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Cotton Mills Seen through Differing Perspectives: Critical Analysis of Primary DocumentsCotton Mills Seen through Differing Perspectives: Critical Analysis of Primary Documents

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Subject:
Humanities, Social Sciences
Institution Name:
UNC University Library
Collection:
Stories of the American South
Grade Level:
Secondary
Abstract:

In this lesson, students will read two primary source documents from Documenting the American South, a digital library collection sponsored by the University Library at UNC. One document is Child Labor in the Carolinas, a pamphlet published in 1909 by the National Child Labor Committee exposing the use of child labor in the cotton mills of North Carolina. The other document is Mill News, a weekly newsletter about the Southern cotton industry which was paid for and published by the mill companies themselves. Students will also listen to oral history excerpts from mill workers to gain a third perspective. In a critical analysis, students will identify the audiences for both documents and the motivations and intent of its authors, as well as examine the historical importance of each document.

Course Type:
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Material Type:
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Media Format:
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Curriculum Standards:
North Carolina Standard Course of Study - Grade 11 English Language Arts (English III) Goal 4 : The learner will critically analyze text to gain meaning, develop thematic connections, and synthesize ideas. Objective 4.03 - Assess the power, validity, and truthfulness in the logic of arguments given in public and political documents by: identifying the intent and message of the author or artist. recognizing how the author addresses opposing viewpoints. articulating a personal response to the message and method of the author or artist. evaluating the historical significance of the work. North Carolina Standard Course of Study - grade 8 Social Studies Goal 5 - The learner will evaluate the impact of political, economic, social, and technological changes on life in North Carolina from 1870 to 1930. Objective 5.01 - Identify the role played by the agriculture, textile, tobacco, and furniture industries in North Carolina, and analyze their importance in the economic development of the state.
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