Essential Question: Were the Progressives successful in reforming the social, political and economic problems in America?

Your Task: In small groups, construct a site within this website that: I have already provided the pages in which you will edit and modify for this project. Refer to the guidelines below: 

a. provides a thesis with regard to the question and the area of reform you are assigned ( Line of reasoning) ( Historically defensible) 

b. provides an effective overview of the problem Progressives were tackling (Must be written in complete sentences ( 4 sent. Min) 

c. provides several examples of legislation or amendments ( at least 3) that were enacted to solve this problem

d. identifies key figures in the reform movement and explains their goals/tactics for reform ( at least 3)

e. connects the movements of the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era to the Civil Rights Movements ( 60's-70's)- Look for similar trends or events that best connect. ( at least 2)

What to Incorporate on Our Class  GOOGLE site :

A. Guidelines listed above

B. Significant Images that relate to your topic: Political Cartoons, Photographs etc. 

C. Primary Source documents, embedded videos ( Make sure they are short nothing longer than 3 min)

D. Citations for sources used: This includes all photographs, Political Cartoons etc. Any resources you used must be cited. A min of 5 sources should be used but you may explore more resources. Avoid Wikipedia- Could impact the accuracy of your content. 

Note about what NOT to do:

1. Do not cut and paste large chunks of information to your site. Use your own words and bullet point your major points. Make your google site page Clear to understand by your Peers! Make sure your content is historically accurate! 

2. Avoid film clips that are longer than three minutes.

3. Avoid Plagiarism: This google site will be published be aware of what you are publishing on this google site. 

In an effort to go semi-green and have constant access to group presentations and work, I'm asking you to post your collaboration on the Progressive Era to this Google site. It's easy! Now that I've shared this page, you can go to the edit function and work on your page.

Basic requirements include incorporation of the resources given to you, (images, primary source documents and note sheets), but I also encourage you to embed videos, narration and other bells and whistles to make your page more inviting. Play with the functions!