Children Working in a Textile Mill in Georgia
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Child Textile Workers Journal Entry
Published By:
Amanda Siessel
Historical Era:
The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Thinking Skill:
Historical Analysis & Interpretation
Bloom’s Taxonomy:
Analyzing
Grade Level:
High School
Suggested Teaching Instructions
Have students view the image and complete a document analysis worksheet. Once students are done with the analysis and journal entry, use it to conduct a class discussion on living/working conditions that led to the need for reform.
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Description
This activity will serve as an introduction to a lesson on industrialization. Each student is to imagine that he/she is a child working in a factory, and describe what life may have been like at that time.