Can someone please critique a short paper on United States History Since 1877 History? Each paragraph must have a theme such as Rights, Art, etc. A total of 10 paragraphs, please don't laugh lol I am a terrible writer.
I will begin with my first paragraph of <6 sentences.
Students will choose one or more themes and must include one fact from each period our course has studied (listed below). In other words, you are choosing a theme(s) and explaining how that theme was present throughout our course via facts. The Final Project is due August 21st.
Time Periods
The South after Reconstruction
Big Business, Organized Labor and Urban America
Seizing an American Empire
The Progressive Era
The Great War
Roaring Twenties
Depression and the New Deal
World War II
Origins of the Cold War
1950s
Here are some ideas for themes (you can use others):
- Identity
- Culture
- Art
- Migration
- Race
- Labor
- Economic Transformations
- Film
- Gender
- Demographics
- Ethnicity
- Environment
- Rights
- Politics
- Industrialization
- Democracy
- Reform
- War
- Class
- Government
Example of project outline:
Theme
Fact from The South "Transformed" that relates to choosen theme
Fact from Big Business, Organized Labor and Urban America in the Gilded Age that relates to choosen theme
Fact from Seizing an American Empire that relates to choosen theme
Fact from The Progressive Era that relates to choosen theme
Fact from The Great War that relates to choosen theme
Fact from Roaring Twenties that relates to choosen theme
Fact from Depression and the New Deal that relates to choosen theme
Fact from World War II that relates to choosen theme
Fact from Origins of the Cold War that relates to choosen theme
Fact from 1950s that relates to choosen theme
Wiki Rubric
CATEGORY
Information
Student covers each time period with in-depth with details and examples; information was factual.
Organization
Content is well organized into themes, using headings, bullets, and a uniform look.
Text is clear, well-written and strongly supports the topic with no spelling/grammar errors.
Media
Includes 10 unique pieces of multimedia that are not copyrighted. One for each time period.
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