Roaring Twenties Assignment Due Monday, April 7th (B) and Tuesday, April 8th (A)

Select 10 visuals/pictures that represents the "Roaring Twenties" with summaries describing each images.

Examples of link provided below:

• http://www.google.com/search?q=roaring+twenties&safe=active&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=-a46U9u8L8mvsQSrw4GYBg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=667&surl=1

• http://www.google.com/search?q=roaring+twenties&safe=active&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=-a46U9u8L8mvsQSrw4GYBg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=667&surl=1#q=flappers&safe=active&surl=1&tbm=isch

• http://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties

Primary Source Document Activity: DUE THURSDAY 11/21 (B) and FRIDAY 11/22 (A) BE PREPARED TO PRESENT

Select and Search 10 images regarding the following below:

1. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
2. Progressive Era / Progressive Movement / Progessive Era Reforms
3. Muckrakers Of The Progressive Era (Jacob Riis, Lincoln Steffens, etc)

QUESTIONS (Bring in 10 visuals on the Progressive Era)

1. Explain what each image represents. (1 paragraph)
2. Compare the images to today's society and what conclusions can be drawn. (1 paragraph)

Example Links:

• http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=the+progressive+era&qs=n&form=QBIR&pq=the+progressive+era&sc=0-0&sp=-1&sk=&adlt=strict
• http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Progressive+Era+Reforms&FORM=RESTAB&adlt=strict
• http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=the+progressive+movement&FORM=HDRSC2&adlt=strict

Politcal Cartoon Interpretation HW Due 10/ 8(B day) - 9(A day)

 

As industrialization spread in the late 1800s, American businesses grew in size and complexity. A few businesses, such as

John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company, became giants. Rockefeller worked to control all aspects of oil production. Standard Oil drove rivals out of business and dominated the U.S. oil industry. Critics were alarmed at the wealth
and power the company possessed. The cartoon below appeared in Puck magazine on September 7, 1904

Please answer the following questions!

1. Why do you think the cartoonist used an octopus to represent Standard Oil?

2. Which buildings is the octopus grabbing? What is the message the cartoonist wants to

convey?
3. How do you think the artist wanted people to react to this cartoon?

Bosses of the Senate
This frequently reproduced cartoon, long a staple of textbooks and studies of Congress, depicts corporate interests–from steel, copper, oil, iron, sugar, tin, and coal to paper bags, envelopes, and salt–as giant money bags looming over the tiny senators at their desks in the Chamber. Joseph Keppler drew the cartoon, which appeared in Puck on January 23, 1889, showing a door to the gallery, the "people’s entrance," bolted and barred. The galleries stand empty while the special interests have floor privileges, operating below the motto: "This is the Senate of the Monopolists by the Monopolists and for the Monopolists!"
Keppler’s cartoon reflected the phenomenal growth of American industry in the 1880s, but also the disturbing trend toward concentration of industry to the point of monopoly, and its undue influence on politics. This popular perception contributed to Congress’s passage of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act in 1890.

 Interpret the "Bosses of the Senate" cartoon and write a 1 page paper summary. Include text support via book/ internet sources.
 

 

Political Cartoon
 

 1. What image suggest Rockefeller's wealth and power?
2. how does this depiction of Rockefeller contrast with his position as a generous philanthropist?

See page 469 in the text

 

The Rise of Big Business

http://www.fasttrackteaching.com/burns/Unit_3_Industry/Review_Inventors_Industrialists.html
http://www.fasttrackteaching.com/burns/Unit_3_Industry/U3_Vocabulary.html


Please answer the following questions below.

Section I - The Fight for the West - page 438 -443 Due: 9/30 & 10/1

Bring in pictures and explain the significance of each of the following.

1. Sitting Bull
2. George Armstrong Custer
3. Chief Joseph
4. Geronimo
5. Battle of  Little Big Horn
6. Dawes Act

The American West -Chapter 13, pages 436 - 453 Due: October 7th and 8th, 2013

Task:

This performance task will count as a test grade.

 

It is said that you cannot understand someone until you walk a mile in their shoes.  You are living in the West in the late 1800’s.  Choose from one of the following people:

 

1. Native American Plains Indians

2. Miner

3. Railroader

4. Rancher/Cowboy/Vaquero

5. Farmer

6. Vigilante in a Boom Town

7. Immigrant Railroad Worker

 

Write a three minute speech that you will present to the class describing what life is like for you.  Visual aids must be used in your presentation.  Some ideas for visual aids are but are not limited to:

1. Dress up in costume the day of your presentation

2. Bring in artifacts or props that relate to your character

3. Bring in a poster with photographs and pictures

4. Build a model

5. Create a Powerpoint Presentation

 

*You must have at least three different sources for your project, and they must be listed for the teacher to see on your written report. 

 

The speech you present may be in the form of an interview or an acting skit.  Your presentation may include but is not limited to the following information:

1.  What is a typical day in the life for you?

2.  What kinds of foods do you eat, and how do you get your meals?

3.  Where do you live, what kind of shelter?

4.  What is the weather like where you live?

5.  Why did you move West?  What are your goals and dreams?

6.  What do you do in your leisure time? 

7.  Where do you see yourself in ten years from now?

8.  Is life hard for you?  Do you plan on getting help from anyone?

Classdojo.com Daily Behavioral Records

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