Intermediate World History BUnit 11 Assignment: Child Labor Worksheet

Goal: To analyze an interview of Elizabeth Bentley and write a short, diary entry of a child’s life in the working world,

Materials: OLS Unit 11, Lesson 5The Human Odyssey Our Modern World, 1400 to 1914Worksheet from Unit 11, Lesson 5 materials section titled Child Labor

Procedure: 1. Complete OLS Unit 11, Lessons 1-8.2. Use what you have read in Chapter 9 pages 475-489, to complete the

worksheet Child Labor found in Unit 11, Lesson 5 in the materials section. YOU WILL COMPLETE THIS USING THE LAST TWO PAGES OF THIS DOCUMENT (JUST TYPE IN THE ANSWERS) AND SUBMIT IT ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH BLACKBOARD

3. Read the interview of Elizabeth Bentley and answer the four questions on the worksheet Child Labor.

4. To complete the diary entry on the worksheet you will have to view the History Place website referenced on the second screen in your OLS lesson 5. Scroll through the pictures and read some of the accounts. Pick one of the child occupations shown and write a diary entry for a typical day in the life… (pretend to be a child who worked in a specific job)

5. Be creative, but realistic in your diary entry.6. Check grammar and spelling.7. Have an adult check your work.8. Send completed worksheet to your History teacher through

blackboard.9. Remember to keep a copy for your records.

Scoring: This assignment is worth 18 points. To receive the best score you should:

o Have all 4 question completed in your own words.o Use clear, concise, and complete sentences in your diary entry.o Have a minimum of 5 sentences in the diary entry.o Use correct spelling and grammar.

All assignments should include the proper heading in the upper right hand corner of the page.

Example of Heading: John DoeSeptember 4, 2011World History B, Unit 2 Assignment

World History B Unit 11 Lesson 5

Name __Carrah LeBoon____Date ___6/1/14_______

Directions: Complete the following questions in this word document. Save it as your last name unit 11 (ex: Smith Unit 11). Then attach the document through blackboard and submit it to your teacher.

Primary sources like the one you are about to read give historians remarkable insight into the past. In the 1830s, reformers in the British Parliament began to interview young people about their working conditions in factories. Read the following firsthand account of questions posed to a young woman named Elizabeth Bentley and the answers she provide. When you have finished, answer the questions that follow.

At what age did you begin to work at a factory?When I was six years old.

What were your hours of labour in the mill?From five in the morning till nine at night when they were busy.

What time was allowed for your meals?Forty minutes at noon.

Did you labour keep you constantly on your feet?Yes, there are so many frames and they run so quickly.

Suppose you flagged a little, or were too late, what would they do?Strap us.

Severely?Yes.

Could you eat your food well in that factory?No indeed, I had not much to eat, and the little I had I could not eat, my appetite was so poor, and it being covered with dust.

1) How many abuses can you count in Elizabeth Bentley’s testimony? List them all. (You can probably find one for every question asked.)

The abuses against Elizabeth Bentley were:• She was forced to work at 6 years old.• She was forced to work 16 hours days.• She was only given food once a day.• She did not get a chance to rest during the day.• She was beaten if she lagged behind.

• The food was not eadible (it was covered with dirt).• There was not enough foot to eat.• She was not healthy because of the conditions.

2) Why might her parents have allowed Elizabeth to perform such work?

Her parents may have needed the money

3) Why did factory owners hire children like Elizabeth instead of getting adults to do the job?

4) If factory owners and families both wanted child labor to continue, should Parliament still have pressed ahead to reform the system? Why or Why not?

Children also performed many jobs in America’s urban centers, which industrialized later than those in Britain. Go online and visit the History Place website. Scroll through the pictures and read some of the accounts. Pick one of the child occupations shown and write a diary entry for a typical day in the life…

Dear Diary,