Introduction:ProgressiveErareformwasintendedtobuildabettersociety.Inthislesson,studentswillexplorewhatprohibitionis,howitcameaboutandthereasonwhysomepeopleagree/disagreewithprohibition. 

GuidingQuestions: WhatroledidtheProhibitionplayinsocietyin

AmericanandTennesseeduringtheearly20thcentury?

Whatdoprohibitionistsbelieve?Whoaresomepeoplewhomighthavebeenprohibitionists?

LearningObjectives:Inthecourseofthelesson,studentswill

Identifythe5W’sofprohibition(who,where,when,why,andhow.) 

Conductafriendlyprohibitionexperiment.

AnalyzeprimarysourcesfromtheperiodofprohibitionintheU.S.

Formulateexperiencesbasedaboutprohibitionfromtheactivities.

CurriculumStandards: 5.40Analyzethemajorgoals,struggles,andachievementsoftheProgressiveEra,includingat tackingracialdiscrimination,childlabor,bigbusiness,conservation,andalcoholuse.

CCSS.ELA‐LITERACY.RH.6‐8.1‐Citespeci ictextualevidencetosupportanalysisofprimaryand secondarysources.

CCSS–RI5.1‐Quoteaccuratelyfromatextwhenexplainingwhatthetextsaysexplicitlyand whendrawinginferencesfromthetext.

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ProhibitionLessonplansforprimarysourcesattheTennesseeStateLibrary&Archives

Author:PatriciaLockhart,LucyElementary

GradeLevel:5thgrade

DateCreated:January2015

Visitwww.tn.gov/tsla/educationoutreachforadditionallessonplans.

MaterialsNeeded: TennesseeStateLibrary&Archivesexhibit,TheSaloon&Anarchy:ProhibitioninTennessee ToolsforEducators ArtMaterial(paper,crayons,markers,etc.) PrimarySourcesfromthewebsite

Background:

TheSaloonandAnarchy:ProhibitioninTennesseeAuthor:TSLA SourceLocation:TennesseeStateLibrary&Archives“Temperance”Author:CalvinDickinson SourceLocation:TennesseeEncyclopediaofHistory&CultureLessonActivities:Introduction

Thestudentswilleachselectsomethingtheywanttoprohibitfrombeingbroughttoschoolthatiscur‐rentlyallowed.(Example:Takis,sparkle‐toes,mechanicalpencils,etc.)DONOTHAVETHEMREVEALWHATTHEYWANTTOPROHIBIT.Givethestudents30minutestocreatea lyerofwhattheyarepro‐hibitingandwhy.Allowthemtopresent,orpost,intheclass.Monitorthestudents’reactionstothedif‐ferentitemsthatarebeingprohibited.Dotheyagreeordisagree?Wasthereuproarorastrangesilence?

WholeGroupActivity:

Usetheonlineexhibit,“TheSaloonandAnarchy:ProhibitioninTennessee”attheTSLAwebsitetoshowrelevant,informationaltextthatexplainswhatleadstoprohibition,itspassage,andtherepealofprohi‐bition.Thisexhibitincludestheanswerstotheguidingquestionsaswellasaplethoraofinformationpertainingtoprohibition.

SmallGrouporIndependentAssignments:

1)BaseduponThePassageofProhibitionarticle,doyouagreeordisagreewithWHYprohibitionwaspassed?WritealettertotheAnti‐SaloonLeagueeithersupportingtheircauseorchastisingthemfortheirbeliefs.

2)Newspaperclippingsaboutprohibition–AnalyzethisnewspaperarticleusingtheTSLAwork‐sheetfortheanalysisofanewspaperarticle.

3)Postthe“NowWatchYourStep”picturefromTheNashvilleTennesseanin1933.AskthestudentstoanalyzethepoliticalcartoonusingtheTSLAanalysisguide.

4)CompareandContrast:Thinkaboutatimeinyourlifewheresomethingwasprohibited?Howdidyoufeelandwhatactionsdidyoutake?

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