Progressive Era "historical meme" Name: Students will be assigned a specific person, such as Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, or Mark Twain or a more general perspective, such as a late 19th century immigrant, factory worker, miner, etc. then create a meme: “An (internet) meme is a cultural phenomenon that spreads from one person to another (online). …about anything that is voluntarily shared, including phrases, images, rumors and audio or video files.” --techtarget.com “An activity, concept, catchphrase or piece of media which spreads, often as mimicry, from person to person (via the internet)….an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture. Some notable examples include posting a photo of people lying down in public places (called “planking”) and uploading a short video of people dancing to the Harlem Shake.” --wikipedia.com Alexander Graham Bell Ida B. Wells Andrew Carnegie J.P. Morgan Benjamin Harrison Jacob Riis Booker T. Washington James A. Garfield “Boss” Tweed Jane Adams Cary Nation Jim Crow Chester A. Arthur John D. Rockefeller Christopher Sholes Joseph Pullitzer Cornelius Vanderbilt Louis Sullivan Daniel Burnham Mark Twain Edwin L. Drake Mary Harris "Mother" Jones Emma Lazarus Orville and Wilbur Wright Eugene V. Debs Robert LaFollette Florence Kelley Rose Schneiderman Frederick Taylor Rutherford B. Hayes Fredrick Law Olmstead Samuel Gompers George Eastman Thomas Alva Edison George M. Pullman Tom Johnson Grover Cleveland Upton Sinclair Henry Bessemer W.E.B. Du Bois Henry Ford William Randolph Hearst Herbert Spencer Hiram Johnson anarchist captains of industry/robber barons/ entrepreneurs child labor (working class) immigrants (poor) labor movement/ union member (Knights of Labor, AFL, or IWW) monopolies & trusts muckraker or Progressive reformer nativists person of minority status (women, African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, native Americans, Chinese or Japanese immigrant) philanthropists political bosses proponents of Social Gospel Social Darwinist Suffragist
Progressive Era "historical meme" Name: Students will be assigned a specific person, such as Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, or Mark Twain or a more general perspective, such as a late 19th century immigrant, factory worker, miner, etc. then create a meme: “An (internet) meme is a cultural phenomenon that spreads from one person to another (online). …about anything that is voluntarily shared, including phrases, images, rumors and audio or video files.” --techtarget.com “An activity, concept, catchphrase or piece of media which spreads, often as mimicry, from person to person (via the internet)….an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture. Some notable examples include posting a photo of people lying down in public places (called “planking”) and uploading a short video of people dancing to the Harlem Shake.” --wikipedia.com Alexander Graham Bell Andrew Carnegie Benjamin Harrison Booker T. Washington “Boss” Tweed Cary Nation Chester A. Arthur Christopher Sholes Cornelius Vanderbilt Daniel Burnham Edwin L. Drake Emma Lazarus Eugene V. Debs Florence Kelley Frederick Taylor Fredrick Law Olmstead George Eastman George M. Pullman Grover Cleveland Henry Bessemer Henry Ford Herbert Spencer Hiram Johnson Ida B. Wells J.P. Morgan Jacob Riis James A. Garfield Jane Adams Jim Crow John D. Rockefeller Joseph Pullitzer Louis Sullivan Mark Twain Mary Harris "Mother" Jones Orville and Wilbur Wright Robert LaFollette Rose Schneiderman Rutherford B. Hayes Samuel Gompers Thomas Alva Edison Tom Johnson Upton Sinclair W.E.B. Du Bois William Randolph Hearst anarchist captains of industry/robber barons/ entrepreneurs child labor (working class) immigrants (poor) labor movement/ union member (Knights of Labor, AFL, or IWW) monopolies & trusts muckraker or Progressive reformer nativists person of minority status (women, African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, native Americans, Chinese or Japanese immigrant) philanthropists political bosses proponents of Social Gospel Social Darwinist Suffragist
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