Below you will find several lessons that have been designed to integrate the Language Arts Curriculum, Social Studies Curriculum and the Arts. The concentration for the lessons below will be based on the Child Labor in America during the 1900’s. These lessons will use multi-intelligences to increase the mastery learning of all the students.
Open your eyes what do you see?
Lesson #1
Many years ago, one of the most famous social reforms, Lewis Hine took extraordinary photographs of children working in industries under horrific conditions. It is now your job to take your photographic eye and chose one of Hines’s pictures and describe it in detail. What do you think it is saying? What does it represent about children working during that time? How do you think your picture influenced people during that time?
Objectives
: Students will research a photograph as outlined above to make individual inference based on visualization?
Materials
: Computer lab, printer, a piece of notebook paper, pen/pencil, web site
(www. http://historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/index.html
) or
(http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/hine_photographs/hine_photographs.html)
Staffing needs
: Teacher, paraprofessional (if needed) and computer specialist
Set-Up
: Students will be instructed how to get to the specified web-site because it will be bookmarked by the computer specialist
Procedure
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Each student will individually go to the bookmarked website.
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Student will read an abstract about Lewis Hine.
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Student will choose a photograph taken by Lewis Hine and they will use visualization skills to make inferences
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Students will record responses on paper
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Students will write a brief summary based on individualized responses
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Discussion
: Teacher will review Lewis Hine by asking questions about him and his work.
Assessment
: Students will write a brief summary about their individual photograph and they will share them with class the next day.
In the Coal Mines
Lesson #2
Objectives
: Students will read the book,
Rebels in the Shadows
by
Robert T. Reilly so they can develop a mental picture of life in the coal mines in the 1900’s while they develop and expand their fluency, vocabulary and comprehension skills of the text.
Materials
: Book,
Rebel in the Shadows
by Robert T. Reilly, vocabulary notebook, pen/pencil, dictionary
Set-Up
: Teacher will give a short description about book.
Background
: Students will be given orally history about life on a coal mine during the early 1900’s.
Staffing needs
: Teacher, paraprofessional (if needed)
Lesson Procedure
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Teacher will start off reading in order to capture the students interest
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Students can write down vocabulary words they do not know
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Students will take turns reading orally
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Discussion
Teacher will discuss reading with students in order to check for comprehension of material?
Extension Activity
: Students will continue reading book for homework.
Make your vote count
Lesson # 3
Objective
: Students will write a persuasive letter to the United States Supreme Court stating why child labor laws should be passed? Students must include what life is like without an education and the terrible working conditions that they face on a daily basis from their employer.
Materials
: pen/pencil, notebook paper, example of letter
Staffing Needs
: teacher, paraprofessional (if needed)
Set Induction
: Students will be reminded to use formal letter writing skills, how to persuade their audience, give details, and elaborate.
Lesson Procedure
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Teacher will review formal letter writing skills
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Students will brainstorm
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Students will write persuasive letter
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Students will edit letter
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Students will produce a final copy
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Upon completion students will read the next section of
Rebels in the Shadows
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Does Child Labor Still Exist?
Lesson # 4
Objective: Students will discuss and research if child labor still exists?
Materials: computers, books, magazines, encyclopedias, paper, pen/pencil
Set- Up: Teacher will meet with Library media specialist to choose books, magazines and journal articles relevant to the topic beforehand.
Background
: students will copy down key vocabulary terms relating to the assignment.
Enslaved, abduction, corruption
Staffing needs
: teacher, paraprofessional (if needed), library media specialist
Set induction
: Teacher will set the stage for the students by writing these questions on the blackboard; do you believe that slavery still exists in the world today? If so, where? What kind of labor do you think children do? Do you think children are happy living their life? Students share their answers with their classmates
Lesson Procedure
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Students will complete KWL chart about topic
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Students will start research
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Assessment
Students will comprise a 1 page paper stating if child labor still exist? If so, where? Do you think that it will ever change? What can you do to stop child labor?
Students must include a map of where the child labor still exists?
Can You Follow the Changes?
Lesson #5
Objective
: Students will trace the child labor laws in the United States and create a time line and they will create an ad campaign to raise awareness of child labor that existed in United States during the 1900’s.
Materials
: textbook, computers, crayons, markers, construction paper, scissors, pen/pencils, glue and any other art supplies
Set-Up
: Materials will be laid out for easy access prior to students’ arrival
Background
: Students will have good knowledge about the history of child labor laws so and they can use their books, peers and/or notes to assist them with their assignment.
Staffing Needs
: Teacher, paraprofessional (if needed)
Set induction
: Students will be refreshed with a brief history of child labor laws.
Procedure
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1. Students will get materials to make timeline (must be accurate)
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2. Students will create their ad campaign (creative, colorful & persuasive)
Assessment
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Students will share in timeline and ad campaign with class to demonstrate a critical understanding of the material.
Homework
: Students will continue to read
Rebels in the Shadows.
Name: ____________ Date: ________________
Child Labor Laws
(figures available in print form)
Unscramble each of the clue words use your key terms list if needed. Copy the letters in the numbered cells to other cells with the same number.
Final assessment
Lesson #6
Objective
: Students will assess their knowledge about child labor laws either one of two ways (skit or essay).
Materials
: notebook paper, essay question
Set-Up
: Students working on skit will meet with drama teacher in order to plan
Staffing Needs
: Teacher, paraprofessional (if needed)
Procedure
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1. Students taking test will get essay question in class and they will have forty-five minutes to respond.
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2. Students creating skit will develop their skit during drama class and they will share skit with the rest of the class grade will be based on (creativeness, facts, voice (intonation)