Friday, November 7, 2014

Homework on Sweatshops....HW and video



¢FINISH=Read p. 259-260  and Complete for HW
¢Describe the growth of cities and the problems it created.
¢Describe the picture on 260 and describe living conditions.
¢Describe the Industrial Working Class  1.  houses  2.  working conditions in cotton mills
¢3.  Working conditions in Coal mines  4. Working condition for women and children.
¢5.  what new laws attempted to protect Women and Children.
¢
1.Define Terms:  capital, entrepreneur, cottage industry, industrial revolution, assembly line, literacy, innovation, 

2.Write a summary sentence using all the above terms!! 

Weekend HW: search sweatshops, choose a documentary15-30 min. 
Watch the film
Take notes so you can Write a news article for the Hollywood Crimson about
"The Clothes We Wear, or The Phones We Love, or The Toys We Buy, etc."
Write a one page summary of the film.  We will discuss writing an article.... as a 'muckraker'.
Examine:
Living Conditions
 Wages vs. price/profit 
Employment vs. exploitation
Survival vs. working conditions 
Health Hazards for Children
Possible ways to improve ‘sweatshops’

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