Introduction
Hello and welcome to Chicago's grueling stockyards! During the early 1900's, the United States was heavily influenced by capitalism. You and your peers have read The Jungle by Upton Sinclair and the book laid the foundation as to how society was like during this harsh time period. The video linked below is an overview of the progressive era.
Task
This assignment is meant to be enjoyable and to further your knowledge of the progressive era. Your task for this assignment is to identify the strengths and weaknesses of capitalism and how it affects the social class that you are assigned during this time period. In order to receive credit, you must present a Google Slide presentation.
PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS:
- 10 slides minimum (including the cover slide)
- Images and visual representations must be appropriate to this time period
- Content and data must be accurate
Process
The class will be divided for this assignment. You and three others will be assigned into a group to complete this assignment.
As stated previously, your task is to create a Google Slide presentation about the wealthy/poor and how capitalism affected that social class. The amount of work must be distributed fairly and if anyone problems occur, send me an email and I will be sure to deduct points. You will be given the same grade as your group members for the overall project so be sure to do your best!
In order to guide you in the right direction, I have provided a list of links that will be able to assist you, if needed. You are able to use a variety of sources and not limited to the links provided. It is highly suggested that you have a good understanding of capitalism due to the questionnaire portion at the end of the presentation.
Progressive Era:
- https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/teachinger/glossary/progressive-era.cfm
- http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraid=11
- https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-history/period-7/apush-age-of-empire/a/the-progressive-era
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/progressive-era
Capitalism:
Evaluation
EVALUATION PROCESS
- You will be graded individually when it comes to participation
- however, the overall grade for the project itself will be the same
- You will be graded on the following:
| CATEGORY | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Time-Limit | Presentation is 5-6 minutes long. | Presentation is 4 minutes long. | Presentation is 3 minutes long. | Presentation is less than 3 minutes OR more than 6 minutes. |
| Comprehension | Student is able to accurately answer almost all questions posed by classmates about the topic. | Student is able to accurately answer most questions posed by classmates about the topic. | Student is able to accurately answer a few questions posed by classmates about the topic. | Student is unable to accurately answer questions posed by classmates about the topic. |
| Uses Complete Sentences | Always (99-100% of time) speaks in complete sentences. | Mostly (80-98%) speaks in complete sentences. | Sometimes (70-80%) speaks in complete sentences. | Rarely speaks in complete sentences. |
| Content | Shows a full understanding of the topic. | Shows a good understanding of the topic. | Shows a good understanding of parts of the topic. | Does not seem to understand the topic very well. |
| Posture and Eye Contact | Stands up straight, looks relaxed and confident. Establishes eye contact with everyone in the room during the presentation. | Stands up straight and establishes eye contact with everyone in the room during the presentation. | Sometimes stands up straight and establishes eye contact. | Slouches and/or does not look at people during the presentation. |
| Collaboration with Peers | Almost always listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group. Tries to keep people working well together. | Usually listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group. Does not cause \"waves\" in the group. | Often listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group but sometimes is not a good team member. | Rarely listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others in the group. Often is not a good team member. |
| Preparedness | Student is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed. | Student seems pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals. | The student is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking. | Student does not seem at all prepared to present. |
Conclusion
YOU FINISHED!
Hopefully this assignment helped broaden your knowledge about the progressive era and how the economic system affected the American society. I hope you enjoyed this assignment and The Jungle because this novel opened the eyes of many to the harsh realities of the corruption that was being withheld throughout the United States. Be thankful that the meat packing industry was exposed!
