Abstract
After students have read the poems
of Carl Sandburg, it would be of interest for them
to see images of a laborer. This lesson provides engagement
for the student by giving them the chance to see images
of child laborers from the late 1800’s to the
early 1900’s.
Objectives
Students will be able to:
1. The students will observe a slide show of child laborers and share their
reactions to the slide show in a reflective writing piece.
Standards
Teacher Background
The teacher will have to collect thumbnail
images from the provided website. With each photo is
relevant information that will be necessary to give to
the students. To obtain the photos, follow these instructions:
National
Archive and Records Administration is at: http://www.archives.gov/research_room/arc/index.html
Directions for searching the Archival Research Catalog:
1.
Click on the "Search" button on the ARC
main page
2. In the box marked "Search for descriptions of
Archival Materials containing the following keyword(s)",
enter your search phrase; for example: "Lewis Hine" and "child
labor"
3. Click "Go". (You may get several hundred "hits")
4. You will see descriptions of items that match
your search phrase, 10 to a page. Click on the
link marked "Digital
Copy Available" to view a thumbnail image of the
item (when available).
5. To show the full record, click on the item's
title
6. Click on thumb-nail of image to enlarge
7. Please note that the title offers a full description
of the image
Resource Websites
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/arc/index |
