Homework: Dear parents/guardians,
please assist your child with today’s homework.
Option 3:
Collections: British Parliamentary Commission: from CHILD LABOR IN
THE MINES, 1842
Edward Potter’s Testimony
I am a coal viewer, and the
manager of the South Hetton colliery (coal mine).Of the children in the pits we
have none under eight, and only three so young. We areconstantly beset (asked) by
parents coming making application to take children under the age, and they are
very anxious and very dissatisfied if we do not take the children; and there have
been cases in times…when the parents have threatened to leave the colliery, and
go elsewhere if we did not comply. …In point of fact, we would rather not have
boys until nine years of age complete. If younger than that, they are apt to
fall asleep and get hurt: some get killed. It is no interest to the company to
take any boys under nine. We have no females, and I do not believe there is a
case of females being employed in the collieries …
Task: Yesterday we read the point
of view of James Pierce, a child who worked in the coal mines.
Today you are reading Edwars Potter’s
testimony, he is a manager.
Your job is to gather information
to decipher why children are working and who is responsible. You will need
notes from yesterday’s reading as you read and complete this task.
Use the Venn Diagram to take
notes then write your conclusion below using evidence from the text.
Your conclusion: Who is
responsible?
Option 2:
Collections: British
Parliamentary Commission: from CHILD LABOR IN THE MINES, 1842
Edward Potter’s Testimony
I am a coal viewer, and the
manager of the South Hetton colliery (coal mine). Of the children in the pits
we have none under eight, and only three so young. We are constantly beset
(asked) by parents … to take children under the age, and they are …very
dissatisfied if we do not take the children; and there have been cases …when
the parents have threatened to leave the colliery, and go elsewhere. …In point
of fact, we would rather not have boys until nine years of age complete. If
younger than that, they are apt (can) to fall asleep and get hurt: some get
killed. It is no interest to the company to take any boys under nine. We have
no females, and I do not believe there is a case of females being employed in
the collieries …
1. Who is Edward Potter?
2. How many children are eight or younger?
3. According to Edward, why are there children working in
the colliery?
4. What do parents do if the colliery if they don’t accept
children?
5. Why don’t the collieries not want children under 9?
6. Are there any women working in the collieries?
Option
1:
Collections:
British Parliamentary Commission: from CHILD LABOR IN THE MINES, 1842
Edward Potter’s Testimony
I
am a coal viewer, and the manager of the South Hetton colliery (coal mine).
1.
Who is Edward
Potter?
Of
the children in the pits we have none under eight, and only three so young.
2.
How many children
are eight or younger?
We
are …(asked) by parents … to take children under the age, and they are …very
dissatisfied if we do not take the children;
3.
According to
Edward, why are there children working in the colliery?
and
there have been cases …when the parents have threatened to leave the colliery,
and go elsewhere.
4.
What do parents
do if the colliery if they don’t accept children?
…
we would rather not have boys until nine years of age…. If younger than that,
they … (can) … fall asleep and get hurt: some get killed.
5.
Why don’t the
collieries not want children under 9?
It is no interest to the company to take any
boys under nine. We have no females… employed in the collieries …
6.
Are there any
women working in the collieries?
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