Industrial Revolution “On Demand” Essay                                                                              

DID INDUSTRIALIZATION BENEFIT THE WORKERS?

PART I: CHART

A. READ THE “SELECTIONS FROM PRIMARY SOURCES” IN PEOPLE AND

    CIVILIZATION (PAGES 546-552).

B. MAKE A CHART THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON:

            1. EACH SOURCE.

            2. THEIR ANSWER TO THE QUESTION ABOVE (YES/NO).

            3. THEIR BASIC RATIONALE.

            4. THEIR SUPPORTING EVIDENCE (USE A DIRECT QUOTE).

C. INDICATE ON THE CHART WHICH SOURCES YOU THINK ARE THE MOST

    ACCURATE, RELIABLE, AND FREE FROM BIAS.

PART II: ON DEMAND ESSAY

A. WRITING PROMPT: IMAGINE YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE BRITISH

     MIDDLE CLASS AND YOU HAVE JUST READ THE ABOVE ACCOUNTS IN A LONDON NEWSPAPER.

B. WRITE A LETTER TO YOUR MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT IN WHICH YOU EITHER DEFEND OR

     ATTACK THE CHANGES PRODUCED BY THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.

C. SUPPORT YOU VIEWPOINT WITH AT LEAST THREE DIRECT QUOTES TAKEN FROM THE PRIMARY

     SOURCES.

D. EVALUATION WILL BE BASED ON:

            1. ESSAY FORMAT.

            2. CLEAR AND FOCUSED THESIS.

            3. PERSUASIVENESS OF YOUR ARGUMENTS/EVIDENCE.

            4. USE AND SET-UP OF QUOTES.

            5. CONVENTIONS.

E. WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED STAPLE YOUR FINAL DRAFT TO THE TOP OF YOUR CHART AND ANY

     OTHER FORMS OF PRE-WRITING YOU COMPLETE (DUE BY THE END OF THE PERIOD).

PART III: WORRY THAT YOU DID NOT DO VERY WELL