PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENTS

"Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation." Oscar Wilde.

We have spent the last two days working on stations that had to do with the Progressive Movement 1880's-1920. The categories were:

Suffragette Movement

Prohibition

Lynching

Worker Rights and Labor Unions

Big Business and Robber Barons

"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair on Food and Safety Conditions

Child Labor Laws

Factory Safety (Triangle ShirtWaist Company)

1. What do you feel are the three most important issues during this Progressive Movement.

2. Why did you pick them?

3. If you joined a Progressive Movement in 2012, what three issues would you take on and why?

PICTURE OF THE YEAR 2011

PICTURE OF THE YEAR!!

View the pictures from LIFE Magazine's 2011 in review.

Pick one picture that impacted you the most, write a

quick description and tell us why you picked the one you did.

Your explanation must be at least four sentences long!! Make sure

you pick a picture that truly "talks" to you.

The Year in review: Part Deux

On Wednesday we discussed important events for 2011. The four categories are:

1. National

2. World

3. Local

I dropped pop culture and added the following:

4. Best movie of 2011

Your job for today's blog is to pick the most important event from each category and tell us why you think it is the most important.

For full credit your blog should have at least two complete sentences for each category.