1. Industrial Revolution Project **b/w Civil War (1861) & WWI (1919)**
You Choose:
Power Point presentation on U.S. inventions during Industrial Revolution
Windows Movie Maker presentation on U.S. inventions during Industrial Revolution
Research paper on U.S. inventions during Industrial Revolution
When you’re done share it with me and indicate that it’s complete in the America in the Last Half Century Assignment Tracker
= 15 points

2. Topic to Investigate:
U.S. Inventions of the time least 5 inventions)
You may only use 1 invention discussed in your textbooks. The other 4 you must do outside research on.
Include the following:
Who made the invention?
When was the invention made?
What did the invention do?
How did the invention impact the United States/World?

3. Industrial Revolution Project
Standard Criteria:
Name; Due Date; Class; Teacher
Title
Information should be cited
Must least 2 credible sources (.org, .edu, scholarly articles)
Spelling/Grammar

4. Power point presentation
No less than 5 slides containing important pieces of information (picture slides, title slide, & works cited do not count)
Information should be relevant & key ideas
No less than 5 images (URLs provided)

5. Windows Movie Maker presentation
School appropriate and topic appropriate song
Video length should least 1 minute (before works cited)
At least 10 transition slides containing relevant information on key ideas related to topic
At least 5 school appropriate images
Provide URLs for images

6. Research Paper Length – 1 page (not including works cited)
Double spaced; times new roman; 12 pt font
Information should be relevant and include key ideas related to topic
Limited use of quotations
Paper should mainly be in your own words

7. Power Point Rubric Rubric: Name; Date; Class; Teacher; Title = 2pts
Quality of Information = 10pts
Should include 5 images
Documentation = 2pts
Images have URLs
Sources are cited
Spelling/Grammar = 1pt

8. Windows Movie Maker Rubric
Name; Date; Class; Teacher; Title = 1pt
Quality of Information = 10pts
Documentation = 2pts
Images have URLs
Sources are cited
Spelling/Grammar = 1pt
Video = 1pt
Does it least 1 minute
Do the images connect to the topic
Does the song connect to the topic
Do the images transition smoothly throughout the video & go along w/ the timing/beat of the song

9. Research Paper Rubric Name; Date; Class; Teacher; Title = 1pt
Quality of Information = 10pts
Should include 5 images
Documentation = 2pts
Images have URLs
Sources are cited
Spelling/Grammar = 1pt
1 pg, double space, 12 pt font = 1 pt