Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Assignment #3

Go to the link that says "Gilded Age" on the right side of this page.

Read the first page,

1. What is a "Robber Baron"?

Read the stories "Wash those hands" and "too young to work"

2. Tell me two things about each story.

Skim through several other stories at the bottom of this page.
3. Tell me 5 interesting things you learned.

Back on the blogsite click on "Andrew Carnegie" Link and then go to "timeline" click on"interactive version"
4. Tell me 3 things that happened in his life.

Back on the blogsite click on "more Gilded Age"
5. Who made up the term Gilded Age?

Click on the "territorial growth" maps link from "more Gilded Age" page and look at the maps and pictures.
6. Write 5 interesting things you saw and learned.

Return to blogsite, click on "comments" for Assignment #3,
type the answers you wrote down into the comment box.

Make sure to put your name and period. click publish comment.

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