Big Business and Organized Labor
For this task, your journalism team will be responsible for investigating the rapid expansion of Corporations and Labor Unions during the Industrial Revolution. Your newspaper should explore and report on most of the following topics:
- How does the rise of Big Business lead to the rise of Labor Unions? How did working conditions change as corporations and industries grew?
- What were some of the tactics used by Labor Unions against management to get their demands met?
- What was Social Darwinism?
Elements of This Section
- 2 Letters to the Editor (150-300 words for each letter). One letter must be strongly opposed to Big Business Monopolies and Trusts, and one letter must be strongly supportive of Big Business Monopolies and Trusts. You must use at least 1 primary source and 1 secondary source for each of the letters. You should be using three different sources total.
- 2 Letters to the Editor (150-300 words for each letter). One letter must be strongly opposed to Labor Unions, and one letter must be strongly supportive of Labor Unions. You must use at least 1 primary source and 1 secondary source for each of the letters. You should be using three different sources total.
- At least one image with a caption that relates to your topic.
- 1 Advertisement that would have been used during this time period (your original creation).
- 1 Political Cartoon (original creation)
- 1 Editorial: (150-300 words) You must pick a side and answer the following question: Ultimately, was America better off due to the expansion of Big Business or not? You must use AT LEAST 1 primary source and 2 secondary sources as evidence. Make sure that you analyze the evidence to show how it proves your thesis.
Citations
All sources must be cited in text. If you are unclear how to do this, please go back to the home page and re-watch the powerpoint. In addition to the in text citations, you should have a works cited page at the bottom of your tasks page. (Essentially, each student should have their own works cited page)
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