Progressive Reform DBQ

DO NOT COPYTopic: Progressive Reform DBQ

Objective: Students will be able to begin the writing process for the Progressive Reform Mini-DBQ

Do Now: What questions or difficulties did you have while completing the document packet?

HW: Typed Rough Draft of Mini-DBQ due IN CLASS ON FRIDAY!

Document A

Document B

Document C

Document D

Document E

Rough DraftDUE: Friday, January 9th IN CLASS!

Typed and PrintedEmail to mwhitham@bostonpublicschools.org by Friday at 8:15 am to be printed

Creating ClaimsDBQ Prompt: Describe and evaluate the progressive reforms during the early 1900s that had the greatest impact in American society

Progressive Reform Mini-DBQHistorical context (cite the textbook, the background essay, notes, handouts, etc.): background knowledge about the

conditions in societyIntroduce Progressivism and its importance

Body ParagraphsTopic sentence: introduce reform and its importance

Evidence: from the documents examined

Analysis/Reasoning: What did Progressives accomplish to bring about a positive change and how did it impact society.

Introduce quotes with the formal name of the document example: According to Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle “…” (Document D).

Be specific about the reform: example “child labor” should be National Child Labor Committee.

FORMAL, ACADEMIC Writing required, avoid personal statements, and contractions

Linking/Concluding sentence: close the paragraph by generally stating the impact of the reform and/or linking to the next paragraph

MLA Format: Heading, Header, title, in-text citations, work cited page (page 43 in agenda book)