THE FINAL

Your final for this class will be based on Chapters 16, 17, and 18, The Progressive Era.. It will include a 5 paragraph essay.

It will be open notebook.

Progressivism on the National Stage

The reading notes for this chapter are due on Monday January 28th.

The processing assignment is due on Finals day and will be counted as 10 percent of your final grade. Turn in both the article and your paragraph.

Tomorrow's Children

This was made in 1934 as an education film.

1. What were the reasons why the authorities wanted sterilize the family?
2. What was different about Alice's case?
3. Is this about positive or negative eugenics, or both? Site evidence from the film to justify your answer?
4. What do you think the film maker's (Dr. Brooks) opinion was concerning forced sterilization? Why? Site evidence from the film to justify your answer?


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Homework

Due Tues Jan 22nd / Jan 23rd

 EUGENICS AND THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT

 Answer all questions, that are underlined and italicized

Forced Sterilization

War On The Weak

Eugenics and the Progressives

Remember our main question.

Who were the Progressives and how did they address the problems they saw?
Today you will analyze how something called eugenics was used in their pursuit.

What is Positive Eugenics?
What is Negative Eugenics?
How do these ideas fit into the progressive agenda?

An Operation

Use the information provided in this document to write a short (One Paragraph) story about Fred  Burr and what happened to him. Work with the partners at your table and be ready to share your “Story” in 12 minutes. This can be a narrative or first person account.

Please write your all names on the written copy you will turn in.

Due on 1/17 - 1/18

Finish the section 6 and the processing assignment for "The Progressives Respond" notebook guide.

January 11th - 16th

We have been studying how "The Progressives" responded to problems of the late 19th and early 20th century. All work is being done in class. No homework unless you have missed class, see chapter 17 resources on the right.

Video

The Unfinished Nation The Progressive Era

Set up your notebook to take notes identifying some specific things the "Progressives" did to try to solve some of the problems in the 3 of the areas we have studied.

1. Solutions to the problems in Cities and Workplaces
2. Solutions to the Problems in Politics
3. Solutions to the Problems in Society

Is the solution a government or private effort?

Writing An Investigative Newspaper Report

Have the rough draft of your article ready to share at the beginning of class on Tuesday 1/8 for 3rd and 4th period, Wednesday, 1/9 for 5th and 7th period.

Final draft due Thursday, 1/10 for 3rd and 4th period and  Friday 1/11 for 5th and 8th period.

THE LAST FEW WEEKS OF THE SEMESTER

During the last few weeks of the semester we will be studying Unit 5: The Progressive Era.

The last week of this this month is finals week and the last day of the term is is Friday, January 31st.
Your final in this class will consist of the Unit 5 test (50%) plus an open notebook test covering previous units.

You will only turn in your notebook one more time this semester, when you finish the open notebook portion of the final.

ALL LATE WORK MUST BE TURNED IN BY FRIDAY, JANUARY 11TH.