Austin Brock

Progressivism Unit: Reforming Society

Lesson 4- Research Project
Readiness
1. Goals/Objectives/Standards
a. Goals: The students should be able to identify and explain the various events, people, reforms, and
terms that are important aspects of the Progressive era of United States History. They will also be
able to explain how these reforms impact the United States today.
b. Objectives: The students will spend the next three classes in the library doing research on their
progressive reformer/reform and putting together a presentation to present to the class.
c. Standards: USH.3.2 Explain the origins, goals, achievements, and limitations of the Progressive
Movement in addressing political, economic, and social reform. (Government; Economics;
Individuals, Society, and Culture) ISTE Standards: 1-4, 6
1. Anticipatory Set: We will discuss the requirements of the research project. Things like plagiarism, citing
sources, and the kind of sources they need to find for their presentation. Simply copying and pasting info
from websites will not be acceptable work.
2. Purpose: So you know what you are supposed to be doing to complete the project correctly.
Plan for Instruction
1. Adaptations: The students will be assigned to groups of different performance levels, and no one student
will be allowed to do the whole project. Each group member will be given a specific role to fill to give
each student guidance throughout the project. Throughout the project, my student-tutor and I will be able
to assist the students throughout the lesson. Each student will also be given a sheet with their
responsibilities and a rubric to help guide them throughout the project.
2. Lesson Presentation: At the beginning of the period (If not done in the previous class) the students will be
put into groups of 4 and a topic of research. Then the students will choose specific roles to perform
throughout the project. Then we will go down to the library to begin their research.
3. Check for Understanding: While the students work on their projects, I will go around to the groups and
make sure that the students know what they are doing and what their roles are.
4. Review Learning Outcomes: The students will keep their work in their Google Classroom allowing me to
check their work each day.
5. Independent Practice: Each student has their own role to perform for the group.
Plan for assessmentFormative Assessment: I will be able to check and observe the students work as I circulate around the library,
and when they save their work on Google Classroom.
Summative Assessment: The students will be graded on their finished PowerPoint.
Reflection and Post-lesson analysis
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How many students achieved the lesson objectives? For those who did not, why not?
What were my strengths and weaknesses?
How would I pace it differently?
Were all students actively participating? If not, why not?
What adjustments did I make to reach varied learning styles and ability levels?

Name_______________
Progressive Era Research Project
Research and prepare a PowerPoint about one of the following topics.
Potential Topics:
John Muir

Prohibition

Triangle Factory Fire

Jacob Riis

Upton Sinclair

Womans Suffrage

Political Corruption reform

Conservation reforms

Ida Tarbell

Jane Addams/Hull House

W.E.B. Dubois

Trust-Busting

REQUIREMENTS FOR RESEARCH: Wikipedia is not allowed to be used as a source. You should have at
least 5 sources, 3 sources of your choice and 2 books. All of your information must be cited with a citation slide
at the end of your PowerPoint.
ROLES- Each group member will choose 1 role to fulfill as we go through this project.
Overseer: This person takes charge of the project, keeping everyone on task and helps their group
members to complete their work.
Researchers: Two researchers will do the majority of the research that will be put into the PowerPoint
presentation. During the first day EVERYONE conducts research.
Recorder: This person is in charge of creating the PowerPoint, they will add all of the information that
the researchers and overseer finds to create the final product of your groups research.
Research Guide- The following should be covered by the research.
1. What is the background of your topic? (Who is the person you are discussing about? What was going on
to cause the reform?)
2. What did your topic try to do? Why was it important? (What reforms did your person fight for? What
was the reform meaning to do?)
3. How successful was your person or reform? (Did the person or reform achieve its goal or did they/it fail
to change anything?)
4. Did your reform/reformer change life for us today? Why or why not? (If it did, how has it changed life
for the United States? If it did not why was it not successful in the long term?)

Research Report : Progressive Era Research Project

Group Members Names:___________________________________________________________

CATEGORY

Quality of
Information

Information clearly
relates to the main
topic. It includes
several supporting
details and/or
examples.

Information clearly
relates to the main
topic. It provides 1-2
supporting details
and/or examples.

Information clearly
Information has little
relates to the main
or nothing to do with
topic. No details
the main topic.
and/or examples are
given.

Organization

Information is very
organized with wellconstructed slides
and subheadings.

Information is
organized with wellconstructed slides.

Information is
The information
organized, but slides appears to be
are not welldisorganized.
constructed.

Sources

All sources are

accurately
documented. The
group has 2 books
cited.

Most sources are

accurately
documented, and
has 2 books cited.

Only a few of the

sources are
accurately
documented, and
only has 1 book
cited.

The sources are not

accurately
documented, nor are
there 2 books cited.

Diagrams &
Illustrations

Images are neat,

accurate and add to
the reader's
understanding of the
topic.

Images are accurate

and add to the
reader's
understanding of the
topic.

Images are neat and

accurate and
sometimes add to
the reader's
understanding of the
topic.

Images are not

accurate OR do not
add to the reader's
understanding of the
topic.