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Child Labor and the Building of AmericaSocial Studies · US History · Grades 9–12Lesson plan

Jump to: Preparation Procedure Evaluation Students are immersed in primary source materials that relate to child labor in America from 1880-1920 to gain a personal perspective of how work affected children in the United States within a rapidly growing industrial society. This project is student-driven. Students engage in visual and information literacy exercises to gain expertise in analyzing historical data. Most importantly, students emerge from this experience with a very personal sense that

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