Essential Questions

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Description 

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Objectives

Students will identify and explain the essential question related to the their chosen topics.

Instructions

For this assignment you, and a partner if you choose to work with one, will create an essay, brochure, newspaper, newspaper article, or web page about one of the questions listed below. So, the formatting of the text, how it appears, may or may not follow MLA formatting. However, you need to include your sources - no matter what format you choose.

First Step - Use the book

The best place to begin work on this assignment will probably be Chapter 19 of the online textbook. You will need to use other sources as you work in your short essays, but the textbook chapter will be a great place to start. I will post a few sources to the website, but be sure to ask for help too. Be specific in your essays. Use examples.

Second Step - Use the sources. Read them.

You will see that each question or topic has sources listed below it. Use them. There is probably enough there to give you a very good start on your topic. You will probably not need to spend a lot of time in web searches.In fact, I recommend against it. The best thing to do first is to read through the sources for your topic or question. Learn about it. Become an expert in it.

Third step - Begin assembling your materials, and writing

Often people will just jump right to this step. Don't do that! This is the last part of process. Be patient, but work steadily. Keep your focus on your work.

Only about 1/4 of your paper may be direct citations and quotations. The rest is the narrative, told by you. Make sure you include your citations and sources correctly.

You will notice there are ten questions or topics listed below. Each topic may only be used as many times as required to provide minimal repetition for the working groups in each class. Here’s an example. If a class had 20 groups, each topic would be used twice.

After you select your topic, you need to tell me what it is.

You may work in teams of two if you choose. You are not required to use a partner.

In-class time for this assignment will depend on how well class members use it.

Here are the requirements:

• 400 - 600 words - approximately

• 2 sources

• Proper citations - they need to follow MLA formatting rules

• A graphic. You need to include at least one graphic that relates to your essay. It may be a chart, picture, diagram, illustration or map. Your graphic MUST have an explanatory caption. The Library of Congress can be a great place to start.

The rubric will be posted below.

Online Files for this Assignment

Assignment Questions & Topics:

1. How did the work of Eli Whitney change America? What was the impact of his work on slavery?
   Click here to get started with a set of source material.

2. In what ways did Cyrus McCormick’s inventions affect the nation?
   Online Source One, Source Two, Source Three

3. Explain how the telegraph and the Morse system changed communication in America.
   Samuel Morse Online Source One, Source Two,

4. Why were the changes in the United States Postal Service so important during the Market Revolution?
   Source One, Source Two - espciallay pages 8-10,

5. Explain the impact of Samuel Slater on the Market Revolution.
   Source One, Source Two, Source Three

6. Explain the opposing views expressed about the lives of mill girls. You can use the highlight about mill girls on page 15 of Chapter 19. Why would such differing views persist? Who would support them? Why?
   Source One, Source Two, 

7. What were mill towns? What was daily life like in a mill town? How might the living conditions and environment of mill towns led to criticism or support of them?
   Source One, - especially the part after The Rise of Manufacturing, Source Two, 

8. How did mobile steam power change America’s growth?
   Source One, Source Two - the last half, Source Three, Source Four

9. Why did Americans focus on canal building during the Market Revolution? How did this change the nation? How did the canals change the areas through which they passed? Be specific.
   Source One - look especially at the bottom of the page, Source Two, Source Three

10. The Market Revolution impacted the lives of free people of African descent and enslaved people in very different ways. Explain these differences. Be sure to address why, how, and where the differences occurred.
    Source One, Source Two, Source Three
    
    

Click here to open the video, Mill Times, we used in class.

Click here to open the PDF file we used in class about the Market Revolution in America.

Here are the links to the Kahn Academy videos about the Market Revolution. One, Two, Three

Rubric

100%
The topic addressed the subject clearly.
Information in the product was accurate.
The product met the requirements of the assignment
Use of language - syntax, grammar, punctuation, capitalization - was correct.
The product included correctly created citations.

90%
The topic was addressed with low clarity.
Information in the product was accurate with moderate errors.
The product did not meet the requirements of the assignment
Use of language - syntax, grammar, punctuation, capitalization - was correct.
The product included correctly created citations.

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5. Kalli, Alyssa

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8. Claire, Halle, Gabi; Creed, Brett

9. Gabby, Jillian; Brenner, I.J.

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6. Emily, Hadlee

7. Hudson

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