Child Labor in Cotton Factories

Child Labor in Cotton Factories

• Who created it?

Robert Southey

       • Who is the author?

Robert Southey

       • When was it created?

In 1807.

       • When was it published?

In 1807.

       • Where was it published?

In England.

       • Who is publishing it?

Robert Southey published it.

       • Is there anything we know about the author that is pertinent to our evaluation?

No. There are only his opinions and nothing about author in this letter.

       • Why does this document exist?

Robert Southey is concerned about the employment of children in factories and the long hours they work.

       • Why did the author create this piece of work? What is the intent?

His intent was to show how it's hard to work on factory for children, and how they have no good childhood or education.

       • Why did the author choose this particular format?

It helps the reader to feel like they are at the factory seeing the things for themselves.

       • Who is the intended audience? Who was the author thinking would receive this?

It could be anyone, but mostly it is for the people live in England.

       • What does the document “say”?

He is showing how bad it is working in factories for children, and he is saying that it should not be like this.

       • Can it tell you more than is on the surface?

It can give us a good  at the author’s negative opinion of these factories.

       • What can we tell about the author from the piece?

He is a kind person that cares a lot about children.

       • What can we tell about the time period from the piece?

There are a lot of poor people in London in 19th century

       • Under what circumstances was the piece created and how does the piece reflect those circumstances?

It was created at a time when not only adults were warking in factories.

      • What can we tell about any controversies from the piece?

There is a controversy between two people. First is who cares about kids and this man who want to use the kids to make money.

      • Does the author represent a particular ‘side’ of a controversy or event?

The author cares about the kids.

      • What can we tell about the author’s perspectives from the piece?

The author had a first-hand perspective.

      • What was going on in history at the time the piece was created and how does this piece accurately reflect it?

This article tells how the parish and parents send children to work in the factories.

• What part of the story can we NOT tell from this document?

We can't say that factory's owner says truth or not and we can't say how many children worked on factories in England in 19th century.

      • How could we verify the content of the piece?

We can take a look on other articles from that time period.

      • Does this piece inaccurately reflect anything about the time period?

We need more information about the time period.

      • What does the author leave out and why does he/she leave it out (if you know)?

The author left out how much children were paid, did they slept enough and were they healthy.

      • What is purposely not addressed?

He didn’t tell about the poor children that did not go to factories.

1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?

Child labour in Cotton Factories.

    b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
A: This topic is not related to others.

2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
A: it was interesting to read about Child Labour and Cotton Factories in Britain in 19th century!

3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
A: I understand who was a creator of "Child Labour in Cotton Factories".

4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?

A: Not the best one, just good one :P

5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
    a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 
    b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment
    c) Impact on your learning 
    d) Level of creativity and originality

A: a) 4

    b) 3

    c) 3

    d) 2

6. Any additional comments.
A: Too cool to give comments.