US 8

Buatti/Muson/Yulo

NAME: ______

GOALS

  • Read the directions carefully
  • Share the tasks equally
  • Keep track of which tasks you are responsible for
  • Find all the information requested
  • Keep an accurate bibliography
  • Use your time effectively

You may search in any order, as long as you find everything required.

WARNING: PLAGIARISM RESULTS IN INSTANT FAILURE! RESIST THE URGE TO COPY-AND-PASTE. The only things you can copy-and-paste are images, primary source accounts and URL addresses.

Ready? Go.

PART 1: PRIMARY SOURCE
Each member of the team must complete this part.
Scavenger Item / Bibliography Information / Done

  1. Read the primary source accountdescribing what it was like to live in a city during this time period. Complete the writing assignment that accompanies the reading.

Part 2: MAKING A LIVING IN A CITY
Assigned to: ______
Scavenger Item / Bibliography Information / Done

  1. How much would it cost to rent a room in New Orleans in 1875?

  1. How much would it cost to rent a house at 232 West 43rd Street, NYC in 1877?

  1. How much did a Manufacturing worker make per week in 1900? Compare Union and Payroll workers.

  1. Which 2 inventions from this time period (1865-1910) be most important to a family in a city? Select 2 inventions, explain what they do, who invented them, and why theywould be so important to city dwellers.

Part 3: FOOD
Assigned to: ______
Scavenger Item / Bibliography Information / Done

  1. How much does a pound of wheat flour cost in 1900, in the city nearest to your home?

  1. How much do a dozen eggs cost in 1900, in the city nearest to your home?

  1. How much does a pound of salt pork cost in 1900, in the city nearest to your home?

  1. Find a recipe that would have been common in a city. Why would this have been typical food at the time?

Part 4: SHOPPING
Assigned to: ______
Scavenger Item / Bibliography Information / Done

  1. What was a department store? How was it different from other types of stores?

  1. Find an image of a typical department store from the 1870’s and 1880’s.

  1. Name 3 large department stores from around the country during the 1870’s and 1880’s.

Part 5: NEW PRODUCTS
Assigned to: ______
Find out when these things were invented, who invented them, an image ofwhat they looked likewhen they were first sold.
Scavenger Item / Bibliography Information / Done

  1. Fountain Pen

  1. Kodak Camera

  1. Juicy Fruit Gum

Part 6: BIG NEWS!
Each group member is responsible for one news item.
Scavenger Item / Bibliography Information / Done

ENTERTAINMENT
Find an image and the required information for each. The more detail the better!
  1. Coney Island: When did Coney IslandAmusement Park open? What kinds of attractions were there?
Assigned to: ______
  1. Vaudeville: What is Vaudeville theatre? Who were 3 of the biggest vaudeville stars, and what did they do?
Assigned to: ______
NEWS
Find out the who, what, when, where & why of your story. Find an image illustrating your story.
  1. The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
Assigned to: ______
  1. The Great Chicago Fire
Assigned to: ______