INTERVIEW WITH A MONOPOLIST
United States History & Government Authentic Assessment Commack High School
INTERVIEW WITH A MONOPOLIST
Authentic Assessment [25 pts.]
TASK: Imagine you are a muckraker living during the time of American industrialization. You have been granted the opportunity to meet with a monopolist of your choice to conduct an interview. Your interview should be 10 exchanges (20 lines total) between the muckraker and monopolist; greeting, closings and simple yes/no responses do not count. Each response should be 2-3 sentences in length and include accurate content. You MUST include the vocabulary (from the section below) in your interview.
Below are some suggestions of monopolists that can be interviewed:
· Andrew Carnegie - Carnegie Steel Company
· John D. Rockefeller - Standard Oil Company
· JP Morgan- JP Morgan & Company
· Henry Ford - Ford Motor Company
· Cornelius Vanderbilt – New York Central Railroad
You are not limited to these suggestions, but if you want to select another individual
you must obtain your teacher’s approval.
Your interview should address the following issues:
· How the company was formed
· How the individual is viewed by the public
· Treatment of employees
· Philanthropic (charitable) activities
Vocabulary to be included in your interview (please underline/bold the term when you use it in your interview):
· Monopoly
· Labor Laws
· Antitrust
· Merge
· Captain of Industry/Robber Baron
· Philanthropy
· Union
· Strikes
Name: _________________________________ Period: _________
United States History and Government Date: __________
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CATEGORY |
4 - Above Standards |
3 – Meets Standards |
2 Approaching Standards |
1 Below Standards |
Score |
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Interviewer Questions |
Interview questions are relevant and appropriate for a muckraker to ask. |
Most of the interview questions are somewhat relevant and appropriate for a muckraker to ask. |
Interview questions are not truly relevant or are not appropriate for a muckraker to ask. |
Questions are not relevant/not appropriate for interview |
______/4 |
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Monopolist Responses |
Responses are relevant and appropriate for a monopolist to respond (meets 2-3 sentence requirement). |
Responses are somewhat relevant and appropriate for a monopolist to respond (meets 2-3 sentence requirement). |
Responses are not truly relevant OR are not appropriate for a monopolist to respond OR does not meet requirement |
Responses are not relevant/not appropriate for interview |
______/5 |
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Incorporation of Vocabulary |
All vocabulary incorporated correctly |
Most of vocabulary incorporated correctly |
Some vocabulary incorporated correctly |
Little or no vocabulary included |
_______/4 |
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Historical Accuracy |
The interview is strong and leaves the reader solidly understanding the historical perspective. |
The interview is relatively strong and leaves the reader understanding the historical perspective. |
The interview is somewhat strong and leaves the reader with a basic understanding of the historical perspective. |
Historically inaccurate |
____/4 |
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Overall Creativity of Interview |
Interview is creatively written and completes all parts of the task. |
Interview is creatively written and completes most parts of the task. |
Interview is somewhat creatively written and completes some parts of the task. |
Interview is not creatively written and does not complete all parts of the task. |
_______/4 |
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Grammar And Spelling |
Author makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distracts the reader from the content. |
Author makes 1-3 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. |
Author makes 4-6 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. |
Author makes more than 6 errors in grammar or spelling that distracts the reader from the content. |
_______/4 |
TOTAL POINTS EARNED_____________________ / 25 pts.