Lesson 5:
Child Labor: A Long, Hard Look
Priscilla
Kron
AHTC
Summer Institute: 2008
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Abstract:
In this final lesson students will use their historical
background and their knowledge of the current issue to create a group booklet
in comic form.
Essential Questions/Enduring
Understandings:
What is the
historical setting in the U. S. for child labor?
What are some of
the current problems related to child labor?
To what extent is
child labor prevalent in the U. S. and the world?
What should
childhood look like?
Assessment:
The students work in pairs to
complete a class project. They will be graded according to a rubric.
Setting
the Purpose:
Students will prepare for the
final project by reviewing their knowledge of various aspects of child labor
the history, the problem, the current issue. Students will use software to
create one page of a graphic booklet on the topic of child labor.
Duration:
3-5 class periods.
Procedure:
Part
1: Building Background
Have
a brief group discussion about the various sides of the issue of child labor
the history, the problem, its occurrence in the U. S. and other countries, and
its alternatives. This serves as a summary of what has been covered so far.
Part
2: Explanation of the Project
Using the software Comic Life by Plasq (or a similar
type of design
software), the students will create one page for a
group booklet. They
will follow a rubric, which includes a topic title,
illustrations for their main
points, and short verbal explanations that effectively
describe their topic.
Hand out the
Project Rubric and explain the project and the
expectations.
Part
3: Preparation for the Project
Hand out a
Project Plan page to each pair or small group of students.
Explain the different pages and have pairs/groups
choose the page they
wish to work on. (Pages can be added as necessary,
depending on
numbers of students in the class.) Try to avoid
duplication of issues,
areas of the world, etc.
Give
the students class time to work with the group to formulate their ideas so that
they have some thoughts down for the actual project.
Part 4:
Creation of the Project
Arrange
to take students to a computer lab or to have laptops available for their use.
Internet access will also be necessary.
Have
websites ready on a webpage for students to search for images as they prepare
their page. (These may be the sites
referred to in this lesson or others found.) This simplifies the search process
and prevents unknown hits.
Remind
students that images and words chosen should be powerful and carry an impact,
as a comic book doesnt allow for wordy text or many images.
Students
should refer to the rubric as they
prepare their page.
(If
more time is available, students individually
or in pairs could be responsible for the entire booklet.)
Part 4: Sharing the Projects
Students
can view each others work by using the Export feature as they
save.
Analysis of Primary Sources:
Students
will use primary sources such as quotations and images as they prepare their
comic page.
Attachments: