Thursday, December 15, 2011

Child Labor Assignment

Today we are going to look into child labor during the Industrial Revolution. The stories all take place in England and depict the ugly seen of life in the factories.

You will go to this website to look at the issues of the Industrial Revolution. Here is your
assignment:


*Look for the section titled "Life in the Factory".

There are 10 links there with short discriptions on how work-life was for the people of England.
Write down 2-3 interesting facts that you learned from each link.


*Next, scroll down to the section titled "Factory Workers". Select 3 of the workers and briefly (one paragraph) describe their testimony to Parliament. It should summarize their trails and tribulations that they endured while working in the factories.