Social Studies — Grade 4

Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity four

In this activity for grades 3–6, students will read and evaluate a primary source letter from the Tobacco Bag Stringing collection. This should be done after Activity one, which is the introductory activity about tobacco bag stringing. Students will investigate the influence of technology, and its lack, on the tobacco bag stringers. They will do a role play/debate in which they will assume the roles of owners of companies and other people that were involved in the issue.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies)

By Pauline S. Johnson.

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Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science