (10 points) multimedia (for apparent; good material presented material; uses the campaigns) variety and blending with little originality unexpected to full of materials/media or interpretation advantage; captures audience's attention

A Primary Source is A primary source Primary Source is included in the Primary Source appears in the Works effectively described No primary source presentation, but is and Analysis Cited page, but is with appropriate included in the project. not effectively or (10 points) used in a random / context and analyzed analyzed in the haphazard way. during presentation. presentation.

Bibliography Bibliography No bibliography submitted with Bibliography largely follows all submitted with Research & numerous errors follows correct conventions assignment and/or Bibliography and/or research does conventions; some accurately and research largely fails to (10 Points) not fully complete gaps in research research completely meet assignment assignment requirements. meets assignment requirements requirements. requirements.

Late work penalized 10 points per school day until turned in.

Important Information Regarding Citations:

Preparing a Works Cited Page:

Citing Books: http://www.easybib.com/guides/citation-guides/mla-8/cite-book-mla-8/

Citing Information From Databases: http://www.easybib.com/guides/citation-guides/mla-8/cite-database-mla-8/

Information Regarding Parenthetical Citations:

Easy Bib: http://www.easybib.com/guides/citation-guides/mla-format/how-to-cite-a-parenthetical-citations-mla/

Purdue University Online Writing Lab (copy and paste link into your browser if link fails to load): https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_in_t ext_citations_the_basics.html

Citing primary sources that appear in other sources/anthologies: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-8MzGYASbYGN0V1T3VPZkI4RTA/view

Model Essay: Very Important! A model essay with correct parenthetical citations and a properly constructed bibliography: https://style.mla.org/app/uploads/sites/3/2016/11/DeSouza_paper_final.pdf

LS Library Resources:

Wiki: https://library.lsrhs.net/progressive-reformers-raffel/