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• Promotes a higher level of reading comprehension

• Offers differentiation strategies

• Includes real photos from the Library of Congress

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Inquiry-based learning is active learning that engages students in higher-level thinking. These books are full of opportunities for inquiry-based learning as students explore primary source documents. Primary sources provide eyewitness evidence of authentic events. The pages contain photographs of actual experiences, prints, maps, banners, posters, and advertising from about 1860 to 1930. The text provides context for the photographs but allows students to achieve higher levels of reading comprehension as they investigate the details of each primary source. Students are then asked to consider different points of view, to evaluate information, to draw conclusions, and to appreciate historical perspectives. Each activity supports standards-based learning by prompting students to use the primary sources and content-rich nonfi ction to cite evidence and build knowledge.

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Working at Age Eight?Oysters are nutritious. Some people eat them raw, but some think cold, slimy oysters

are icky. Others prefer them fried or in stews.

Oysters live in oyster beds, in the mud at the edge of the ocean. People use rakes to

find the buried oysters.

An oyster shell is hard to open, or shuck. Oysters live in rough, two-part shells. A muscle

keeps the shell closed. Oyster shuckers use knives to pry open the shells and cut out the

oysters.

Until 1938, poor children often worked instead of going to school. Oyster factories

employed lots of children. The children stood on their feet for 15 hours straight. They got one

short lunch break. The fastest oyster shuckers made about $1.50 a day. It was cold. They

wrapped newspapers around their legs to keep warm.

This photograph was taken in Dunbar, Louisiana. Rosy was eight years old. She started

her job at 3:00 am. She worked hard until 5:00 pm. That’s a long workday! Rosy is likely

looking after the baby while she works.

Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-12875

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5© Carson-Dellosa • CD-104863 • Evidence-Based Inquiry Using Primary Sources

Working at Age Eight?Oysters are nutritious. Sometimes they are eaten raw, although some think cold, slimy

oysters are icky. Others like them fried or in soups or stews.

Oysters live in beds in the mud at the edge of the ocean. People use rakes to find the

buried oysters. An oyster shell is hard to open, or shuck. A muscle keeps the shell closed.

Oyster shuckers use knives to pry open the shells and cut out the oysters.

Oyster shucking is hard work. Until 1938, poor children often worked instead of going

to school. Oyster factories employed lots of children. Many children worked for 15 hours

straight. It was cold. They wrapped newspapers around their legs to keep warm.

Oyster shuckers stood on their feet all day and only got a short break for lunch. The

fastest oyster shuckers made about $1.50 a day.

This photograph was taken in 1911 in Dunbar, Louisiana. Rosy was an eight-year-old

oyster shucker who worked from 3:00 am until 5:00 pm. Rosy is likely looking after the baby

while she works.




Working at Age Eight?Oysters are nutritious and many people consider them delicious. They may be eaten

raw, although some think cold, gray, slimy oysters are downright disgusting. Many prefer

them fried or in stews.

Oysters live in oyster beds, in the mud beneath the shallow edge of the ocean. People

use rakes to dig them out. An oyster shell is difficult to open, or shuck. A muscle keeps the

shell closed. An oyster shucker must pry it open with a knife and cut out the oyster.

Oyster factories provided many jobs. Until child labor laws were enacted in 1938, many

poor children worked instead of going to school. They often worked for 15 hours straight. It

was cold. Sometimes workers wrapped newspapers around their legs to keep warm.

Oyster shuckers stood on their feet all day. They were only allowed a short lunch break.

Earnings depended on how many oysters were shucked. The fastest shuckers made about

$1.50 a day.

This photograph was taken in 1911 inside an oyster factory in Dunbar, Louisiana. Rosy,

an eight-year-old oyster shucker, worked from 3:00 am until 5:00 pm. Rosy is likely looking

after the baby too.



Name _______________________________________

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Working at Age Eight?Investigate

1. What is happening in this photograph?

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2. What did you notice first about the photograph? Why?

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Question

3. After studying this photograph, what do you want to learn more about? How will you find out?

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4. What countries still allow underage children to work? If you don’t know, look in books and on safe Internet sites to find out.

