US History

1900-1920 research

Assignment Sheet:

Mr. Johnson

below are resources to assist you with your research project

Some of our electronic library resources may need these Creek login credentials

Step One: Issues and Controversies Database Article

Pick one of these topics. Read the article carefully and cite it in NoodleTools. This is the starting point for your research and the bulk of your evidence for your paper will come from this article.

(1906) Meat Packing Industry: Was Upton Sinclair's The Jungle Accurate or Did It Exaggerate Industry Problems?
(1916) Keating-Owen Child Labor Act: Should the Federal Government Regulate Child Labor?
(1919) Prohibition: Is Banning Alcohol a Social Necessity or Restriction of Freedom?
(1920) Woman Suffrage: A Right or a Privilege?

Step Two: Print Books and eBooks

CCHS Library Catalog - Search the library catalog for print resources on the library shelves.

Think of keywords related to your research topic when you are searching for books.

(Example: Women's Suffrage, Suffragists, Women's Right to Vote, 19th Amendment, National Woman Suffrage Association, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, etc.)

Browse:

- Great Events from History: The Twentieth Century, 1901-1940
- Defining Documents in American History: The 1900s (1900-1909)

Explore these eBook articles:

Resources for Additional Help

- - - Cherry Creek Library Citation Help Page
      - In-Text Citations
        Video: Finding Your Focus: How to Craft an Arguable Thesis
        Tips for writing your thesis statement
        OWL Purdue Example MLA Paper
    - See the Cherry Creek High School Library Website for more help

Contact a teacher-librarian for further assistance:

Ms. Gray

Ms. Kramer

Mrs. Mahoney

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