Mother Jones/Letter to President Theodore Roosevelt

What does the author say was Mother Jones’s greatest ability?

• Raising money for her planned march

• Speaking to audiences about her cause

• Making friends with powerful businessmen

• Convincing children to fight for their rights

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which sentence from the excerpt most closely shows Mother Jones’s effort to obtain sympathy for child workers?

• "Philadelphia’s mansions were built on the broken bones, the quivering hearts, and drooping heads of these children,’ she said.”

• “‘Some day the workers will take possession of your city hall, and when we do, no child will be sacrificed on the altar of profit.’”

• “‘Here’s a textbook on economics.’”

• “‘Well, I’ve got stock in these little children,’ she said, ‘and I’ll arrange a little publicity.’”

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which inference about President Theodore Roosevelt is best supported by the text?

• He considers the concerns of business owners of the factories more valid than the concerns of child workers.

• He believes the power to resolve child labor resides with states rather than the federal government.

• He encourages Mother Jones to march even though he must hide his support for her from his voters.

• He thinks Mother Jones should run for an official office so she will have a platform to influence change in the textile industry.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

From the author’s point of view, was Mother Jones’s march most likely a success or a failure?

• A failure, because President Theodore Roosevelt refused to meet with her and the children

• A success, because she was able to persuade the federal government to pass an immediate law against child labor

• A success, because she brought national attention to unsafe child labor conditions in factories

• A failure, because there were only three children that continued to the final destination of the march

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How did Mother Jones best draw a connection between the children who work in the factories

• She writes a public letter to the president to remind him that the children who work in the factories are just like his children.

• She explains that the federal government can force any child to work in a factory whether the child is from a poor or wealthy family.

• She explains how the possessions that people enjoy are made in factories by children who work long hours under poor conditions.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

Pick three statements that show how Mother Jones attempted to influence the public to support child labor laws, according to information from the excerpt:

• She pointed out that a law had been created to protect a songbird, but not a child.

• She published an article about children working in factories in a newspaper.

• She put on plays to educate people about child labor.

• She dressed children as Revolutionary War soldiers to emphasize their struggle for rights.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which words from paragraph 4 to help the reader understand the meaning of the word treacherous?

• Nationwide, eighty thousand children worked in the textile industry

• Mother Jones had seen how dangerous their jobs were

• At textile union headquarters, Mother Jones met more of these mill children

• Their bodies were bone-thin, with hollow chests.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What strategy do you use to identify the correct summary for a passage?

• B.M.E.

• 5 Finger Summary

• Main Idea

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does the word vast mean in paragraph 3.

• the condition of being wealthy

• of very great extent or quantity

• a boundless space

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which is the correct definition for the word appeal?

• to make serious or heartfelt requests

• the condition of being wealthy

• an organized request for donations

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4