But it remains a significant source of energy—in America and around the world. History would remember them as the 12 Heroes. endobj Coal is a rock-like substance found in the ground. Grades 6â12 $9.49. The rocket was packed with millions of pounds of fuel. For many, the only warning was the smell of smoke. The mine company was fined for illegally employing underage kids. A trapper opened and shut doors to let mules and coal cars through. A 14-year-old boy. It might be hard to imagine why parents would let their kids work in dangerous mines when they should have been in school. Visit Scholastic, the world's largest children's book publisher. As Albert would soon find out, they could not have been more wrong. startxref His days working in the coal mine were over. Fourteen-year-old Albert Buckle was staring at death itself. Their father had passed away a few years earlier, and it was up to them to help support their mother and little sister. For alternate tasks, see the boxes below. Keep the Learning Going Teaching Extras For Novemberâs Paired Texts 0000012317 00000 n
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Coal was powering the trains speeding across America, making it possible to travel faster and farther than ever before. They cut out the coal with heavy tools, their backs aching. And coal was the power behind it. That means the cities grew until an event, such as a natural disaster, conflict, plague, or economic decline forced their populations to abandon their homes. If you don't have one, ask your teacher for help. Learn More. They hoped this would choke the fire out. Since 1885, the U.S. government had required kids to be at least 12 to work in a mine. 0000095920 00000 n
These changes helped lead to the laws we have today that protect workers. Modern safety measures and advances in technology have made mines much safer, though coal mining is still dangerous. In fact, Albert and Richard likely felt proud to work at the mine. Have students work in groups to discuss the following questions. disaster shelters. After weeks of freezing cold, the day was warm and sunny. 0000118755 00000 n
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After a 30-second drop into pitch blackness, the cage clanked to a stop 317 feet below the surface and the miners stepped out into the damp, cold air. Some came to help. But what he found at the surface was chaos. What do you notice first? The saga was front-page news across the country. They sat hunched over for hours, their fingers often frozen and bloody. 0000011608 00000 n
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It begins before human beings even existed. âBeauty and Disasterâ and âThe Power of Kilauea" (30 minutes) Invite a student to read aloud the As You Read box on page 20. The Cherry Mine disaster also shed light on the plight of child workers. 0000016387 00000 n
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And it wasn’t just grown men who toiled in the mines. Down in the Cherry Mine, Albert would have heard at least 10 languages spoken. Have students jot down their responses and return to their desks when they are done. Literature Connection: Texts that explore labor history, Kids at Work Miners blasted through rock with dynamite. 0000011116 00000 n
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In Illinois, the law set the minimum age at 16. Do research to learn more about the environmental cost of using coal as an energy source as well as the benefits and drawbacks of other energy sources. It would be Sunday, his only day off. The year is 79 a.d. Do-Now: Analyze Photos. An investigation was launched, and Albert testified. And a horrific accident that would change America forever. By the time Albert was born, coal was changing the lives of millions of Americans. When you burn coal, heat and energy are released. Itâs a summer day in the beautiful city of Pompeii. Somehow, oil from one of these lamps had dripped onto the hay car, setting the hay on fire. Want to hear this story read aloud? In the early 1900s, thousands of kids like Albert did too—some as young as 8 years old. On November 20—a week after the fire started—rescue crews managed to enter the mine at last. He ran to the mule stables and filled up his pail. If a mule team came speeding along and you didn’t open the door, they could crash—crushing the mules, the driver, maybe even you. What’s happening? When, where, and why do you think this image was made? 0000117704 00000 n
By the time Albert was born, coal was changing the lives of millions of Americans. Albert, his 16-year-old brother, Richard, and 478 other miners pulled on their overalls and boots, grabbed their lunch pails, and said goodbye to their families. He was trapped deep underground in the coal mine where he worked. The story of coal begins long before Albert was born. Have students jot down their responses and return to their desks when they are done. Albert would spend the rest of his days not in the darkness of the earth but in the light of the sky. Your answers maybe 2-3 sentences long, or more for Critical Thinking Questions. Not long after lunch, Albert opened the door for a car filled with hay—food for the mules. Some mines also employed breaker boys. Then watch the Behind the Scenes video and discuss the questions. Remember a good answer begins by rephrasing the question and citing text evidence. 0000089268 00000 n
