Journal entrys and assignment for a history class

Lesson 1 Portfolio Assignment

Follow the instructions below for the journal entries and the activity.

Journal Entries

Respond to the following questions. Your responses do not have to be long, just a paragraph, but do make sure that they completely answer the questions.

Save your work when you complete it. You will turn it in with the rest of your journal entries and portfolio assignments at the end of the course .

Objective 1

1. Why do people invent new technology? Have those reasons changed in the modern period?

2. Why would some people oppose railroads as a new form of transportation? Why would they oppose new forms of transportation in general?

Objective 2

1. How do growing businesses and new technology of today continue to affect the economy?

Objective 3

1. What kind of problems do you think you would face if you were a woman working in a textile mill (making clothing)?

2. Why were immigrants not always welcome in the United States? How have views toward immigrants in America changed over time?

Objective 4

1. How did the cotton gin change the cotton industry?

Objective 5

1. What do you think the South was like before the Civil War? Draw a picture that represents a typical Southern scene.

Activity

Please complete this activity. Make sure you look at the grading rubric below before beginning your assignment.

 

Create a Venn diagram, like the one above, to write the differences and similarities between the North and the South. Write the differences in the areas that do not overlap, and write the similarities in the middle area.

Grading Rubric
Activities	Not Acceptable 0 points	Acceptable 1 point	Good 2–3 points	Excellent 4 points
Lesson 1: Venn Diagram	Similarities and differences are not correct. Ideas are not expressed well.	Similarities and differences are mostly correct. Ideas are basic.	Similarities and differences are correct. Ideas are thought out.	Similarities and differences are correct and show a high understanding of the North and South.