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 [email protected] 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)