Question

Essential Question: Was the Industrial Revolution overall harmful or beneficial to society?

Use the primary source documents attached to determine a variety of consequences of the Industrial Revolution. Create a short essay that uses evidence from the documents to support your argument.

Your essay will include:

- A clear thesis statement

- 3 or more reasons given in separate paragraphs and are supported with strong evidence.

- Specific evidence (quotes) from at least 10 different documents in packet.

Answer 1

Analysis in the form of Say-Mean-Matter that explains how each quote supports the thesis statement. This is the evaluative technique piece for each evidence you discuss. State the evidence, explain what it means and how it matters to your thesis.

- Use in-text citations that show which primary documents are used.

Answer 2

hi

Answer 3

hello

Answer 4

know anything about this?

Answer 5

@Jamierox4ev3r

Answer 6

Tbh I just need help with the thesis statement ... here are some documents

Answer 7

okay. What is the stance that you, personally, are taking at the moment?

Answer 8

Industrial Revolution

Answer 9

no, i mean...do you think the industrial revolution did good, or do you think it was bad?

Answer 10

based on your stance, you can figure out which documents you want to use and then go about formulating your thesis

Answer 11

sorry for being late.... @Jamierox4ev3r i think it did good

Answer 12

what do you mean?

Answer 13

the revolution it did good

Answer 14

oh okay. So based from that, we can start building a base claim

Answer 15

okay

Answer 16

So if you look through your documents, what supporting points do you have?

Answer 17

how should a good A+ thesis look like

Answer 18

what do you mean ..?

Answer 19

I mean...in your primary docs., what direct pieces of evidence can you take that tells us that the industrial revolution was good? we can use these to formulate your A+ thesis

Answer 20

• Many farmers had to move to the city producing urbanization
• Industry created new jobs
• Factories were dirty, unsafe, and dangerous
• Factory bosses exercised harsh discipline
• Wages were initially low for workers resulting in poverty for the average worker
• Average workers initially spent 14 hours a day at the job, 6 days a week.
• Consumerism

Answer 21

those

Answer 22

hmmm... some of these could work. But note that some of these are also negative, which wouldn't support your thesis

Answer 23

So I recommend taking this step by step. For example, Let's look at document 1. Do you think that this will support or reject your hypothesis?

Answer 24

@ItryMath

Answer 25

im not sure probably because there was some cons in the industrial revolution

Answer 26

Right..but if you're saying that the Industrial Revolution was overall beneficial as your thesis, you probably shouldn't include this particular document as evidence

Answer 27

Does that make sense?

Answer 28

yes.... but can you come up with a thesis and ill just change some stuff from there? sorry again i was reading the document

Answer 29

I suppose. Although you should really think a thesis through if you want to do a better job of supporting it in your paper. Just saying

Answer 30

Okay

Answer 31

so not to rush you or anything how long will it take for you to come up with one <3

Answer 32

Not very long, it's probably ideal that you come up with your own in the future.

Answer 33

And simply because I want you to formulate a good thesis on your own, I'm only going to provide you with a very rough version. It will be your job to polish it

Answer 34

alright , love the metaphors you use

Answer 35

Here you go:

"Due to higher rates of production, innovation, and employment, the benefits of the Industrial Revolution were clear to see."

This is a VERY rough thesis statement, but there main points that you need to be supporting are here. Now polish it, and be sure that you use articles that relate to this statement

Answer 36

@ItryMath

Answer 37

thanks

Answer 38

i've revised it to something like this @Jamierox4ev3r "Due to higher rates of production, innovation, and employment, the benefits are to be seen today very clearly, that more innovated mechanics and being discovered which help to mass produce."