Intern Name: Abbie Watkins

Topic/Title of Lesson: Child Labor

Grade: 7th
Length of Lesson: 1 hour and 35 minutes
Date Taught: 12/8/16
LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE
In this lesson Students will evaluate the effects of child labor by analyzing
photographs of actual child labor. Students will also analyze political cartoons
Overview and the purpose of them.

Standards of 1. Describe working conditions during industrializations (7.2.7)

2. Evaluate the effectiveness of methods used by labor to improve working
Learning conditions. (7.2.8)
How did technology impact life in America after the Civil War?
How did technology affect city life in America after the Civil War?
Essential Questions Which factors supported industrialization in the US?
Why did the industrial worker form unions?
Students will be able to
Understand the meaning behind child labor in the industrial era. Students will
Objectives be able to understand harsh working conditions as well as describe harsh effect
of child labor. Students will be able to describe the reasons and purposes behind
political cartoons.
I can explain the use of child labor during industrialization and why its
an example of the horrible working conditions of the time
Learning Target I can interpret a political cartoon form industrialization to understand
some of the problems associated with the time.
Key Vocabulary Mass production, Child Labor, Political Cartoon, Hazardous conditions,
Inventions, Strikes, Settlement houses, Political machine, Corporations
or Concepts
Pen/ Pencil. Promethean Board, Child Labor Photographs, Political Cartoon
Materials Photographs, Political Cartoon Worksheet, Photo Analysis Worksheet, Chrome
books
Once students arrive to class they will be told to come to the Promethean board
to write down ideas or concepts of what they think child labor is. Once all
students have written something on the board, the teacher will go through the
list of items and ask students why they chose to write them. When finished,
Introduction/Hoo explain briefly what child labor is. (15 minutes)
k Children were considered expendable (ask class what expendable
means) and could be easily replaced
- Expendable: used once and then abandoned
They were paid half wages of adults doe doing the same jobs
Instructional Class will be split in half. One side will walk around and view photos of
child labor. The students will chose one of the photographs and review it
Activities on their Photo Analysis Worksheet.
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRASouth Carolina 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
 Student son the other side of the classroom will pair up and analyze
pictures of political cartoons. They will choose one of the cartoons to
review on their Interpreting a cartoon worksheet. (40 minutes in all)
Once completed, teacher will review the worksheets and offer for
students to share their answers with the class. (15 minutes)
Students will then grab their numbered chrome book and log onto
Kahoot.it.com
A review game of the lesson will be played in order to assess students of
their memory of lesson (15 minutes)
- Chrome books are used in place of smart phones in order for
everyone to have a device to play the game on
- Only one photo from each activity will be analyzed from students
due to the review being played at the end
Accommodations - Students who were absent will receive link to Kahoot game to make
sure to play it for their homework and review the material from their
book.

A Khoot game will be played composed of 10 review questions from the lesson.
Closure Activity The students will be assessed on how well they grasped the material during the
activities.

Assessments Unit Test will be given in one week on all material learned.

Mr. Smiths Child labor and political cartoons

Resources Kahoot.it.com

Reflection on a Lesson Plan Taught

Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRASouth Carolina 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
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2. How did the SOLs and Objectives help focus your instruction?

3. What parts of the instructional plan worked as you anticipated?

4. What, if any, adjustments needed to be made once you began?

5. How well did you anticipate the materials needed?

6. How effective was the assessment you chose to use? (If no assessment was used, what will the future
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7. To what degree do you feel that this lesson was a success? What evidence do you have for the success of the
lesson? (Hint: Student learning is the key to a lessons success!)

8. How did the time spent preparing for your lesson contribute to its success?

9. If you could do this lesson again with the same students, would you do anything differently? If so, what?

Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRASouth Carolina 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
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Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRASouth Carolina 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)