Welcome to the Jungle
Lesson Plan
In this lesson, students engage in primary source analysis and corroboration to compare two concurrent investigations which led to the birth of food safety regulations during the Progressive Era. Students leave being able to answer the question, “Would the food regulation laws of the early 20th century have happened without the publication of The Jungle?”. Download includes lesson plan, student materials, and an answer key.
Content Standards:
MI USHG – 6.3.1 Describe the extent to which industrialization and urbanization between 1895 and 1930 created the need for progressive reform.
MI USHG – 6.3.2 Analyze the social, political, economic, and cultural changes that occurred during the Progressive Era.
MI Civics – 3.2.1 Describe limits the U.S. Constitution places on power of the states and on the federal government’s power over the states.
MI Civics – 3.3.1 Describe and analyze how groups and individuals influence public policy.
MI Civics – 3.3.3 Explain the concept of public opinion, factors that shape it, and contrasting views on the role it should and does play in public policy.
