Alexander Graham Bell – telephone (among other inventions)
Thomas Edison – Light Bulb
Luther Burbank – hundreds of new plant varieties
Alfred Nobel – Dynamite
Karl Benz – automobile with an internal combustion engine
Nikola Tesla – AC motor and transformer
Orville & Wilber Wright – powered airplane flight
Ferdinand von Zeppelin – The Zeppelin (airship)
Henry Ford – Model T on an assembly line
Chester Carlson – photocopier
Igor Sikorsky – helicopter
Richard Arkwright – Water Frame
Thomas Newcomen Steam Engine
Benjamin Franklin – Lightning Rod
James Watt – (newer) Steam Engine
Samuel Crompton – Spinning Mule
Edmund Cartwright – Power Loom
Eli Whitney – Cotton Gin
Step 2. Conduct some basic research about your topic. Write your notes with the audience in mind: the class. Tell us about the inventor, tell us about the invention, tell us why the invention was important and what impact it made, tell us anything else that you think is interesting about your topic. Step 3. Turn you notes into a 90-100 second speech. Think about it like this: a publisher is making a book on the Industrial Revolution and wants to put an invention on the cover. Your speech is a pitch to the publisher to convince them to use the invention you are studying. When done, practice it once to see if it is indeed less than 100 seconds. Step 4. Prepare a SINGLE PowerPoint slide that includes your invention and inventor, key words or ideas from your notes, and relevant image or diagrams. Step 5. Hand in the single slide as a PowerPoint file to your teacher. Via email is fine. Timeline: I will book one block with the laptops for you to research your topic and take notes, one block to prepare a very brief speech, put together one PowerPoint slide and submit it, plus rehearse your speech, and finally one block to present. I will assemble the slides and add a 100 second timer.
Question: How did the arts reflect the changes in society/culture during the Industrial Revolution?
Basic Essay Outline:
Paragraph 1: Introduction
Background information: One or two sentences letting me know a bit about the Industrial Revolution. Make it relevant to your topic, but this may include: time, place, people, or the general focus of your essay.
Thesis statement = opinion + three points you will use to prove your opinion.
E.g. Mr. Mike's is the best restaurant in Vernon (opinion) because it has the best food, at the best prices, served by the friendliest staff.
Paragraphs 2-4: Body Paragraphs
Each of these three paragraphs will cover ONE of your three topics.
Food
Prices
Friendly Staff
Sentence 1 = Topic Sentence This sentence tells readers what the paragraph will be about.
E.g. Mr. Mike's has the best food in Vernon.
Prove it:
E.g. He sources everything locally, so you know it's fresh. He also takes pride in everything being made same-day, meaning nothing is ever frozen and re-heated; you won't find a microwave in Mr. Mike's kitchen.
Transition: Try to find a natural way to move your reader to the next paragraph/topic.
The only thing better than Mr. Mike's food are his prices.
Conclusion: Consider what you want your reader to know/do/understand after having read your essay