USH.27
The Muckrakers
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LENGTH
20 Minutes
GRADES
5
6
7
8
CAPABILITIES
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Spanish Language Support
Text-to-Speech Support
Saves Progress
Description
Use your journalistic abilities to uncover multiple corrupt truths during the Reformist Era in America!
Vocabulary Words
lynching
labor
Theodore Roosevelt
Mother Jones
W.E.B. DeBois
Ida B. Wells
NAACP
Ida Tarbell
Booker T. Washington
Upton Sinclair
Mary G. Harris Jones
smear campaign
John D. Rockefeller
meatpacking industry
Upton Sinclair
Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about The Progressive Era. Suitable for Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
Main Concepts
Identify major legislative reforms of the era, such as the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act.
Reflect on how public opinion was shaped by mass media, including political cartoons, newspapers, and exposés.
Explain Booker T. Washington’s approach to African American advancement and how it differed from other reformers.
Assess the contributions of African American leaders like W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. Wells to the fight for racial equality.
Evaluate the role of women in the Progressive Era, including their contributions to labor rights, suffrage, and social reforms.
Describe how child labor, poor working conditions, and labor strikes spurred calls for workplace reforms.
Analyze how muckrakers like Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair exposed societal problems and influenced government action.
Explain the goals of the Progressive movement and the major areas they sought to reform.
Interpret how political machines and corruption were challenged by reformers.
Discussion Questions
Before the Game
What do you think a Muckraker is? What is the purpose of investigative reporters? What is the role of government to protect its citizens, is it only about foreign invaders?
After the Game
Why do you think that the Muckrakers were important? What can you see today that resulted because of the work of the Muckrakers?
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Game Details
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