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=Mike's Lesson Page Teacher Side=

Mike's Teacher Lesson Page (Student Side)


 * Lesson Title:** Boston's Progressive Leaders


 * Author:** Michael Lightbody


 * Unit Title:** Progressive Age


 * Grade Level(s):** Grade 10 U.S. History II


 * Age Levels(s):** 16-17


 * Subject Area:** United States History 1865-Present

What issues did Progressives focus on, and what helped energize their cause? How did Progressives try to reform Society? How did Progressives reform government at the State and Local Levels?
 * Essential Questions:**

Students will analyze the three areas of reform used to ease the suffering of the urban poor, improving unfair and dangerous working conditions, and reforming government at the federal, state, and local levels.
 * Unit Goals:**

Students will analyze how women during the Progressive Era campaigned for reforms in education, children's welfare, temperancen and sufferage

Analyze Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal along with the power of the presidency to push for progressive reforms in business and enviormental policy

Analyze Progressive reforms made by Taft and Wilson in the area of business, banking and women's rights

Students will be able to explain the three areas of focus Progressives focused on to improve the lives of the urban poor. Students will be able to explain how George Schigliano was able to help Italian Immigrants assimilate to the USA
 * Objectives:**

USII.8 Analyze the origions of Progressivism and important Progressive leaders, and summarize the major accomplishments of Progressives
 * Curriculum Standards:**

Newspaper Articles, Text book, notebook, chart paper, markers, tape, worksheets
 * Materials/Resources:**

Ten Days...October 4 to October 18
 * Timeframe:**

Students will be able to mark-up text, write summaries, paraphrase notes, work in groups, examine primary and secondary sources, Interpret time lines and political cartoons, Determine main idea and details, interpreting maps, cause and efect, identify points of view, rank and identify problems and solutions
 * Student Foundational Skills:**


 * Learning Activities and Organizational Notes:**

ASSESSMENT Questions for Pre/Post test 16, 18, 32, 4, 19, 37, 2
 * Lesson Assessments:**

Lesson is designed to be used as a comparative to Boss Tweed and Tammary Hall politics. Students can compare that Tweed used immigrants to gain power and provide essentials for votes, Scigliano was a Progressive who fought for rights of immigrants and protected them from the likes of William Tweed.
 * Teacher Notes:**