India's Independence Day

We must be the change we wish to see in the world.

Progressivism

SOCIAL WELFARE ECONOMIC REFORM
-Gospel of Wealth -Eugene Debs
-philanthropy -Ida Tarbell
-Social Gospel -Muckrakers
-YMCA, Salvation Army -scientific management
-Jane Addams -Henry Ford
-Florence Kelley -National Child Labor Committee
-Muller v. Oregon
MORAL GOVERNMENT
-Prohibition -1900 Hurricane
-WCTU -commission
-Anti-Saloon League -Council-manager
-Lewis Hine -initiative, referendum, recall
-Jacob Riis -17th amend.

Projects and Activities for US History

1. Political/Social cartoons are due with citation information and explanation:
-B Black day Tues. 9/28
-A Orange day Wed. 9/29

2. Turn of the Century Projects are due by end of class (we will be in the computer lab that day):
-B Black day Tues. 9/28
-A Orange day Wed. 9/29

US HISTORY COMPUTER LAB DAY

We are doing 2-3 activities in the computer lab on Wed./Thurs. 9/22-23. Sit with your partner(s)- check glass wall postings. You may chose to work by yourself.

1. Go to www.tenement.org and click on the virtual tour at the bottom of the page. On the opening page of the tour choose any 2 apartments to visit besides the ruin apartment (see circles with names at top of page). Fill in the chart with the information found in the readings. Note that livelihood means job- but some of the people worked out of their home.

2. With your partner choose a topic for your Turn of the Century Project:
-Science/Urban Life: Wright brothers, George Eastman, Frederick Law Olmsted, Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright
-Public Education: Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois
-Segregation/Discrimination: Ida B. Wells, Plessy v. Ferguson
-Mass Culture: History of Hershey, Coca Cola, Baseball, Coney Island, Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst mark Twain, History of Dept. stores, Fashion
Get topic approved and each person writes 1-2 pages of notes for research from approved sites due at end of class.

3. If time remains begin cartoon activity. Start at www.cagle.com/teacher/.

Service Learning Lists

Write 10 facts for any of the following categories that we may write around the school:

-poverty in the US
http://www.bread.org
www.urban.org
http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/poverty/


-environment
http://www.epa.gov/highschool/
http://www.kidsbegreen.org/
http://www.thegreenguide.com

-animals
www.humanesociety.org


-kids
http://www.heartsandminds.org
http://www.nccp.org
http://www.savethechildren.org//


When done make sure that you and your partner's name are on the lists and turn in. Then play www.freerice.org.