Assignment:
For group project, you will have an opportunity to work in groups of 4-5 students. Your group must choose and explore one of the following topics in U.S. history and analyze how they relate or pertain to the economic, societal and environmental sustainability:
Dawes Severalty Act
Native American
Reservations
John Muir
U.S. National Park System
Theodore Roosevelt
Endangered Species
Air/Water/Noise Pollution
Great Depression
Johnstown Flood
Dust Bowl
New Deal
Upton Sinclair
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
Dark Sky Parks
Jane Addams
Organic Foods/Drinks
Landfills
Wilderness Act
Habitat for Humanity
Civilian Conservation
Corps (CCC)
Environmental Racism/Justice
Deforestation
Food and Drug
Administration (FDA)
Bio-mimicry
Suburbanization
Rachel Carson
Bike Share Programs
Mass Transit Systems
Electric/Solar/Hybrid Cars
United Farm Workers (UFW)
Renewable Energy
Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
(OSHA)
Clean Air Act
Great Society Programs
U.S. National Wildlife
Refuges
Soil Erosion
Climate Change
Recycling
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
Victory/Home Gardens
Conservation
Once your group has chosen an approved topic, the group will write and submit an annotated bibliography of sources. Your group is required to utilize a minimum of three primary sources and three secondary/tertiary sources. Each source must include an explanation of 4-5 complete sentences regarding the source's significance to your sustainability research topic within the context of U.S. history. Do not cut and paste or plagiarize from other sources to write your annotated bibliography. Instead, you must assert your own analysis and thoughts on what you have read about the source and why it may be relevant to your research topic.
Your annotated bibliography must be properly typed: 12-size font, double-spaced, in paragraph form with complete sentences, and one-inch margins. Use the Turabian or Chicago style of writing when formatting your annotated bibliography.