Collections: from CHILD LABOR IN THE MINES
This is the account of a child that works in a coal mine in
England.
About a year and half I went to walk with a candle before
the horses, and pick the coals
off the road; I had 8d. (pennies) a-day. About a year and a
half ago I took to the girdle and chain
do not like it; it hurts me; it rubs my skin off; I often
feel pain. I get 15d. a-day. I do not
go to the Sunday-school. I go to chapel sometimes. I cannot
say the Lord’s Prayer, nor
the Creed, nor the Ten Commandments. I cannot read.
Task: How is work
impacting this boy’s life? How do you
think he feels? How is this similar to Hunger Games? Write a one paragraph response and use evidence from the text.
Option 2:
Collections: from CHILD LABOR IN THE MINES
This is the account of a child that works in a coal mine in
England.
About a year and half I went to walk with a candle before
the horses, and pick the coals
off the road; I had 8d. (pennies) a-day. About a year and a
half ago I took to the girdle and chain
do not like it; it hurts me; it rubs my skin off; I often
feel pain. I get 15d. a-day. I do not
go to the Sunday-school.
1.
How long has he been working?
2.
Describe the work he does.
3.
How much does he get paid?
4.
How is this similar to Hunger Games
Option 1:
Collections: from CHILD LABOR IN THE MINES
This is the account of a child that works in a coal mine in
England.
1.
Who the narrator?
About a year and half I went to walk with a candle before
the horses, and pick the coals
off the road; I had 8d. (pennies) a-day.
2.
What kind of work does he do? How much does he
get paid?
About a year and a half ago I took to the girdle (a belt or
cord worn around the waist) and chain
… it hurts me; it rubs my skin off; I… feel pain. I get 15d.
a-day.
3.
Why doesn’t he like his job?
Parent
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