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As a culminating project, you
will research and take on the role of an historical figure who was an industrialist,
a labor leader or a reformer. Adopting this role, you will participate
with other historical figures in a symposium which will address our essential
question: What are the human costs and benefits of industrialization?
To prepare for the symposium:
1. Choose one of the historical figures listed below:
Jane Addams, progressive
Andrew Carnegie, industrialist
Eugene Debs, union leader
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, union leader
Henry Clay Frick, industrialist
Samuel Gompers, union leader
"Big Bill" Haywood, union leader
James J. Hill, industrialist
Mary Harris Jones, progressive |
Florence Kelley, progressive
John Pierpoint Morgan, industrialist
Pauline Newman, union leader
George W. Pullman, industrialist
Jacob Riis, progressive
John D. Rockefeller, industrialist
Rose Schneiderman, union leader
Upton Sinclair, muckraker
Cornelius Vanderbilt, industrialist |
2. Research the life, ideas and opinions of your historical
figure.
a. Begin with links provided at the Symposium
Links page. Follow links and read material on screen. Print out only
the most useful information for this particular project.
b. Use the Pathfinder provided by Pinerís librarian.
You must consult a minimum of:
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one encyclopedia
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one biographical dictionary or collected biographies
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one other history or biography
3. Keep a research journal in which you identify every source
you consult with accurate bibliographic information and brief descriptions
of what is in the source. NOTE: YOU WILL NOT GET CREDIT FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT
WITHOUT SUBMITTING AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY IN CORRECT Piner Works Cited
FORMAT.
4. Take careful notes on sources. Look for direct quotes
which you can use in your speeches and rebuttals.
5. Based on your research, prepare the following:
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Timeline of historical figure's life listing the TEN
events you think are most important
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Table tent with name (computer generated) and symbol
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Placard (to be worn around neck) with large (8 1/2
x 11) photo or line drawing of historical figure
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Short introduction to be given by you in the role
of your historical figure including major life events and accomplishments
(max:1 min)
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Speech to be given by you in the role of your historical
figure that argues for or against the following proposition: Resolved:
That the benefits of industrialization have exceeded the human costs. (max:
3 min.)
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Arguments/facts in reserve for rebuttal of other people's
arguments
If you cannot find direct evidence of your historical figureís
position on a particular topic, ask yourself what seems logical. E.g.,
even if John D. Rockefeller didnít make public statements about The
Jungle, we can probably guess that he would have seen Upton Sinclair
as an dangerously unpatriotic rabblerouser who wrote a book full of exaggerations.
6. Participate in a symposium with other students, as
assigned by the teacher.
7. After the symposium, write a paper in which you (in
your own person, not that of your character) address the proposition, shape
a thesis statement and provide evidence from unit materials to support
your position. |
