1. Calling All Muckrakers The Progressive Era

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 1. Calling All Muckrakers: The Progressive Era
As Industrialism swept through the nation, America became inundated with a
multitude of societal injustices.
Children were forced to work long hours in factories for little pay;

                             immigrants lived in
                            overcrowded, disease-
                             infested tenements;




                                                              factories had no
                                                             safety regulations;
                                   monopolies ruled the
                                     markets at the
                                                                                    state and local governments
                                     expense of the
                                                                                    were led by corrupt officials;
                                       consumer.
                                   In the midst of all these troubles, a new era of reform, known a Progressivism,
                                   emerged. At the core of the movement were journalists who sought to expose
                                   the dirty truths to the American public. Their investigative style became
  food was not inspected;          known as MUCKRAKING, and their legacy continues today...
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     2. PROJECT TASK
TO: Staff Writers
    (Nelli Bly, Jacob Riis, Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, John
    Spargo, Lincoln Steffens)
    FROM: Samuel McClure, Editor                                •   Nelli Bly-Triangle Factory Fire
    RE: Next Issue of McClure's Magazine                            Jacob Riis-Tenement Housing
    Our society has fallen into the depths of                       Upton Sinclair-Public Health (Meat
    despair. We must expose the multitude                           Packing Industry)
    of injustices that inflict our nation to the public             Ida Tarbell-Corruption of Big
    so that we can initiate reform. Our next issue is
    critical-we need to include compelling stories that             Business
    will create public outrage. I have compiled a list of           John Spargo-Child Labor
    stories that I want you to cover:                               Lincoln Steffens-Corruption of
                                                                    Political Officials
Please see the process and resources pages
   for more information on how to complete
   your assignment.

     Sincerely,


     Samuel McClure
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3. Process
1) Meet with your team and each person
   will assume the role of one of the
   "Muckraker" journalists.

2) Each of you will investigate your
   journalist and the topic that Samuel
   McClure, Editor of McClure's Magazine,
   has assigned to you. You will write an
   article (at least one-typed page), include
   some sort of visual (photograph,
   drawing, cartoon, etc), and a quick bio of
   your journalist (4-5 sentence
   paragraph).

3) After conducting your research, write your
    article, journalist bio, and find a visual
    aid.
4) As a group, design the layout of the
    magazine issue.


Click Here to find: Questions to Consider
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4. Resources
            • General Resources:
     http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=598
             http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jmuckraking.htm
                    http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decade10.html
        Nelli Bly
        Biography:
        http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAWbly.htm
        Assignment-Triangle Factory Fire
        http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/
        http://newdeal.feri.org/library/d_4m.htm

      Jacob Riis
      Biography:
       http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/1900/peopleevents/pande11.html
      Assignment-Tenement Housing
      http://tenant.net/Community/LES/jacob4.html
      http://www.masters-of-photography.com/R/riis/riis.html
      http://mohawk.k12.ny.us/progressive/riis1.htm


        Upton Sinclair

        Biography:
        http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jupton.htm
        Assignment: Public Health (Meat Packing Industry)
        http://mohawk.k12.ny.us/progressive/sinclair1.html
        http://www.boondocksnet.com/editions/jungle/jungle_060609.html
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5. Resources
       Ida Tarbell

       Biography:
       http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/peopleevents/p_tarbell.html
       Assignment-Corruption of Big Business
       http://mohawk.k12.ny.us/progressive/tarbell1.html
       http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/sfeature/sf_6.html
       http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/sfeature/sf_7.html


         John Spargo
         Biography:
         http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5571
         Assignment-Child Labor
         http://mohawk.k12.ny.us/progressive/spargo1.htm
         http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/index.html




         Lincoln Steffens
         Biography:
         http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jsteffens.htm
         Assignment-Political Corruption
         http://mohawk.k12.ny.us/progressive/Steffens1.htm
         http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=211


                     Project Rubric Progressive GRADING RUBRIC.docand Evaluation
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6. Reflection
After engaging in this activity, you
   undoubtedly know more about the
   social issues that Muckrakers were
   concerned with during the Progressive
   Era. Here are some thoughts and
   questions for further consideration:

1) How did the American public respond
   to the Muckrakers' articles?

2) How did the government respond to
   the Muckrakers' articles?

3) What laws were enacted as a result of
   the Muckrakers' exposure of societal
   flaws?

4) What would it be like if the
   journalists during the Progressive era
   had not published their stories?