Progressive Jigsaw Lesson

8/12/2019 Progressive Jigsaw Lesson

1/15

The Jungle Upton Sinclair 1906

There were the men in the pickle rooms, for instance, where ol !ntanas ha gotten hiseath" scarce a one of these that ha not some spot of horror on his person# $et a man so much as

scrape his finger pushing a truck in the pickle rooms, an he might ha%e a sore that woul put

him out of the worl" all the &oints of his fingers might 'e eaten '( the aci, one '( one#)f the 'utchers an floorsmen, the 'eef 'oners an trimmers, an all those who use kni%es, (ou

coul scarcel( fin a person who ha the use of his thum'" time an time again the 'ase of it ha

'een slashe, till it was a mere lump of flesh against which the man presse the knife to hol it#The hans of these men woul 'e criss*crosse with cuts, until (ou coul no longer preten to

count them or to trace them# The( woul ha%e no nails,+ the( ha worn them off pulling hies"

their knuckles were swollen so that their fingers sprea out like a fan#

There were men who worke in the cooking rooms, in the mist of steam an sickening oors,

'( artificial light" in these rooms the germs of tu'erculosis might li%e for two (ears, 'ut the

suppl( was renewe e%er( hour# ### There were those who worke in the chilling rooms, an

whose special isease was rheumatism" the time limit that a man coul work in the chillingrooms was sai to 'e fi%e (ears#

There were the wool pluckers, whose hans went to pieces e%en sooner than the hans of the

pickle men" for the pelts of the sheep ha to 'e painte with aci to loosen the wool, an then the

pluckers ha to pull out this wool with their 'are hans, till the aci ha eaten their fingers off#There were those who mae the tins for the canne meat, an their hans, too, were a mae of

cuts, an each cut represente a chance for 'loo poisoning# ###

There were the -hoisters,- as the( were calle, whose task it was to press the le%er which liftethe ea cattle off the floor# The( ran along upon a rafter, peering own through the amp an

the steam, an as ol .urham/s architects ha not 'uilt the killing room for the con%enience ofthe hoisters, at e%er( few feet the( woul ha%e to stoop uner a 'eam, sa( four feet a'o%e theone the( ran on, which got them into the ha'it of stooping, so that in a few (ears the( woul 'e

walking like chimpanees#

orst of an(, howe%er, were the fertilier men, an those who ser%e in the cooking rooms#

These people coul not 'e shown to the %isitor+for the oor of a fertilier man woul scare

awa( an( orinar( %isitor at a hunre (ars, an as for the other men, who worke in tank

rooms full of steam, an in some of which there were open %ats near the le%el of the floor, theirpeculiar trou'le was that the( fell into the %ats" an when the( were fishe out, there was ne%er

enough of them left to 'e worth ehi'iting+sometimes the( woul 'e o%erlooke for a(s, till

all 'ut the 'ones of them ha gone out to the worl as .urham/s 2ure $eaf $ar3 # # #UptonSinclair4s The Jungle

Sinclair4s in%estigation of the 5hicago meatpacking inustr( flew off the shel%es an informethe countr( a'out the conitions at the places where the( got the meat for their inner# Use the

ta'le an uestions to iscuss the pro'lems facing the population at the time of the 2rogressi%es#


2/15

Unit 6 5hapter 178 2rogressi%e Jigsaw

ame:::::::::::::::::::::::::: ;our::::::::

Upton Sinclair4s The Jungle

Sinclair4s in%estigation of the 5hicago meatpacking inustr( flew off the shel%es an informe

the countr( a'out the conitions at the places where the( got the meat for their inner# Use the

ta'le an uestions to iscuss the pro'lems facing the population at the time of the 2rogressi%es1#


3/15

6# ;ow o (ou think reaers reacte to The Jungle when it first came out?

F# hat can the go%ernment o to protect the citiens of the Unite States from companies

such as this?

7# hat is the histor( of the go%ernment4s relationship with 'ig 'usinesses such as the

meatpacking inustr(? hat has the go%ernment one in the past with 'ig 'usiness?

