Lowell Paper

After spending two weeks on the Industrial Revolution it is now time to apply what you know to the assessment assignment. You will need to use your L.M.G packet, the textbook, and the L.P.S. packet to find the details for your paper.  You will be writing a paper and you have two options.  

   The first is to decide if working at Lowell was either positive or negative for the women at the mills.  You will need to pick an opinion on this issue and defend it. Imagine that you are a lawyer and you want to prove that Lowell is guilty of abusing the workers of the mills.  Or you need to prove to the jury that the women workers actually benefited from their time at Lowell. If you are writing about the positive impacts, you should not mention any negative things in your paper.  As a writer, the goal should be to allow the reader to see your point of view.  Try and convince me that your opinion is the right one.

    The second option is on Wal Mart.  If you choose to do this one, you need to ask me for permission first.   In this paper, you will compare life at Lowell to life for a Wal Mart employee. You will need to consider the working and living conditions for the Mill Girls and the Wal Mart employees.  I have some articles and other sources for you to use with this.  If you want to choose this paper, understand that it will require a good amount of work on your part.  

  

      Your Thinking Map is due on December 5th and your final draft is due December 12th.  By using the map you are getting prepared for your final copy.  Handing in a rough draft is optional but also recommended for some.   If you hand in your rough draft I will look it over and show you what corrections you need to make.

I want you to start thinking about what you would like to write about.