American+History+Idol



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Objectives

 * Locate and evaluate websites for inventors and/or industrialists from the early 20th century.
 * Using cause and effect text structure of biographical information, use the graphic organizer provided to take notes on the historical significance of the inventor's / industrialist's most important achievement / legacy.
 * Write a persuasive paragraph to convince classmates to vote for the inventor / industrialist researched as the next American History Idol

Essential Question
= Resources = [|Signal Words] [|Cause and Effect - Events and Consequences] [|Effective Search Strategies] [|Industrialization Innovators Inventors List] [|NoodleBib] [|NoodleBib MLA Starter Web Site Form] - How to complete [|Persuasive Word List] [|Website Evaluation]
 * Which early 20th century inventor / industrialist deserves to be the next American History Idol? **
 * [|The Kermit Challenge]
 * [|Keyword Challenge]
 * [|Nym Challenge - Snowsport Challenge]
 * [|Choosing the Right Search Tool]

=Sources=

Databases
SIS LMC Online Databases (At home you will need the username and password)

General Biography Sites
[|The Black Inventor Online Museum] [|EBSCO Host] History Reference Center (See Mrs. McCabe for Password) [|iConn] Biography Resource Center (At home you'll need your library card number.) [|Inventor of the Week] [|Inventors 1851 - 1899] [|Inventors 1900 - 1925] [|Zoom Inventors and Inventions] [|Human Impact: Technological Developments] [|Science and Technology: Industrial Revolution] [|Industrial Revolution] - lots of information on impacts here, so skim, scan, and scroll