9# 5om'ine (our answers a'o%e with (our conclusions rawn from the reaing an answerthe following uestion8 hat can societ( o to com'at the pro'lems facing workers an

consumers such as those seen in The Jungle?

ew Gork Times, Harch >6, 1911, p# 1# @Selections taken '( Hr# 5liftonC


4/15

1D1 Hen an Airls .ie in aist


5/15

policeman#

t was &ust a mass of ashes, with 'loo congeale on what ha pro'a'l( 'een the neck#

Heantime the remains of the ea it is harl( possi'le to call them 'oies, 'ecause that woulsuggest something human, an there was nothing human a'out most of these were 'eing taken in

a stea( stream to the Horgue for ientification#

-t/s the worst thing e%er saw,- sai one ol policeman#

5hief 5roker sai it was an outrage# ;e spoke 'itterl( of the wa( in which the Hanufacturers/

!ssociation ha calle a meeting in all Street to take measures against his proposal forenforcing 'etter methos of protection for emplo(ees in cases of fire#

The Triangle aist 5ompan( emplo(e a'out 600 women an less than 100 men# )ne of the

saest features of the thing is the fact that the( ha almost finishe for the a(# n fi%e minutesmore, if the fire ha starte then, pro'a'l( not a life woul ha%e 'een lost#

;ow the fire starte no one knows# )n the three upper floors of the 'uiling were 600 emplo(ees

of the waist compan(, E00 of whom were girls# The %ictims mostl( talians, =ussians,

;ungarians, an Aermans were girls an men who ha 'een emplo(e '( the firm of ;arris LIlanck, owners of the Triangle aist 5ompan(, after the strike in which the Jewish girls,

formerl( emplo(e, ha 'ecome unionie an ha emane 'etter working conitions# The'uiling ha eperience four recent fires an ha 'een reporte '( the


6/15


ame::::::::::::::::::::: ;our::::::

GT Triangle Shirtwaist


7/15

Unit 6 5hapter 178 2rogressi%e Jigsaw+2hotos of 5hil $a'or

2icture 1 Top left 2icture > Top right 2icture BHile left 2icture DHile right 2icture

E Iottom left 2icture 6 Iottom right



8/15

2ictures of 5hil $a'or

ame::::::::::::::::::::::::: ;our:::::

n each of the pictures a'o%e we see ifferent occupations hel '( chilren in the earl( >0th

centur(# Use the following uestions to e%aluate an form opinions on the impact of chil la'or

on !merican societ( in the 2rogressi%e Kra#

n the ta'le 'elow, complete the chart escri'ing the work en%ironment of each (oung worker#

hat angers o each chil in the pictures a'o%e face?

2icture M

1# Threa'o''in 'o(

># Tetile

factor( girl

B# 5oal mining

D# 5oal sorting

E# 2in setting

6# 5arpenter4sassistant

1# hich of the a'o%e &o's woul ha%e 'een the 'est? h( might it 'e angerous?

># hich of the &o's a'o%e woul ha%e 'een the worst? h( might it 'e angerous?

B# h( o parents N families sen their chilren to these &o's e%er( a(?

D# 5hoose two chilren from the a'o%e pictures an escri'e them in etail#

E# 5hoose two &o's from a'o%e an eplain wh( a compan( woul use chilren to accomplish


9/15

these tasks#

6# !re companies responsi'le for the hours, &o's, securit( or safet( of these workers? hat is

it going to take to change these actions of these emplo(ers?

F# ;ow can societ( respon to the concerns of chilren? !re the concerns of chilren the

focus of >0th centur( families4 worries?

7# ;ow ha%e chilren helpe to epan an encourage the e%elopment of inustr(?

9# ho is responsi'le for helping the plight of chil la'or in the earl( >0th centur(?

10# s chil la'or rights an legislation a priorit( of societ(? h( shoul these consierations

either 'e a priorit( or 'e a seconar( concern?



10/15

ame::::::::::::::::::::: ;our::::

The Huckrakers! muckraker was a &ournalist that i some in%estigati%e work to rake up the mu to shine a

light on some %er( ugl( parts of !merican societ(# Ielow are some muckraking authors an their

stories# !nswer the uestions that follow the stories to anal(e the impact of the &ournalists onthe time#

Shame of the 5ities $incoln Steffens ow, the t(pical !merican citien is the 'usinessman#

The t(pical 'usinessman is a 'a citien" he is 'us(# f he is a -'ig 'usiness man- an %er( 'us(,he oes not neglect, he is 'us( with politics, oh, %er( 'us( an %er( 'usinesslike# foun him

'u(ing 'oolers in St# $ouis, efening grafters in Hinneapolis, originating corruption in

2itts'urgh, sharing with 'osses in 2hilaelphia, eploring reform in 5hicago, an 'eating goo

go%ernment with corruption funs in ew Gork# ;e is a self* righteous frau, this 'ig 'usinessman# ;e is the chief source of corruption, an it was a 'oon if he woul neglect politics# Iut he

is not the 'usinessman that neglects politics" that worth( is the goo citien, the t(pical

'usinessman# ;e too is 'us(, he is the one that has no use an therefore no time for politics#

hen his neglect has permitte 'a go%ernment to go so far that he can 'e stirre to action, he isunhapp(, an he looks aroun for a cure that shall 'e uick, so that he ma( hurr( 'ack to the

shop#

1# hat is Steffens4 opinion regaring 'usinessmen?

