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United States History
Goal 5, Objective 5.03
Resources aligned to this objective
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- Child Labor in Cotton Mills of the Early 20th Century
- This lesson will provide students with a look into mill life and child labor in the South in the early 20th century, as part of the story of American industrialization. Students will examine a poster from a mill village as a focus and review activity and students will read a document calling for an end to child labor in Southern cotton mills, especially focusing on ending the employment of females under 14 years of age.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies)
- By John Schaefer and Victoria Schaefer.
- Labor unions in the cotton mills
- This lesson for grades 11–12 will help students recognize the value of primary sources in studying and understanding history. Students will learn about the labor union movement in the U.S. by listening to oral histories, and will deliver a persuasive speech arguing for or against unionization.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies)
- By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.
- Turning the Century
- Students will create a museum display illustrating life during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Information Skills, English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Computer Technology Skills)
- By Lisa Stamey.
