Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and Migrant Workers

Early to Mid-1900s

Trade union leaders, advocates and journalists helped to bring awareness to the plight of migrant and immigrant workers in the early to mid-twentieth century, including the Triangle shirtwaist factory and seasonal farm workers.

Create Your Own Story

In this final activity, you will have the opportunity to create your own front-page news story about a modern-day labor issue, such as working conditions, wages, equal pay, and health care benefits.

Directions:

  1. Choose one of the images from the carousel to use in response to the following question: What is an example of a modern-day labor issue and how are news outlets covering it?
  2. Read two or three articles online about your topic (using reliable news sources that you have used in class or your teacher recommends). From them, determine the main issues and the arguments or positions involved.
  3. Write a short summary in response to the question above and focus on how the issue is covered in the news. Incorporate information from your research and other ideas you have learned about in this case study.

As you write your article, keep the following in mind:

  1. Length: 2–3 paragraphs.
  2. Include basic facts (who, what, where, when, why, how).
  3. Decide which news format you would like to use, newspaper or website.
  4. Give your article a title and add a headline (a good headline catches the reader’s attention in some way).


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