Monday, November 21, 2016

Shirtwaist Factory Fire - New York City

On March 25th, 1911, a deadly fire broke out in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York's Greenwich Village. The fire ripped through the factory floor.  -- mostly young immigrant women --What happened after the fire? desperately tried to make their way downstairs. By the time the fire burned itself out, 146 people were dead. All but 17 of the dead were women and nearly half were teenagers. (PBS)


After the fire there was an investigation to understand how the fire occurred.
                                    You job is to investigate the aftermath of the fire. You must decided if the                                             findings were fair or unfair.....Using evidence from the reading.

    CLICK ON  LINKS AND FIND YOUR EVIDENCE;

What happened after the fire?

Testimony From the Fire Part A                             

Testimony From the Fire Part B

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - Political Cartoons

Leap or Die You Decide








Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Child Labor & Lewis Hine









Lewis Hine was a sociologist and photographer. He was very important in changing child labor laws.












Child Labor Graph
When was child labor at its highest?
When did it decrease?
What is the connection & relationship between child labor, immigration and industrialization?

What do you think the boys might be thinking?
Prepare a presentation of a minute or less expressing what they were thinking.
Bibb Mill - Macon, Ga.

Lewis Hines Gallery
Identify they type of jobs children did between 1870 - 1930
Explain, which picture captured your attention? Why?

After you have finished turn to your handout to complete your assignment!







Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Life on the Lower East Side








LOWER EAST SIDE, NEW YORK CITY  1885



In the late 1800s many came to New York City seeing their "pot of gold." These immigrants included the Irish, Italians, Russians, Polish, Chinese, and Eastern European Jews. All looking for a better life.



Daily Life on the Lower East Side - Read up on the cost of living during this time period.
                                                          Take notes and share out with the class


Tenement Life on the Lower East Side  Share daily life and compare it to today....are tenements the
                                                                same?


Lower East Side Virtual Tour  Report and tell us...2 images that impacted you and 5 facts you learned