The Process

Each part must be completed in order to get full credit on the project. Each section will be graded according to the Industrial Revolution Project Rubric.

As with any publication, deadlines can make or break a newspaper. It is important that you know and meet your project's the deadlines. Missed deadlines will result in a loss of points. Check the deadlines.

Day 1 Assignment (Monday, 11/27)

  • WebQuest Scavenger Hunt.
  • Select your topics for Part 1 and Part 2.
  • Begin researching your first topic.

Part 1 - Investigative News Articles

Two investigative news articles about important Industrial Revolution topics. These must be written in the standard news story format described in the link below. Research for this section will be done on the Internet in class. Each article should be at least 300 words.

Note: Do not simply select one of the provided resources and summarize it. Your news stories should be an overview of the topic with information drawn from at least 3-5 of the resources provided.

Topics

  • Unions and strikes,
  • women,
  • child labor,
  • health and sanitation,
  • life in the mines,
  • textile mill conditions

Links
Taking Notes
How to write a news story

 

Part 2 - Inventors

A biography of an Industrial Revolution inventor. A list of inventors will be provided on the website. You must give some basic biographical information, his main invention(s), and the impact the invention(s) have had on society then and now. This article should be at least 200 words.

Note: Make sure you follow the provided guidelines.

Guidelines, Inventors and Links
Taking Notes

Part 3 - Editorial

An editorial that discusses the negative and positive effects of the Industrial Revolution. Information for this section will be gathered in a walk-around in class. A guide for writing the editorial will be provided. It should be at least 400 words.

In class walk around

Part 4 - Creating the Newspaper

Now that all of the parts are done, it is time to bring it all together.

  • You should try and put it together in a newspaper format.
  • You must include at least two images (from the Internet or drawn).
  • The articles do not have to go in the above order.
  • All articles must be checked for spelling and grammar errors.
  • Each article must have an appropriate headline