Given background information, students will identify the social and economic impact of World War II on the American home front, such as the Great Depression, rationing, and increased opportunity for women and minority employment.

Given broad categories that describe the major goals of the progressive movement and general information about selected issues of the late 1800’s/early 1900’s, students will categorize the issues according to corresponding progressive era goals.

After analyzing primary and secondary resources about the child labor, the students should be able to draw conclusions about the need to reform child labor practices.

Students will describe how Upton Sinclair's The Jungle reflected issues of the Progressive Era.

Given information about Roosevelt’s Square Deal, students will create cause-and-effect diagrams to explain the reasons for and impact of selected reforms sponsored by the Roosevelt administration.

You will learn how to write an imaginative story that sustains reader interest and includes well-paced action, an engaging story line, and a believable setting.

You will learn how to write an imaginative story that develops interesting characters and believable dialogue.

You will learn how to write an imaginative story that uses literary strategies/devices to enhance style and tone.

You will learn how to write a personal narrative that has a defined focus and includes reflections about decisions, actions, and/or consequences.

Given the voting rights amendments, students will create an annotated time line that illustrates how voting rights have been extended to various groups of people throughout the history of the United States.

Given Supreme Court case summaries, students will compare and contrast the impact of the Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education decisions.

Given information about political reforms of the Progressive Era, students will evaluate the impact of those reforms.