Projects

Directions: as part of NJSLA preparation,  you will be writing a five paragraph essay response using 3 secondary sources and 2 primary sources on the following question: 

Which man’s (Booker T. Washington or W.E.B. DuBois)  ideas are more effective for ending the racial barrier that existed? Consider their points of view on education, jobs/ economics, and political/ racial equality during that time period. 

Writing a research simulation task essay is similar to writing a R.A.C.E. response.  However, each body paragraph will have two pieces of evidence to help prove the point you are trying to make for the topic provided.  

We have annotated the primary sources together in class. We have viewed the videos in class and you also read the overview essay and participated in class discussions with it. 

Above is the graphic organizer and overview of the research simulation task. Below you will find links and/or the sources you will use in your essay.  You will also find the rubric for the essay. Please note everything will be submitted via Google Classroom. The documents are also attached in Google Classroom under the topic, "RST Essay". 

Biography: Booker T. Washington 

Biography: W.E.B. DuBois 

Background Essay: Gilded Age 

Annotated: Booker T. Washington Atlanta Exposition 

W.E.B DuBois: Annotated Talented Tenth 

RST Rubric 

Directions: Create a mind map to establish the connections between the following topics. You must provide an explanation for each connection to explain how they are connected. Color code each of your connections to make is easier to identify. You must create at least 6 connections. The more connections you accurately demonstrate with multiple topics (i.e,: making more than one direct connection between two sub-topics) , the better. You may use Mind Meister or create it on a piece of paper.  The image above is an example of a mind map I online on a different topic. 

The topics: 

1) Technology from the 2nd Industrial Revolution
2) Immigration
3) Urbanization
4) Industrialists
5) Government Involvement

On the attached document called "Mind Map Ideas", you will have some starting topics for the mind map. Feel free to use some of them, and you can also come up with your own topics. You are submitted it through Google Classroom or as a paper copy. There is also a rubric; please grade yourself before submitting your mind map for me to grade. 

Mind Map Ideas 

Mind Map Rubric