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Schenectady City Schools
Grade 11
US History - Resource
The Progressive Era
Lesson Created by Kathleen Wallace
Email address wallaceka@schenectady.k12.ny.us
Schenectady High School – Schenectady City Schools
Lesson Description
The purpose of this lesson is to provide review for the
Progressive Era in the study of United States History
Student Objectives
The students will be challenged to:
 Demonstrate an understanding of what it meant to be part of
the progressive era.
Resources
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Computer Access
Notes on Progressive Era from Social Studies Class
Unitedstreaming site: http://www.unitedstreaming.com/studentcenter/index.cfm and code T9C8E-ABD3
NYS Learning Standards Skills and Processes
Social Studies
1.3. research and analyze the major themes and developments in New York State and United States history
(e.g., colonization and settlement; Revolution and New National Period; immigration; expansion and reform
era; Civil War and Reconstruction; The American labor movement; Great Depression; World Wars;
contemporary United States)
National Educational Technology Standards for Students
 select and use appropriate tools and technology resources to accomplish a variety of tasks and
solve problems. (5, 6)
 Exhibit legal and ethical behaviors when using information and technology, and discuss
consequences of misuse. (2)
Focus on Vocabulary
Free market
Stock
Dividends
Conglomerate
Free market
Gilded age
Andrew Carnegie
Process
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Go to the site: http://www.unitedstreaming.com/studentCenter/index.cfm. Put in the code T9C8E-ABD3
and your first and last name
Follow the directions given (Watch the video and take the quiz)
Extending the Lesson
Choose a topic from the Progressive Era and further research it.
Find and act out a part of the play that takes place in the Progressive Era.
Complete a related DBQ.
Assessment
The quiz given at the end of the video and the notes will assess whether the students completed the activities
appropriately.
Closure
Students will share what they learned from the video and how they could use the info in a DBQ given the next
day.
Credits and References
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The Progressive Era. United Learning. 2002.unitedstreaming. 8 March 2007
<http://www.unitedstreaming.com/>
"The Royal Family of America," 1902.. IRC. 2005.unitedstreaming. 27 March 2007
http://www.unitedstreaming.com/