1. Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
The Progressive Era

2. Today’s objective After today’s lesson, students will be able to…
Describe the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and its implications and consequences in terms of the Progressive Era reforms
Essential Skill
Explicitly assess information and draw conclusions

3. First…A Review Who is digging up the dirt? Name the muckrakers
Upton Sinclair
The Jungle
Ida Tarbell
History of Standard Oil
Jacob Riis
How the other half lives

4. What was the Muckrakers’ impact?
How did Ida Tarbell target Rockefeller? How effective was she?
What did Upton Sinclair reveal? What were the repercussions of his work, The Jungle?

5. Triangle shirtwaist fire
What was the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?
How did this tragedy occur?
What were the consequences of this event?
How does this event tie together the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era?

6. Political cartoons
Analyze the political cartoons with your partner and describe the message of each image.
Be prepared to share your answers