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Cherry
Valley-Springfield Central School
Library Media Center
Cherry Valley, New York 13320
607-264-3265 Ext. 120
Rhonda King, Library Media Specialist
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Turn of
the Century Business Card |
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Question: What information is needed? |
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You are to
create a “turn of the century” (19th to 20th) business
card using Microsoft Publisher. This should be for a person of great
importance during the Gilded Age, Populist Movement, or the Progressive
Movement. The card must include: a picture, a slogan, reason for their
fame, and a way to reach that person.
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Find Information: |
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Check
OPAC for books/magazines on the broad subjects of Gilded Age and Progressive
Era. Here are few examples:
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America and the Progressive Era, 1900-1917
by Boardman, Fon Wyman Call Number 973.9 BOA
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The Progressive Era
by Ernest R. May Call Number 973.91 MAY
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American Decades : 1900-1909 edited by Vincent Thompkins Call Number REF 973.91 TOM
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Turn of the Century by Robert Hoare Call Number 909.82 HOA |
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Cobblestone Magazine: April 2000 edited by Meg Chorlian
Call Number M 900
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Check OPAC for books on your
person. Remember to search in the subject and title lines using the
person’s full name. |
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Examples of Persons of Great Importance |
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Philip D. Armour and Gustavus
Swift |
meatpacking |
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Andrew Carnegie |
steel |
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James B. Duke |
cigarettes |
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Andrew W. Mellon |
aluminum |
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Charles A. Pillsbury |
flour |
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John D. Rockefeller |
oil |
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Cornelius Vanderbilt |
railroads |
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J. P. Morgan |
finance and banking |
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Thomas Edison |
light bulb |
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Alexander Graham Bell |
telephone |
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The Wright Brothers |
airplane |
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Henry Ford |
assembly line |
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Mark Twain |
author |
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Adam Smith |
Laissez Faire |
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Theodore Roosevelt |
Square Deal |
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Upton Sinclair |
"The Jungle" |
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W.E.B. DuBois |
NAACP |
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Samuel Gompers |
American Federation of Labor |
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Eugene V. Debs |
American Railway Union |
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Jane Addams |
Hull House |
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Booker T. Washington |
Equality through vocational education |
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Woodrow Wilson |
New Freedom |
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Ida Wells |
Anti-Lynching Campaign |
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Susan B. Anthony |
Women's Movement and Suffrage |
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Henry Bessemer & William Kelly |
Process for making steel |
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The Reference area of the
Library has encyclopedias that can help as well. |
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2006 World Book Encyclopedia
Call number: REF O31 WOR |
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Encyclopedia of American History: The Emergence of Modern America 1900 to
1928 Volume VII Call Number: REF 973.03 LIK |
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Websites |
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Search the Online Databases for more information
(Passwords available in the library)
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Tip: Search by the person’s name. |
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History Reference Center |
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Grolier Online—Online Encyclopedia |
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C.E.R.F.—Websites |
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Biographical Directory of American History |
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Learn about the Progressive Era |
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Jump Back in Time: Progressive Era |
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America 1900 |
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Learn about the Gilded Age |
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Jump Back in Time: Gilded Age |
Gather:
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Collect
information by reading/listening and practice ethical behavior. |
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Skim and scan to identify
relevant information. |
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Record information that
answers your questions. |
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Evaluate the content of your
sources. |
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Identify what is fact and what
is opinion. |
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Is the information accurate?
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Is the information biased?
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Is the information current? |
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Does this information answer
your original questions? |
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Revise and redefine your
questions, as needed. |
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Note Card |
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Create: |
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Organize
information and produce your Business Card. |
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The card
must include: a picture, a slogan, reason for their fame, and a way to reach
that person. |
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Summarize information in your
own words. |
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Organize and analyze the
information in a new way. |
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Synthesize the information to
create your unique ideas about the topic.
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Draw conclusions based on the
information. |
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Cite
Sources: |
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Be sure to record titles, authors,
publishers, dates and other relevant information for citation purposes. |
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MLA Booklet |
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Citation Worksheet |
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Citation Machine |
Assess:
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Evaluate
the product and the process. |
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You will be graded on
accuracy, creativity, and style. |