HW Mr. Padilla 5.24.17

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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