Progressive Era Graphic Organizer- How to Create and Setup

STEP 1: GATHER YOUR SUPPLIES

For this graphic organizer, you will need the following supplies:

• 2 pieces of 8 1/2 x 14 paper 
• ruler
• pen or pencil
• scissors

STEP 2: FOLD YOUR PAPER

Fold both pieces of paper in half, hamburger style.  

STEP 3: CUT FIRST PIECE OF PAPER

On one piece of your paper (purple paper in the picture), use your ruler and measure one inch from the edge of the fold on both sides.  Cut to your mark on both sides.

STEP 4: CUT SECOND PIECE OF PAPER

Then, use your ruler on the other paper (the pink paper in this picture) to measure one inch from the edge of the fold on both sides.  This time CUT THE SECTION IN THE MIDDLE - DO NOT CUT THE EDGE. (It does NOT have to be perfect!)

STEP 5: PUT THE PAPERS TOGETHER

Fold the first piece (purple piece) in half, hot dog style. Insert it CAREFULLY into the other piece (pink piece) of paper.

STEP 6: FOLD YOU BOOKLET IN HALF

STEP 7: COVER

STEP 8: PAGES 2 & 3 

For each person, answer the question, "what problem were they hoping to solve?"  All of the people are in the book.  Use the index to find the pages where they are located.  

STEP 9: PAGES 4 & 5

These solutions can all be found in the book:

• Living Conditions: p. 171
• High Railroad Rates: p. 185-186
• Monopolies: p. 184-186, 191
• Election Fraud: p. 175
• Political Machines and Party Bosses: p. 159-160

STEP 10: PAGES 6 & 7

These solutions can all be found in the book:

• Poor Working Conditions: 172-174
• Tainted Food and Medicine: p. 186
• Spoils System / Patronage: p. 160
• Pollution and Environmental Destruction: p. 187-188
• Unfair Taxation System: p. 190

STEP 11: BACK