Progressive Café Invitation

You have been invited to the most stylin’ club in town, the Progressive Café, which intellectuals and artists from all walks of life frequent.

Essential Questions: What does it take to bring about change in America? What is progress?

Thinking Skills: Exhibiting imagination, curiosity and wonder through the senses.

In order to participate in our café you must do the following:

1)Research and become familiar with allof the individuals listed below. Use your packet as well as The American Pageant. For several individuals you will have to do a bit of outside research. Focus on their major goals and accomplishments as they relate to the Progressive Era (reforming society).

2)Complete the Progressive Café Worksheet (attached).

3)Write ONE creative component: (poem, dance, rap, artistic presentation or song) about your individual:Must be typed. Make sure to put your name on the front and your progressive’s name on the back.

4)Identify, during our café, which progressive each of your classmates represents.Hint: Include meat and be elaborate, don’t do haiku poems. DO NOT LIST YOUR PERSON’S NAME IN YOUR PERFORMANCE (keep it secret, only talk about him/her, we will be trying to identify who is who during the café.)

5)Note all aspects of this project must be completed the day of the café. The worksheet, participation and creative component will all be graded. Also you are welcome to bring food, refreshments and a positive attitude as well.

1) Margaret Sanger 745
2) Alice Paul, 711 & 745
3) Carrie Chapman Catt, 584 & 711
4) Jane Addams, 565, 567-68, 584,
670, 688
5) Florence Kelley, 568, 670
6) Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 583
7) Louis Brandeis
8) William James / 9) Upton Sinclair
10) John Muir
11) Ida Tarbell
12) Jacob Riis
13) Lincoln Steffens
14) Theodore Roosevelt
15) Woodrow Wilson, Ch 30
16) William Howard Taft
17) Gifford Pinchot / 18) Robert La Follette (WI)
19) David G Phillips (NY)
20) Hiram Johnson (CA)
21) Mary White Ovington
22) Dr. Alice Hamilton
23) Frances E. Willard, 586, 672
24) Lewis Hine
25) John Spargo
26) Eugene Debs
27) Frederick Taylor
28) Ida B. Wells
29) Ray Stannard Baker

Explanation of Creative Component:

Poem, Song or Rap about your progressive personality (#3 above) Choose ONE only.

Create a Poem, Song or Rap that includes at least SEVEN (7) specific details about your character. Insufficient detail and / or a less than polished, thorough poem, song or rapwill reflect negatively on your grade. MUST BE TYPED!!!DO NOT INCLUDE THE NAME OF YOUR CHARACTER IN THE POEM. Write your character’s name on the back and your name on the front. You will read or post the poem during the café and our class will have to guess which reformer you are.

Due Date: ______

Remember to bring the following on the day of the Café:

1.) Completed Worksheet2.) Creative Component (Poem, Song or rap)3. Refreshments

Use this page to prepare for the Progressive Café and Study for the test. Record names as well.

StudentProgressiveOther Info

1) Margaret Sanger (Birth Control Advocate) ______

2) Alice Paul (Women’s Suffragist) ______

3) Carrie Chapman Catt (Women’s Suffrage)______

4) Jane Addams (Hull House)______

5) Florence Kelley (Fought Child Labor)______

6) Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Women and Economics)______

7)Louis Brandeis (Brandeis Brief, working conditions for women)______

8) William James (Philosopher, Pragmatism)______

9)Upton Sinclair (Muckraker, Meat Packing Reform)______

10) John Muir (Conservation/ Preservation)______

11) Ida Tarbell (Standard Oil expose, Muckraker)______

12) Jacob Riis (Photographer and Muckraker)______

13) Lincoln Steffens (Muckraker and Cities)______

14) Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive Pres.)______

15) Woodrow Wilson (Progressive Pres.)______

16) William Howard Taft (Progressive Pres.)______

17) Gifford Pinchot (Conservationist)______

18) Robert La Follette (Progressive Gov., Wisconsin Idea)______

19) David G Phillips (Treason in the Senate)______

20) Hiram Johnson (CA Gov.)______

21) Mary White Ovington (Founder of NAACP)______

22) Dr. Alice Hamilton(Lead Poisoning)______

23) Frances E Willard (Temperance movement)______

24) Lewis Hine (Child Labor Photography)______

25) John Spargo (Writer about Child Labor)______

26)Eugene Debs (ARU and Socialist Party) ______

27) Frederick Taylor (Scientific management) ______

Progressive Café WorksheetYour (actual) name: ______

AP USMs. Buckley

Keep your character’s identity secret. This is a must! The class will guess at your persona.

Directions: You will research your character and adopt her or his persona during our café so that you can engage other “progressives” in conversation.You must answer these questions for credit. You may write on this sheet or type up your answers.NOTE: The energy and time you devote to preparation largely will determine your success. You must come with questions and conversation; this will enhance our learning and fun.

1)What vocation(s) did you follow? (education, law, journalism, politics, etc.). Explain.

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2)What was your background? Give a brief (VERY BRIEF) biography of relevant information. What made you become a progressive?

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3)List the problems that your character tried to solve. Why did you focus on these problems?

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4)What were your greatest contributions to the Progressive Movement? What were your solutions to the problems of the time?

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Turn Over

5)Social banter that your character might have used in conversation. – interests, friends and associates, enemies, or talents.

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6)Come up with 1-3 jokes/ that your character might have told. They must relate to issues or philosophies from the Progressive Era and must be appropriate. *You may also include any interesting stories or anecdotes related to your person if you cannot think of any jokes.

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7)Come up with 1-3 pick-up lines your character might have used at a social gathering. – They must be appropriate. *You may also include any interesting stories or anecdotes related to your person if you cannot think of any lines.

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Tips: Don’t overly stress, especially on the jokes and lines. Consider ones already in use and then tailor them to your persona. If you are stuck, find something about their life you think is interesting and use it.

DON’T forget the other creative portion (poem, song or rap).

DUE DATE: ______

Food or Beverage you are bringing in. ______