Advanced Placement European History

Industrial Revolution Newspaper (100 points)

For this assignment, you will be working in groups to create a newspaper that deals with issues of the Industrial Revolution. There are four major components to the newspaper. You will be assessed on:

·  Historical accuracy

o  Obviously, a lot of the newspaper will contain fictional elements, but they have to be historically plausible

·  The incorporation of resources into your stories

o  Did you read your textbook and outside resources before writing the stories? All parts of the newspaper should incorporate the historical evidence found in these sources. Even though a lot might be made up…if someone were to read your newspaper, they should have a little better understanding about parts of the Industrial Revolution

·  Word Requirements/Completion

o  Did you do everything you are supposed to do as outlined below?

·  Creativity and Effort

You can use whatever you want to create this newspaper (Word, Publisher, construction paper…whatever). If you use your computer, it will be helpful to look at the templates that are already available so you aren’t spending a ton of time on design.

PART 1

Child Labor (200-350 words)

This is your lead story. Your newspaper has secured some very exclusive interviews with articulate children who are factory/coal mine workers. You interview them to delve deeper into their plight and to expose the details of life in a factory/coal mine. This can be written as a traditional news story, or you can write it in a more Q&A type format. In your article, discuss the following:

  1. Why types of jobs did children have in factories/coal mine? Describe exactly what their job required.
  2. What is a typical day in the life of a child like?
  3. What is their working environment like? Describe the atmosphere of the factories/coal mines.
  4. How were they treated in the factories? How were they compensated for their work?
  5. What impact did this work have on their life and futures?

Listed below are some helpful links to begin your research.

·  http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRchild.htm

·  http://www.nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk/time/victorian/vindust.html

·  http://www.victorianweb.org/history/hist8.html

PART 2

Point | Counterpoint (175-225 words)

This piece will be part of your newspaper’s op-ed section. In this new Industrial Age, there are defenders and critics of the system. Your newspaper wants to present both sides to the ongoing debate. This can be written as two separate pieces (one speaking in favor of industrialization, or some aspect of it. The other speaking against). Or you can write it as an editorial. Or maybe even a series of letters to the editor, where different people write in giving their opinion.

Listed below are some helpful links to begin your research.

·  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1835ure.html

·  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1844engels.html

·  http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRchild.htm

PART 3

Crystal Palace Exhibition (150-250 words)

One of your writers recently returned from The Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace. He/She is back to report what they saw.

In your article

  1. What was the Great Exhibition? Why did it happen? Where did it happen? Who was involved in its execution?
  2. Describe the Crystal Palace
  3. Discuss at least one of the exhibitions the author went to
  4. After their experience at the Great Exhibition, how does the author feel about Industrialization?

Listed below are some helpful links to begin your research.

·  http://www.victorianstation.com/palace.html

·  http://www.mytimemachine.co.uk/greatexhibition.htm

·  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Exhibition

PART 4

Textile Advertisement

The first major industry that boomed as a result of the Industrial Revolution was the textile industry. Create an advertisement for the newspaper that features one of the new textile related inventions from the period, or some of the fashion created using these new machines.

·  http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Textiles.htm

·  http://www.gentlemansemporium.com/ladies_victorian_clothing.php

Photography

Even though the photos in this link are from the early 20th century, they might be great to feature in your newspaper alongside one of the stories.

·  http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?num=0&word=Child%20labor&s=3&notword=&d=&c=175&f=2&k=0&lWord=&lField=&sScope=Collection%20Guide&sLevel=&sLabel=Lewis%20Wickes%20Hine%3A%20Documentary%20Photographs%2C%201905%2E%2E%2E&imgs=20&pNum=