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Understand

5. Based on this text and what you see in the photograph, do you think child labor laws are a good idea? Explain.

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6. Imagine working in an oyster factory in 1911. Describe how your life would be different.

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To Buy or Not to Buy?If you go to New York City, you will probably see street vendors. They set up their carts

on almost any corner. They sell things to the public. One hundred years ago, they did the

same thing.

People who came to the United States from other places might arrive in New

York. Many moved to other parts of the country. A large number of people from Italy

stayed in New York. They would live near others from their hometowns back in Italy. This

neighborhood was called Little Italy. Many of them spoke the same language. Some even

knew each other from Italy!

These neighbors would celebrate weddings, feasts, christenings (baby baptisms), and

funerals together. They would hold festas, or parades. The parades would celebrate saints.

Street vendors would line the streets and sell lots of items.

This photograph was taken during a festival in Little Italy during 1908. Look at all of the

things for sale! Does it look like they were having fun?

Library of Congress, LC-B2-80-2



To Buy or Not to Buy?If you go to New York City, you will probably see street vendors. They set up their carts

on almost any corner and sell things to the public. One hundred years ago, they did the

same thing.

People who came to the United States from other places might arrive in New York.

Many moved to other parts of the country. A large number of people from Italy stayed in

New York. They would live near others from their hometown. This neighborhood was called

Little Italy. Many of them spoke the same language and even knew each other from Italy!


funerals together. They would sometimes hold festas, or parades celebrating saints. During

these times, street vendors would line the streets and sell lots of items.






To Buy or Not to Buy?If you visit New York City, you can expect to see street vendors. They set up their carts

on almost any corner and sell items to the public. One century ago, they did the same

thing.

People who came to the United States from other countries would often arrive in New

York. Many moved to different areas of the country. However, a large number of people

from Italy stayed in the city. They would often live near others from their hometown in a

neighborhood called Little Italy. Many of them spoke the same language and even knew

each other from Italy!


funerals together. They would sometimes hold festas, or parades celebrating saints. During

these times, street vendors would line the streets and sell lots of items.





Name _______________________________________

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To Buy or Not to Buy?Investigate

1. What is happening in this photograph?

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

2. What did you notice first about the photograph? Why?

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

Question

3. After studying this photograph, what is one question you have? How will you find the answer?

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

4. What types of things do street vendors sell today? If you don’t know, look in books and on safe Internet sites to find out.

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

Understand

5. Based on this text, why do you think people from the same hometown chose to live near each other in the new world?

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

6. Imagine working as a street vendor. Describe how your life would be different.

___________________________________________________________________________________

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Is the Sky the Limit?Today, women are able to work in any job and do anything that men are able to. One

hundred years ago that was not possible. Women were not considered equal to men at

that time in the United States.

Women were able to fight for their country. They could work. They were not able to

vote. They were not kept safe by the US Constitution. Many people thought this was not fair.

They fought for change. They felt women should have the same rights as men. This fight for

change was called women’s suffrage.

On August 26, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution was passed.

Women were given the same rights and citizenship as men! That year, women voted in the

US elections for the very first time.

This cartoon is from October 1920. It is a print made on a printing press. It is called

“The sky is now her limit.” It shows a woman holding buckets on a yoke. She is standing at a

ladder that is reaching to the sky.

Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-02919



Is the Sky the Limit?Today, women are able to work in any job and achieve anything. One hundred years

ago that was not possible. Women were not considered equal to men at that time in the

United States.

Women were able to fight for their country. They could work in factories and shops.

They were not able to vote. They were not protected by the US Constitution. Many people

believed this was unfair and fought for change. This fight for change was called women’s

suffrage.

On August 26, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution was approved, or

ratified. Women were finally given the same rights and responsibilities of citizenship as men!

That year, women voted in the US elections for the very first time.

This cartoon is from October 1920. It is a photomechanical print, or a print made on a

printing press. It is called “The sky is now her limit.” It shows a woman holding buckets on a

yoke. She is standing at a ladder that is reaching to the sky.

Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-02919


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