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Lesson 1 (from Introduction - Chapter 3)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to examine bonded labor as a system of unfree labor. Like indenture and slavery, bonded labor is a type of unfree labor. Although bonded laborers are supposed to be working to repay a loan or debt, they are often manipulated, like Fatima and the other carpet makers, so that the debt is never repaid and they never gain their freedom.
Lesson
Class Discussion: How did Fatima and the other children come to work at the carpet factory? How did Hussain Khan tell Fatima she could pay off her debt and go home? Does her debt ever decrease? Does the debt for any of the other children decrease? What type of working conditions do the children endure? Do Fatima or the other children have a chance of paying their debt and going home? In what way are the children victims of...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.10, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(e), 9-10.7, 11-12.3(e), 11-12.7
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