This teacher resource packet covers a 5-day unit on using political cartoons to teach topics from the Progressive Era, including big business and trust busting, immigration and social justice, and conservation and women's rights. Each day focuses on a different topic and skills are reviewed on day 4 before a summative assessment on day 5. The packet also outlines New York State teaching goals for analyzing historical interpretations from different viewpoints and the evolution of American democratic values and beliefs.
This teacher resource packet covers a 5-day unit on using political cartoons to teach topics from the Progressive Era, including big business and trust busting, immigration and social justice, and conservation and women's rights. Each day focuses on a different topic and skills are reviewed on day 4 before a summative assessment on day 5. The packet also outlines New York State teaching goals for analyzing historical interpretations from different viewpoints and the evolution of American democratic values and beliefs.
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This teacher resource packet covers a 5-day unit on using political cartoons to teach topics from the Progressive Era, including big business and trust busting, immigration and social justice, and conservation and women's rights. Each day focuses on a different topic and skills are reviewed on day 4 before a summative assessment on day 5. The packet also outlines New York State teaching goals for analyzing historical interpretations from different viewpoints and the evolution of American democratic values and beliefs.
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Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
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Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
History 486 Teacher Resource Packet: The Progressive Era
Political Cartoons: An Under Valued and Underutilized Resource
Topics covered using Political Cartoons
Day 1 Big Business and Trust Busting Day 2 Immigration and Social Justice Day 3 Conservation and Women's Rights Day 4 Review of skills/preparation for quiz Day 5 Summative Assessment
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Assessment Skills learned Importance of Political Cartoons Benefits to students
New York State Teaching Goals
Consider different historians analyses of the same event or development in United States history to understand how different viewpoints and/or frames of reference influence historical interpretations. Analyze the development of American culture, explaining how ideas, values, beliefs, and traditions have changed over time and how they unite all Americans. Describe the evolution of American democratic values and beliefs as expressed in the Declaration of Independence, the New State Constitution, the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and other important historical documents.