Progressive Reformers

In order to learn about the Progressive Movement, we took advantage of the history of the city in which we live. Many of the Progressive Reformers were from New York, including Jacob Riis and Teddy Roosevelt. We looked at pictures and video clips–from the PBS Series, New York–of the city’s conditions in the 1800s and learned about movements to reform the tenements, sweatshops, and education system. Students also worked on an immigration project, in which they interviewed a modern day immigrant and then presented their story to the class, comparing modern day immigration to the groups that came through Ellis Island at the turn of the century.

Mrs. Lapp

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Topics: 11Eleventh Grade
Date: Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 2:57 pm