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Teach PA History
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Explore PA History
The Outrage of Ordinary Men: Pennsylvania's Role in the Great Railroad Strike of 1877
Assessment Strategies

Students will have multiple opportunities for assessment during this lesson: Students will work in small groups and complete analysis worksheets for the images and the documents. Teacher Guides for these worksheets are located in the Teacher Resource section of this lesson. Students will contribute to the roundtable discussion. Each student will write an essay explaining the key events of the strike and analyzing its short and long-term impacts. A rubric for the writing assignment is downloaded below.

Grading Rubrics

Rubric 1: Writing Assessment Rubric

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