># hat is Steffens4 opinion regaring politics in !merica?

B# hat influence i Steffens think 'usiness ha on politics?

D# ;ow can Steffen4s %iews on 'usiness an politics 'e seen as linke?

E# ;ow can this magaine article effect the common man, what feelings a'out 'usiness an

politics might this article encourage or grow?

;istor( of the Stanar )il 5ompan( a Tar'ell


11/15

There were at that time some >6 OoilP refineries in the town**some of them %er( large plants####

To the owners of these refineries, Hr# =ockefeller now went one '( one, an eplaine Ohis

plansP# -Gou see,- he tol them, -this scheme is 'oun to work# t means an a'solute control '(us of the oil 'usiness# There is no chance for an(one outsie#### Gou are to turn o%er (our refiner(

to m( appraisers, an will gi%e (ou Stanar )il 5ompan( stock or cash, as (ou prefer, for the

%alue we put upon it# a%ise (ou to take the stock# t will 'e for (our goo#- 5ertain refinerso'&ecte# The( i not want to sell# The( i want to keep an manage their OownP 'usiness# Hr#

=ockefeller was regretful 'ut firm# t was useless to resist, he tol the hesitating#### -Gou can

ne%er make more mone(, in m( &ugment,- sai Hr# =ockefeller# -Gou can/t compete with theStanar# e ha%e all the large refineries now# f (ou refuse to sell, it will en in (our 'eing

crushe#-

6# ;ow i Tar'ell see =ockefeller4s role in e%eloping the Stanar )il 5ompan(?

F# hat o (ou think Tar'ell4s opinion of =ockefeller was?

7# hat was =ockefeller tr(ing to o in acuiring more oil refineries in this eample? as

there an(thing wrong with his acti%ities?

9# hat was the point of each of these articles? @h( i the authors write each of these?C

10# Ioth of these articles can 'e foun in Hc5lure4s Hagaine from 190D 1911# Hc5lure4s

was a nationwie magaine that reache man( homes for pleasure reaing# h( was it essential

at this time for muckrakers to o their &o'?



12/15

Theoore =oose%elt he irecte the Justice .epartment to use the Sherman !nti*Trust !ct to

prosecute the orthern Securities 5ompan( run '( J#2# Horgan# This marke an important shiftin the scope of go%ernment#


13/15

enormousl( to the national forests in the est, reser%e lans for pu'lic use, an fostere great

irrigation pro&ects#

;e crusae enlessl( on matters 'ig an small, eciting auiences with his high*pitche %oice,

&utting &aw, an pouning fist# -The life of strenuous enea%or- was a must for those aroun him,

as he rompe with his fi%e (ounger chilren an le am'assaors on hikes through =ock 5reek2ark in ashington, .#5#

$ea%ing the 2resienc( in 1909, =oose%elt went on an !frican safari, then &umpe 'ack intopolitics# n 191> he ran for 2resient on a 2rogressi%e ticket# To reporters he once remarke that

he felt as fit as a 'ull moose, the name of his new part(#

hile campaigning in Hilwaukee, he was shot in the chest '( a fanatic# =oose%elt soonreco%ere, 'ut his wors at that time woul ha%e 'een applica'le at the time of his eath in 19198

-o man has ha a happier life than ha%e le" a happier life in e%er( wa(#-



14/15

ame:::::::::::::::::::: ;our:::::::

1# =ea the 'iograph( a'o%e an fill out the following chart on 2resient =oose%elt4s %arious

titles throughout his life#Title or

ickname

=eason for gaining title or nickname

1#

>#

B#

># ;ow i =oose%elt4s influence in the Spanish*!merican ar put him in the focus of

!merican societ(?

B# ;ow i =oose%elt change the opinion of go%ernment towars 'ig 'usiness?

D# Ai%e an eample of how =oose%elt acte towars the !merican econom(#

E# ;ow i =oose%elt4s foreign polic( appear 'oth aggressi%e an peaceful?

6# Ai%e three situations where =oose%elt in%ol%e the Unite States in foreign politics?

F# ;ow can =oose%elt 'e seen as a Han of the 2eople?


15/15

7# h( was =oose%elt such a change of pace in the 2resienc( of the Unite States? @;int8

hat i the pre%ious 2resients o to make them noteworth(?C

9# ;ow are =oose%elt4s actions at home an aroun the worl linke? hat comparisons can

(ou raw?

10# !s a person from the time perio, wh( woul (ou like or islike Theoore =oose%elt as (our2resient?

Documents

Progressive Jigsaw Lesson