The Bronx H.S. of Science Semester Project AP United States History N. Wohl Exploring American in the Gilded Age due Thursday, January 8, 2009. You are fortunate to be living in this age of great change (1877 – 1900). You are a fourth generation white, Protestant, American male spending twenty-three years exploring your native land trying to be the Alexis de Tocqueville of your era. You will explore America. As you travel across America, you will keep a diary and plot your wanderings. This is a creative project, so be imaginative. This material is covered in you textbook in Chapters 17, 18, 19 & 20. The Diary On your journey, you will meet one person from each of the categories (1-5) and two persons from category 6. In your diary, you will record your impressions of the people you meet and the places you go. In your diary, you will record where you me the people you selected, under what circumstances (what is going on around you – the event), why they are important in American life and include a significant statement (actual quote – not a picture or cartoon) from the person you are meeting. Some of the people you meet may not be part of a specific event, but expounding an idea - be sure to explain their ideas and why they have them. For the artists/architects, describe one of their major works (name it) and place it in the “school” to which it belongs. For the authors, include a quotation from one of their works which illustrates their theme. You must include them logically by date; therefore you might only have one entry for 1879 and several for 1896. See reverse side for selection. The Map At the front of your diary, you will have a map on which you plot your journey. Be sure you identify your route, and cities and places visited in order. Bibliography A properly formatted bibliography must be included at the end of your diary. You must use at least 5 sources. A URL is not a sufficient entry. All web-based sources must have a copyright and publisher to be valid. Encyclopedias are an inappropriate source for a college level paper. Format must be consistent throughout. Scoring Guidelines Each entry is worth 10 points. Diary entries will be graded as follows: significance (4), description (3), and quote (3). The map is worth 15 points. Properly formatted bibliography is worth 10 points. Overall quality – including spelling, grammar, organization, and presentation – is worth 5 points. Category 1 - Industrialists Andrew Carnegie Henry Clay Frick J.P. Morgan John D. Rockefeller Leland Stanford Category 4 – Farmer/Farmer Issues William Jennings Bryant Joseph Glidden Oliver Kelley Mary Ellen Lease Category 2 – Professor/Thinker/Intellect Edward Bellamy John Dewey Charles W. Elliot William Graham Sumner Frederick Jackson Turner Category 5 – Unionist/Laborite Eugene Debbs Samuel Gompers Terence Powderly Category 3 – Reformer Jane Adams Susan B. Anthony Alice Hamilton Henry Demarest Lloyd Dwight Moody Thomas Nast Ida B. Wells Frances Willard Category 6 – Miscellaneous (one from A one from B) A Chief Joseph (Nez Perce) George A. Custer Geronimo Mark Twain B W.E.B. du Bois Booker T. Washington Henry George John M. Harlan William “Boss” Tweed Name_______________________________ EXPLORING AMERICA IN THE GILDED AGE Diary Entries (1) Industrialists (Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, Jay Gould, J.P. Moran, John D. Rockefeller, Leland Stanford) significance (4)_____ description (3)_____ quote (3)_____ (2) Professor/Thinker/Intellect (Edward Bellamy, John Dewey, Charles W. Elliot, William Graham Sumner, Frederick Jackson Turner) significance (4)_____ description (3)_____ quote (3)_____ (3) Reformer (Jane Adams, Susan B. Anthony, Alice Hamilton, Henry Demarest Lloyd, Dwight Moody, Thomas Nast, Ida B. Wells, Frances Willard) significance (4)_____ description (3)_____ quote (3)_____ (4) Farmer/Farmer Issues (William Jennings Bryant, Joseph Glidden, Oliver Kelley, Mary Ellen Lease) significance (4)_____ description (3)_____ quote (3)_____ (5) Unionist/Laborite (Eugene Debs, Samuel Gompers, Terence Powderly) significance (4)_____ description (3)_____ quote (3)_____ (6) Miscellaneous (A- Chief Joseph (Nez Perce), George A. Custer, Geronimo, Mark Twain) significance (4)_____ description (3)_____ quote (3)_____ (B - W.E.B. du Bois, Booker T. Washington, Henry George, John M. Harlan, William “Boss” Tweed) significance (4)_____ description (3)_____ Map cities/places identified (4)____ route identified (4)____ quote (3)_____ visits numbered (4)____ overall aesthetics (3)____ Properly Formatted Bibliography (10)_____ consistent format, alphabetical by author, title is underlined, includes copyright and publisher, website entries are more than a URL – must have copyright, title of website Overall quality (5) _____ spelling, grammar, organization, and presentation