Primary Source Activities: F. E. Schumacher Company Employees Photographs
Author: Elise Karin Hillis
Grade(s): 10
Description
Allow students, in groups or individually, to examine the primary source linked under Resources to the right, while answering the questions below in order. The questions are designed to guide students into a deeper analysis of the source and sharpen associated cognitive skills.
Level I: Description
1. List three things that you see in this photographic print.
2. What time period does this picture represent?
Level II: Interpretation
1. When was this photographic print taken?
2. What is happening in this photo?
Level III: Analysis
1. What evidence can you find that justifies what type of person this figure was.
2. What does the source tell you about the culture or region.
3. Can you think of a similar picture, painting or piece of art that is similar to this picture?
Standards
- History 9-10, Benchmark B: Explain the social, political and economic effects of industrialization.
- Indicator: Grade 10, GLI 1. Explain the effects of industrialization in the United States in the 19th century including: b. Immigration and child labor and their impact on the labor force.
