Reform Movements

Kansas Progresses into New Century

Chapters 8 and 9

 

 

 

Chapter 8 Objectives:

·        The students will recognize examples of when KS is in the forefront of change

·        The students will identify important inventions that moved KS into the progressive Era

·        The students will describe the reasons for the temperance movement in KS.

·        The students will identify and illustrate important terms dealing with KS reform

·        The students will describe the populist movement and the rise of the People’s Party

·        The students will recognize the conflict between farmers and bankers, the railroad, and big business.

 

 

 

Chapter 8 Activities:

·        Four Corners Activity

·        Wizard of Oz Symbolism

·        Vocabulary Choices

·        Guided Reading

·        ISN Assignments

 

 

 

Chapter 8 Incomplete Outlines:

·        The Progressive Era

·        The People’s Party

 

 

 

Chapter 9 Objectives:

·        The students will analyze the working conditions of factory workers during the 1900s

·        The students will identify the problems with child labor during the early 1900s.

·        The students will recognize the need for child and health reforms in KS during the progressive era.

·        The students will discover how new inventions changes the lifestyle of many Kansans

·        The students will identify the ways in which KS contributed to WWI.

 

 

 

Chapter 9 Activities:

·        The Jungle

·        Child Labor

·        ISN Assignments

 

 

 

Chapter 9 Incomplete Outline:

·        The Great War

 

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