The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
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Upton Sinclair
Progressive Era Research Paper
A research paper?? Yes, but this has a twist!! You must chose your own question to ask and answer in this paper. Be thankful; it may be the shortest one you'll ever get.
Think about the following topics:
(200 quiz grade) Three Adequate and Relevant Possibility Questions
(200 quiz grade) Note cards – 20 formatted correctly
(200 quiz grade) Typed Outline - Formatted correctly w/ adequate details
(300 points) Actual document
**Hand your final paper to me as follows:
1. Outline - corrected and correctly formatted
2. Document - 2-3 pages only; do not move on to the 4th page; watch margins
3. Works Cited - Correctly formatted with ALL valid and reliable sources
Think about the following topics:
- Time period: 1900-1915
- Chicago, Illinois
- Immigration
- Work Force
- Labor Laws
- Pure Food and Drug Act
- Roosevelt
- Health conditions
- Etc.
- Do not slack off and think you have time to be lazy. You do not.
- Do not write third grade sentences. You know how to use brush strokes; use them often and wisely. Don't forget that you can even use simple sentences wisely.
- Have someone proofread your essay for grammar errors. This person should NOT be me. I will glance at it and let you know the basics, but I am not going to "correct the paper" before I have to correct the paper.
(200 quiz grade) Three Adequate and Relevant Possibility Questions
(200 quiz grade) Note cards – 20 formatted correctly
(200 quiz grade) Typed Outline - Formatted correctly w/ adequate details
(300 points) Actual document
**Hand your final paper to me as follows:
1. Outline - corrected and correctly formatted
2. Document - 2-3 pages only; do not move on to the 4th page; watch margins
3. Works Cited - Correctly formatted with ALL valid and reliable sources
Socialist Literature of the Progressive Era
Appeal Socialist Classics - Questions and Answers
Edited by W.J. Ghent
This text was printed by the Appeal to Reason newspaper, a Socialist work promoting the plight of the common laborer. There are several volumes, so take a look at more than one.
Edited by W.J. Ghent
This text was printed by the Appeal to Reason newspaper, a Socialist work promoting the plight of the common laborer. There are several volumes, so take a look at more than one.