Collage of newspaper headers Lowell Sun, Lowell Courier, The Lowell Offering

After watching the video, “Lowell: The Continuing Revolution,” imagine you are writing an article about the city of Lowell for a special edition of your school’s newspaper. The whole edition contains stories all about Lowell!

  1. Select a topic from the stories covered in video, such as: mill girls, immigration, engineering, or Lowell’s culture today.
  2. Write your story and compose a catchy headline.
  3. Illustrate your story with images. You can find some historic images on our Omeka site. Don’t forget to caption your images and cite your source! Can’t find the right image? Draw your own picture to illustrate your story.