Name _______________________________
Date________________________
In this activity, you will create your own help wanted ad to advertise for an employee you need for your cannery. Fill in the questions to make sure you have all the information you need to complete your ad.
You are the owner of _____________________ (name of your cannery).
Your cannery processes ________________(name of food).
You need workers to_____________________ (kind of job you are hiring for).
You are looking for _____________ (men, boys, women, or girls) to work in your cannery.
This is a skilled job:____Yes ___No (does the person needs to know how to run a machine, know a craft, or have certain education to fill this position)?
If it is a skilled job, what skill does the person need to have: __________________.
This is an unskilled job: ____Yes ____No (you will train the worker for the job).
The worker can begin working __________________. The wages will be $ _______an hour.
Include in your ad the supplies or equipment your will provide for the workers, and what the worker needs to bring.
From the information above, write your Help Wanted Ad to run in your local paper.
Questions for Owners
Questions for Workers
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You will need this information later when you begin your own cannery or apply as a worker in someone else's cannery.
Based on the flow charts of the canning process for fruits and fish you have examined on the web, make a flow chart for your own cannery. Choose a food you want to can. Draw four of the essential processes involved in your cannery. Then write a description of the process below the box. Remember to draw them in order.
For Workers: Interview Questions
As you saw from the table, many children were hired to work in the canneries. Imagine that you are still in school but you need an after school job to help support your family. You are interviewing for a job at the cannery. To help you prepare for your interview, here is a list of questions that your future boss might ask you. Read the questions and decide how you would answer them. When answering, think about how you would want them answered if you were the boss. What are some things you would want a potential employee to say. Answer the questions in complete sentences, restating the question in your answer.
Your future boss may ask you....
For Owners: Interview Procedure
In Activity #2, you chose a name for your cannery. You also decided what food your would process.
Imagine that you are now the owner of your own cannery. You will be interviewing a classmate for a position in your cannery. Ask your partner the following questions to find out if he or she is qualified for the job you advertised for in your Help Wanted Ad.
To start the Interview say: Good afternoon my name is _________________ and I am the owner of this company. My company's name is_____________________ and we process____________________.
Ask these interview questions:
Finish the interview my saying: Thank you for interviewing with my company (shake hands). Have a nice day. You will be informed about your interview in a few days.
After the interview, answer these questions:
After the interview, change roles and conduct the interview again.
You have taken a job in the country at a rural cannery for the summer. You are on your way to the cannery on a cart drawn by a horse with many children your own age. You will be away from your family for three months to earn money to help support them. In this activity, you will write a postcard to a friend. In your postcard think about the following:
(Front of post card) Draw a picture of you on your trip to the cannery
| Year | Bushels |
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| 1839 | 710,000 |
| 1850 | 1,350,000 |
| 1856 | 2,610,000 |
| 1858 | 3,500,000 |
| 1865 | 4,879,000 |
| 1869 | 9,233,000 |
| 1874 | 14,000,000 |
| 1884 | 15,000,000 |
| 1889 | 9,945,000 |
| 1897 | 7,254,000 |
| 1904 | 4,500,000 |
| 1910 | 3,500,000 |
Use the chart above to answer the following questions.
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Males_________________________________________________________
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After looking closely at Johnnie and his friends shucking oysters, write a letter to the National Labor Council as if you were a worker at the cannery. Think about what the Council needs to know about the working conditions you and Johnnie have to work under. Give examples to show why child labor laws are need.
Dear National Labor Council,
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(date)
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From A Concerned Citizen,
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