Instruction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=13&v=mjZswKnYLUk
From "New York: A Documentary Film" (PBS, 1999).
View the film & use the Internet for any further research
Think & Respond: One page typed with works cited page
***Upload in course to the assignments folder under the activities tab***
Due Monday, September 16
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE
Dreams versus Realities
Do not rewrite the questions. Weave your answers to these questions into the essay.
According to the film, what ethnic groups were represented among New York City's 100,000 garment workers?
What brought these immigrants to America, and what motivated them to work such long hours?
How did the realities of their working lives contrast with their dreams and their observations of promise and opportunity in America?
What does this story say about America—both as a nation marked by glaring inequities and injustices, but also as a place defined by remarkable opportunities and transformations?
***Share your thoughts in final paragraph.***