Snap a Photo: Agent of Change
Overview
Students consider point of view and purpose while they engage in careful observation of Lewis Hine’s photographs that exposed child working conditions, generate and test hypotheses based on evidence, and reflect on their learning by applying it to related questions about a photographer’s point of view or purpose. Teachers may choose to have students extend their inquiry by pairing pictures and poems to tell stories (step 8), then investigate child labor today or another contemporary issue related to children and make connections by writing a poem about a related illustrative image they find (steps 9-10).
Related Resources
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Learning from the Source: Pairing Pictures & Poems to Tell Stories
elementary lesson plan -
Snap a Photo: Agent of Change Teacher Guide
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Today in History: Reformer Grace Abbott & Child Labor
background information & primary sources -
Human Rights Watch: Child Labor
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How coronavirus could wipe out two decades of progress in the war against child labor
Los Angeles Times news article -
About KidCitizen
engage with history through primary sources -
What are Primary Sources?
KidCitizen introductory interactive episode
Grade
Elementary
Subjects
Civics, English Language Arts, Social Studies
Length
40-80 minutes
Topics
child labor, labor, legislation, Lewis Hine, photography, poetry, point of view, purpose