Assignment

After reading The Jungle book do the following:

· Write an essay of 1200 words.

· Use Chicago Style format.

· Submit the citations for two scholarly articles that you are using for the papers. Also, indicate the topic of your paper from the Ellis Library web site then continue working on it.

· The essay due on Feb 26

· The Jungle book paper assignment, select a topic related to urbanization, industrialization, immigration and Gilded Age politics that Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle, illuminates and explores. There are numerous possibilities, such as workplace safety, urban politics, treatment of immigrants, child labor, the meat packing industry, unions, socialism, sanitation, government regulation, etc. Focus on the 1880-1910 period.

· You are required to use at least two scholarly articles located through JSTOR and a minimum of seven primary source newspaper articleslocated through the newspaper databases (African American Newspapers (1827-1998), Historical Newspapers, NewspaperARCHIVE). These materials are located through the Ellis Library web site in the Research Database section.

· Use the scholarly and primary sources to clarify and examine your chosen subject. You must also give clear examples from The Jungle that touch upon your topic. These need to be cited on a "Works Cited"(end notes) page. Be sure to reference The Jungle (particular characters and events that relate to your topic), scholarly articles, newspaper articles, the text, documentary, and lectures used in your research. End notes are not to be counted as part of the 1,200 word requirement.

· In a closing "Modern Times" paragraph, discuss how things have changed and/or not changed in the time since Sinclair wrote The Jungle. Use relatively recent newspaper articles for this part of the assignment.