Labor Pictures
Directions:
*Analyze at least 4/6 pictures and write about:
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What kind of people are in the picture
The surroundings
The emotions
The immediate dangers – or possible benefits of this job
*Discuss what this picture may look like today:
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2.
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What kind of people would be in this picture today?
How might the surroundings be different?
What can be done to make this a safer environment?
Women working in a Wool Factory
*Take note of their expressions, notice the packed conditions and all
the wood framing – why would this all be dangerous?
*What might a “wool factory” look like today (safety-wise, workers,
conditions)
A Farm Family
*What advantages did farmers have? What disadvantages were there?
“sweeper boy” –swept floors in factories
News paper boy
Breaker boys: Used in
coal mines to separate
coal from slate rock.
Wool factory
Unit 7 Test Wednesday March 19th
Chapters 18,19 &20
• 10 questions on Quia
• Extended Response:
– Take the role of ANYONE from the 1800’s
(Immigrant, Farmer, Union Worker etc…)
• Describe yourself (your lifestyle, job, overall living
conditions)
• Compare to 2008 – where would that person be
today? (what would be different and what might be
similar?)
– This can be done in paragraph form or as a
venn-diagram.