1. Daily Goals Content Goals: Literacy Goals: Social Goal:
Understand the role the work of Muckrakers played in reforming the abuses of industrialization.
Literacy Goals:
Understand the terms “muckraker” and “urbanization.”
Read primary sources to understand the work of Muckrakers.
Social Goal:
Work in partners to evaluate the quality of an essay.
Focus conversation into partnered and class discussion.

2. Muckrakers Journalists helped reformers by exposing corruption
Muckrakers wrote about problems that were hidden and exposed them
They “Raked the Muck” or cleaned up the dirt and corruption in the world.

3. Upton Sinclair
Sinclair was a muckraker who wrote a book about the meatpacking industry
Sinclair wanted to show the public how the workers were mistreated

4. Sinclair
Instead, he uncovered disgusting truths including, meat falling on the ground, rats and other rodents being grounded into the meat, and mislabeling the products.
Congress responded by passing the Meat Inspection Act in 1906, along with the Pure Food and Drug Act, banning the sale of harmful food

5. Muckraker Writing Assignment
Write a muckraking article about a current issue in the community, states, or country that you believe should be reformed.

6. Muckraker Writing Assignment
You must answer…
Your article must…
What is the problem?
Why is it a problem?
What should be done about it?
You may choose any issues you like, but your argument must be clear.
Bbe at least 1 typewritten page (double-spaced), or two handwritten pages
Use at least one outside source (not Wikipedia!) and cite it. A good source might come from nytimes.com or washingtonpost.com
Refer to your Essay Rubric for how to write a good article
You must have an article idea ready for the next class