Artifact 9 (Student Free Choice!)

I wrote a diary by a boy that was sold to work in a cotton factory.

March 14, 1812

        I was taken from the orphanage today with a group of other kids. We were sent to factory to make cotton. The place seems dirty and smells bad.  No one looks happy at all.

March 25, 1812

        I am working as a scavenger picking up scraps of cloth.  I run around picking them up from the dirty floor.  The machines are loud and dangerous.  One boy got his finger cut off this morning. 

April 26, 1812

        I am always tired.  I work for 12 hours a day, and the food sucks!  Even though we didn’t have much food at the orphanage it was still better than here. 

May 15^th, 1812

        The clothes I had when I got here are now so dirty. I am not a scrapper anymore, and I work on the machines. They move so fast and I am scared of getting hurt. A friend wouldn’t work so he was punished by being whipped. There are no windows and the air is horrible here.

August 13, 1812

        I want to escape. My friend and I planning to do it, but if we are caught they will put us in leg irons. We will get less food and they will always be watching us. Even with that maybe happening it is still something I need to do. If I stay here I feel like I will die anyways.

<<Reflection>>


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

      A: This main topic relate to cotton factories.

b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
      A: It relates to the children that work in the factories.
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it? 
      A: This artifact was the teacher's choice, and i spend about a hour on it.  

3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
      A: I learned that it was very hard for kids in 19th century.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?

      A:Yes, I think I used a lot of creativity on this.
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) 2

    b) 4

    c) 2

          d) 4


6. Any additional comments.

A: No