Effects of the Industrial Revolution: Positive or Negative?

You will be able to use information you have learned about the Industrial Revolution to answer the following prompt:

What were the changes and effects of the Industrial Revolution and based on these effects, was this a positive or negative event in history overall?

Each piece of evidence should explain a change that occurred (how was ______ before? how did the Industrial Revolution change _______?) and how that was positive or negative for the world overall.

Write a defensible thesis or claim that answers the prompt and contains a line of reasoning.

Write the 1st topic sentence that contains an argument or mini-claim to support your thesis.

Identify the 1st example of evidence to support your thesis (and/or topic sentence).

Explain how or why the 1st example of evidence supports your thesis.

Identify the 2nd example of evidence to support your thesis (and/or topic sentence).

Explain how or why the 2nd example of evidence supports your thesis.

Identify the 3rd example of evidence to support your thesis (and/or topic sentence).

Explain how or why the 3rd example of evidence supports your thesis.

Congrats! You're almost done. Write a concluding remark that restates or extends the thesis.