Ryan's Assignment Is to Prepare a Research Paper on the Industrial

question 33

Multiple Choice

Ryan's assignment is to prepare a research paper on the Industrial Revolution for his American history class. What should Ryan do to get an overview of the topic?

• A) think about what he already knows about the Industrial Revolution
• B) locate an article about the Industrial Revolution in a scholarly journal
• C) prepare his outline based on the Wikipedia entry for the Industrial Revolution
• D) draft a thesis statement identifying which aspect of the Industrial Revolution he will address

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