Child Labor
Child Labor Project
(3-Part Project)
1) Timeline showing American laws passed in regards to child labor (Minimum of 8 laws or regulations)
Must include date and short summary (1-2 sentences) describing each law
*Timeline needs a title
2) Poster must include at least Three of the topics below:
Many people do not know that child labor still exists.
It is your job to create posters that we can put up around the school to inform our classmates
and faculty about this terrible epidemic that continues to effect millions of children.
Create a Poster Describing Child Labor
Poster must have pictures and be creative
Choose One: Agriculture, Manufacturing, Mining
Working Conditions
Country
What is produced (Cotton, Gold, Clothing, etc..)
Hours they are Forced to Work
Health Risks
Emotional Risks
Living Conditions
Schooling
Age of Children
3) Letter
(Individual Assignment)
Minimum of 10 complete sentences
Choose one of the pictures below
You are going to write a letter from that child (1st person) to this 7th grade class.
In this letter you are going to describe who that child is,
*Use the picture to help you.
Look at the environment, the facial expressions, the clothing, the cleanliness, etc..
Give that child a name
You may use the questions below to help you write your letter
What do you think that child's job is?
Do they like their job?
How are they treated at work?
Do they feel appreciated?
Where is their family?
How old are they?
Do they feel safe?
What do they get to eat?
What do they get to do for fun?
Do they have friends?
Do they get to go to school? (the answer is probably no)
India Project, 20 Facts, Can Photography End Child Labor, Slideshow
(3-Part Project)
1) Timeline showing American laws passed in regards to child labor (Minimum of 8 laws or regulations)
Must include date and short summary (1-2 sentences) describing each law
*Timeline needs a title
2) Poster must include at least Three of the topics below:
Many people do not know that child labor still exists.
It is your job to create posters that we can put up around the school to inform our classmates
and faculty about this terrible epidemic that continues to effect millions of children.
Create a Poster Describing Child Labor
Poster must have pictures and be creative
Choose One: Agriculture, Manufacturing, Mining
Working Conditions
Country
What is produced (Cotton, Gold, Clothing, etc..)
Hours they are Forced to Work
Health Risks
Emotional Risks
Living Conditions
Schooling
Age of Children
3) Letter
(Individual Assignment)
Minimum of 10 complete sentences
Choose one of the pictures below
You are going to write a letter from that child (1st person) to this 7th grade class.
In this letter you are going to describe who that child is,
*Use the picture to help you.
Look at the environment, the facial expressions, the clothing, the cleanliness, etc..
Give that child a name
You may use the questions below to help you write your letter
What do you think that child's job is?
Do they like their job?
How are they treated at work?
Do they feel appreciated?
Where is their family?
How old are they?
Do they feel safe?
What do they get to eat?
What do they get to do for fun?
Do they have friends?
Do they get to go to school? (the answer is probably no)
India Project, 20 Facts, Can Photography End Child Labor, Slideshow