Here's tonight's HW assignment
THEMATIC ESSAY - DUE DATE 3/22/2010 - Will be graded as a 2.0 weighted quiz.
Theme: Change — Industrialization
During the 19th century, the United States experienced tremendous industrial
growth. This industrial growth resulted in many changes in American life.
Task:
Identify two changes in American life that resulted from industrial growth in the
United States and for each change
• Explain how industrialization contributed to this change
• Discuss one positive or one negative effect of this change on American life
You may use any appropriate change in American life that resulted from industrial growth.
Some suggestions you might wish to consider include increased immigration, new inventions
or technologies, growth of labor unions, growth of monopolies, growth of reform movements,
and increased urbanization.
You are not limited to these suggestions.
Guidelines:
In your essay, be sure to:
• Develop all aspects of the task
• Support the theme with relevant facts, examples, and details
• Use a logical and clear plan of organization, including an introduction and a conclusion that
are beyond a restatement of the theme
Rules:
1. Essays will be collected at the start of class on March 22.
1. Essays will be collected at the start of class on March 22.
2. Essays must be computer-printed, or neatly handwritten IN INK on looseleaf paper. Anything less will not be accepted; i.e. pencil, pages ripped from a composition notebook, spiral notebook pages.
3. Essays must be FINAL DRAFTS; spell-checked. In short, your absolute best work.
