Child Labor in Peru

By Marissa Goldberger –

C.S. 111Q, Jacob Blackwell School, Queens, NY

 

 

INTRODUCTION:

Have you ever thought of how lucky you are to go to school each day? If you haven’t, you should. Over two million children, as young as 6 years old are forced to go to work each day. Most of these children never get the opportunity to go to school.  Some of the jobs these children are required to do are mining, housework, herding, and harvesting. These jobs can be dangerous and exhausting.

 

 

TASK:

Today, you are going to write a persuasive letter to the United Nations to convince them about the mistreatment of the children of Peru.

Your letter should include:

1.        Define and describe the problem.

2.        Evidence of the problem.

3.        A solution to the problem.

 

 

PROCESS and RESOURCES:  

You are to work independently to research the topic of child labor in Peru. After you have researched this topic, you will compose a letter to the President of Peru, Ollanta Humala with your appeal for reform.  

 

Students will complete the worksheets below:

 

·        Step 1: Define the Social Problem:

·        Worksheet 1

 

·        Step 2: Gather Evidence of the Problem:

·        Worksheet 2

 

·        Step 3: Identify the Causes of the Problem:

·        Worksheet 3

 

·        Step 4: Evaluate Existing Public Policies

·        Worksheet 4

 

·        Step 5: Develop a Public Policy Solution

·        Worksheet 5

 

·        Step 6: Select the Best Public Policy Solution

·        Worksheet 6

 

Click the Links Below to Find Out More About Child Labor:

 

 Child Labor Video

 

 Fighting Child Labor

 

  Child Labor

 

 Children of Peru

 

How you can help put child labor to a stop:

 

Guidelines for your persuasive letter:

 

Ø Should follow a business letter outline.

Ø Your letter should include a greeting, body and salutation.

Ø Your letter should include a minimum of three paragraphs.

Ø Your letter should persuade the audience

 

 

 

EVALUATION

Persuasive Letter Rubric

 

 

CONCLUSION

Write a persuasive letter to the President of Peru, Ollanta Humala. Use all of the resources provided to research the topic. Make sure your letter contains factual evidence and information that supports your position. Be respectful as you explain why you support your position and why it deserves noticing.

 

 

STANDARDS

English Language Arts Grade: 3

 

Writing

• Standard: 3.W.2.a.  –  Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.
• Standard: 3.W.2.b.  –  Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
• Standard: 3.W.4.  –  With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.
• Standard: 3.W.5.  –  With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
• Standard: 3.W.10.  –  Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Speaking and Listening

• Standard: 3.SL.3.  –  Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and details.
• Standard: 3.SL.4.  –  Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.
• Standard: 3.L.1.I.  –  Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.