Music, Art, and Literature of the Industrial Revolution (1865-1914)
Library Resources
ABC CLlO American History
History Study Center
Proquest Historical New York Times
Proquest K12
SIRS Researcher
Proquest Historical New York Times
Proquest K12
SIRS Researcher
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The Music, art and literature of a society often portrays important values of a culture. They act as teaching guides for the people of a community. For this project, you are to research a specific aspect of the Industrial Revolution between the years 1865-1914. You may work alone or in a group of 2 to 3 students. Based on your research, you are to create either a musical piece, an artistic representation, a play or a short story. This work is to be original in its content. For example, if you decide to research child labor, you may wish to create a children’s story to exemplify the situation.
Your grade for this project will be based on the quality of your research, the artwork you create, and your presentation of your project to the class. Along with the artwork, you will hand in a one page summary, highlighting what you researched and explaining how it is reflected in your artwork.
Possible topics
Captains of Industry
Robber Barons
Immigration
Department Stores
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Jane Addams
Haymarket Riot
Communism
Child Labor
Entertainment
Rise of Cities
Chicago
Black Gold
Chinese Exclusion Act
Skyscrapers
Triangle Fire
The Progressive Movement
Inventions
Bessemer Process
Ellis Island
Social Darwinism
Cornelius
Vanderbilt
J. P. Morgan
Rise of Unions
Factory Conditions
Utopias
Role of Women
Sports
New York
Standard Oil
Corporations
American Protective Association
Monopoly
Muckrakers
Statue of Liberty
