Child Labor
Activity 3, Strategy 3 Check for Understanding Scoring Guide
- The work is too hard and demanding for small children; parents should
not have to send their children out to work to help support the family;
employers and parents view children differently; capitalists are interested
in cheap labor wherever they can find it.
- Responses may include: government policy affects child labor; even
the youngest children had to work; parents tried to protect their children
but the pressures to have them earn money were very great; children
were considered to be expendable, etc.
- A picture captures a moment as it is; a cartoon carries a specific
message.
- Responses will vary, but supported reasoning is essential. The student
must use evidence from the cartoon to support his/her choice.