Lincoln - USH II Poster Project
Objective:
You will create a poster that illustrates one aspect of the Progressive Era. I will divide the class up so that these individual topics will all be covered. HOWEVER, you are welcome to swap topics - just let me know!
1. Suffrage movement
2. Temperance movement
3. Hull House, Chicago
4. President Roosevelt and his trust busting
5. NAACP
6. IWW / labor movement / 2 major strikes
7. Lewis Hine
8. Jacob Riis
9. Ida Wells-Barnett
10. Lincoln Stephens / Muckraker, Shame of the Cities
You will create a poster that illustrates one aspect of the Progressive Era. I will divide the class up so that these individual topics will all be covered. HOWEVER, you are welcome to swap topics - just let me know!
1. Suffrage movement
2. Temperance movement
3. Hull House, Chicago
4. President Roosevelt and his trust busting
5. NAACP
6. IWW / labor movement / 2 major strikes
7. Lewis Hine
8. Jacob Riis
9. Ida Wells-Barnett
10. Lincoln Stephens / Muckraker, Shame of the Cities
Requirements:
1. Each poster should have a MINIMUM of three photos or drawings about your topic.
2. A correct citation must be clearly placed under each photo or drawing.
3. Each poster should have a paragraph that summarizes the topic, and clearly states how the topic connects to the Progressive Era (1890-1913).
4. Your paragraph must be in your own writing. If you include facts, figures, etc., from a source, you must cite them.
5. Each poster should have at least ONE political cartoon about the subject. This may be difficult to find. If you cannot find an explicit cartoon, then include a general one about the Progressive Era.
1. Each poster should have a MINIMUM of three photos or drawings about your topic.
2. A correct citation must be clearly placed under each photo or drawing.
3. Each poster should have a paragraph that summarizes the topic, and clearly states how the topic connects to the Progressive Era (1890-1913).
4. Your paragraph must be in your own writing. If you include facts, figures, etc., from a source, you must cite them.
5. Each poster should have at least ONE political cartoon about the subject. This may be difficult to find. If you cannot find an explicit cartoon, then include a general one about the Progressive Era.
Resources:
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Search Destiny, the SPS district-wide online catalog, to find print and ebooks that can help you with your research.
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This ebook collection includes more than 400 encyclopedias and content-area reference sources - including a great history resource collection.
*Please stop by the library for the passwords needed to log in to GVRL & other online resources! |
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ABC-CLIO databases include:
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These 50+ databases include general and content area encyclopedias and other reference sources, scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, podcasts and videos. For this project,
use Biography in Context and U.S. History in Context to conduct your research.
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The Library of Congress offers a superb collection of photos, drawings and political cartoons. To find what you need:
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