1.  Assign roles.

2.  Keeping in mind the members of each of the social classes,
     research the following areas:

          1. the growth of cities and any other
                  population shifts
          2. working conditions for men, women
                  or children
          3. changing role of women
          4. impact of inventions on life
          5. living conditions in the cities and in
                  the countryside, including health and sanitation
          6. education
          7. income and wealth accumulation
          8. role of labor unions
          9. changes in family life
        10. transportation
        11. leisure

3.  Each student will write one newspaper article as described in the Task section.

4.  The class will compile two newspapers.  One will advocate the view that life was better, and the other will support the opposite view.

5.  Each student will close the project by writing the essay described in the Conclusion section.

 Introduction    Task     Resources    Article Requirements     Scoring Rubric     Conclusion