Child Labor Video
Interested in learning more about what it’s like to be a child laborer? Click on the link below to watch a video about it:
The Power of Words: Choosing what to say on Your Protest Sign
Here are some ideas and tips for what words to use on your protest sign:
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Five Senses, Minus One
Most people are born with five senses- sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. If you had to give up one sense for the rest of your life, which would you pick, and why?
** Bonus ** Write a story called “A typical day without my sense of _____” (fill in which sense you don’t have).
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Best Interview
DSim’s Interview with her aunt
Best Child Labor Post
Best “You are Transformed” Post
AVelazquez and MRahman
Best “Stolen Laptop” Post
Stolen Laptop
Recently a White Macbook was stolen from the Internet Cafe. Try and go inside the head of the thief. In your blog write a post that includes:
1) At least three reasons why someone would steal a computer from our school.
2) At least three reasons why doing this was wrong.
** BONUS**
3) Write a story called “The Day I Stole a Macbook”. You can go as far back in the life of your character as you want (for example, when I was a little girl I used to steal little things…)
7th Graders: Message from Mr. Hallenbeck
Want to receive 5 bonus points on a quiz? Just email Mr. Hallenbeck at MATHTEACHER2200@NYC.RR.COM
Assignment 13 (6th Graders) Assignment 12 (7th & 8th Graders)- Child Farm Workers Part 3: Protest!!
Throughout history ordinary people have gotten together to protest against injustices by powerful people. Alone their voice might not have been heard, but together in protest, they have been able to make changes. One of the biggest tools protesters use are signs. Your assignment is to create a sign in Photoshop to protest against child labor in farms. For inspiration, below you will find signs and images that you can use along with your own ideas.
CLICK Here for a Photoshop lesson on making a poster
Assignment 12 (6th Graders) Assignment 11 (7th & 8th Graders): Child Farm Workers Part 2
CLICK HERE to watch a video about child laborers in the United States
After watching the video about child laborers in America, answer the following questions in your blog:
According to the video, what causes students like Joseanna to drop out of school?
How does the MET program try to keep students in school, instead of working on farms?
**Bonus questions: What would you say to the grocery store owner to get them to think about where their food comes from?
Assignment 11 (6th Graders) Assignment 10 (7th & 8th Graders): Child Farm Workers Part 1
Write a post from the perspective of the children you learned about today. Keep in mind the following questions:
What is your day like?
What type of work do you do?
How does it make you feel?
How do you do in school?
What do you worry about?
Why do your parents let you work? Can anything be done for them so
that you wouldn’t have to work?
If you could, how would you change your life?
Could others help you? How? Why should they?
You are Transformed.
Prompt by Bill Zimmerman
One morning you wake up to discover that you no longer look like yourself– you are some other creature with apparently more legs and hands and eyes than you remember having before you went to sleep. You break out in a cold sweat, then panic overcomes you as you try to deal with these changes. What are you now? How did you get into this predicament? How will your life change? You’re not even sure what to call yourself. And yet, are you still ”you” inside?
Write about your transformation.
