SEVENTH GRADE HISTORY 10/7-10/31, 2019 DR. FREEBERG Unit II: The Progressive Era During the Progressive Era, a small but powerful army of journalists, essayists, novelists, public speakers, organizers, and photographers arose to draw attention to the social problems of the Gilded Age. Their inspired efforts led to vital reform. Monday, 10/7: Introduction to the Progressive Era (Read “The Gilded Age Turns Progressive,” ch. 26, Hakim) Tuesday, 10/8: The Muckrakers (Read ch. 2, p. 311-315, Klee) (Humanities Block: Work on presentations) Thursday, 10/10: Urban Problems (Read ch. 10, “Growing Pains,” Klee) Monday, 10/14: *****No School: Work on Presentation Topic***** Tuesday, 10/15: Urban Reformers (Read ch. 3, “Urban Reformers,” Klee) Thursday, 10/18: Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle” (Work on Presentations) Monday, 10/21: John Muir and Wilderness Preservation (Read ch. 25, “In Wilderness is Preservation,” p. 134-138, Hakim) Tuesday, 10/22: Reform for African Americans (Read ch. 5, “Reform for African Americans,” Klee) Thursday, 10/24: Reform for African Americans, cont. (Work on presentations) Monday, 10/28: Women’s Suffrage (Read ch. 6, “Women’s Voting Rights,” Klee) (Humanities Block: Student Presentations) Tuesday, 10/29: Student Presentations, Review for Quiz Thursday, 10/31: Unit Quiz, Final Student Presentations The Progressive Era: Biographical Documentaries During this unit, you will research and produce a short, 3-4 minute documentary on the achievements of one of the following reformers. You may work singly or in pairs, but if you choose to collaborate, it will be essential that you and your partner complete a comparable amount of research and that you share the role of writing, recording, editing, etc. equitably. Time will be allotted to this project in class and humanities blocks, but you will also need to complete some elements of the project for homework. Reformers: Mother Jones Lewis Hines Jacob Riis John Muir Eugene Debs Jane Adams Upton Sinclair Ida B. Wells Ida Tarbell Susan B. Anthony Alice Paul W. E. B. Du Bois Nelly Bly Hellen Keller [email protected] 95 Dartmouth College Highway, Lyme, NH 03768 • 603.795.3111 • www.crossroadsacademy.org .