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Every learning journey starts with a Story Card. 6 ScholaStic Scope ⢠JANUARY 30, 2012 top: Yo M iu R i/Reute RS /Landov; botto M: h i R oto Sekiguchi/ t he Yo M iu R i Shi M bun/ ap RUSSIA iM age S; M ap: Ji M McMahon/âMap M anâ Sea of Japan (East Sea) PACIFIC OCEAN ASIAASIA CHINA NORTH KOREA SOUTH KOREA JAPAN Tokyo Site of earthquake Kamaishi Areas hit hard ⦠Worse, the car was stuck under the air shaft. Access this article and hundreds more like it with a subscription to Junior Scholastic magazine. Over the next few hours, more than 200 men and boys would escape. Then they headed off for what they thought would be a normal day at the mine. He later moved to a nearby town and became a tree trimmer. And coal was the power behind it. 0000005418 00000 n
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In just 20 minutes, this video will walk you through everything you need to know about using Storyworks, including our favorite hidden gems. The article tells the story of a 14-year-old boy who lived through a devastating coal mining disaster in 1909. Around noon on that winter day in 1919, the tank burst with a mighty boom. As one journalist observed in Chicago, “Pedestrians had to pass through an atmosphere that was simply choking.”. The molasses gushed out. www.ScholaStic.com/Scope ⢠februAry 11, 2013 13 When Vesuvius erupted, Pliny the Younger was a teenager. The flames had ignited the wooden beams that supported the tunnels. 0000004206 00000 n
But it was too late. 125 0 obj Still, he probably didn’t fear for his safety. Flames licked at the ceiling. Day after day, miners blasted through rock with dynamite. The fire grew hotter. From there, the coal was hoisted up the shaft to the surface. Without fresh air flowing into the mine, anyone still alive wouldn’t last long. Many accused the mine company of caring more about its coal than about the human beings below. They also came from all the way across the Atlantic Ocean— from Italy, Ireland, and Eastern Europe. Subscribers receive access to the website and print magazine. But these laws were often ignored. Albert was ordered to fetch some water. Anthony's tattered wool coat flapped open as he hurried toward 0000103010 00000 n
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No cell phones. Mining coal was a tough and dirty job, as Albert well knew. Then they used mules to pull the coal cars along metal tracks—like the tracks on a roller coaster—to an air shaft. The mine had three main levels from which a maze of tunnels and passageways extended for miles and miles. And coal was being used in factories to make the iron and steel that were becoming America’s bridges and skyscrapers. (15 minutes)Project or distribute the Video Discussion Questions and preview as a class. What relief Albert must have felt as he was lifted to safety. %%EOF Explore the work of photographer Lewis Hine and how it affected the child labor movement. Reading Intervention. 0000096004 00000 n
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In a well-organized essay, explain how the author uses both narrative and informational writing to tell the story of the Cherry Mine disaster. Albert climbed into the cage. More than 1,000 people descended on Cherry. Special thanks to the Princeton Public Library, the Bureau County Historical Society Museum and Library, the Cherry Library and Museum, and the Bureau County Genealogical Society for their research assistance. But America’s love of coal had a dark side. At the mine, Albert and nearly 500 other miners spent their days digging out coal from deep inside the earth. “If you don’t give us a cage, we’re all going to choke!” someone screamed. What relief Albert must have felt as he was lifted to safety. 124 80 Preview vocabulary. But Albert couldn’t run away from the fire. Flames licked at the ceiling. Indeed, Albert was growing up in a period of great technological advancement known as the Industrial Revolution. They made six trips and rescued dozens of men before they were finally overtaken by the fire. Albert, his 16-year-old brother, Richard, and 478 other coal miners pulled on their overalls and boots, grabbed their lunch pails, and said goodbye to their families. Imagine sitting alone in the dark all day every day, just opening and closing a door. 0000117629 00000 n
endobj Invite volunteers to share their ideas. Coal fueled the giant new ships churning across the ocean. Small fires could usually be put out without much trouble. But you couldn’t fall asleep. As you read the article and study the images, think about what life was like for children who worked in coal mines. Instead, he probably focused on the pay, which was higher than what he would have earned working on a farm or in a factory. During this period, thousands of coal mines were blasted into the ground, especially in Illinois, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, where vast deposits of coal had been discovered. They made six trips and rescued dozens of men before they were overtaken by the fire. To enter the mine, Albert crowded into a small metal cage with a group of other miners. Read the two articles as a class. (8 minutes)Project or distribute the Vocabulary Words and Definitions. The saga was front-page news across the country. 127 0 obj 0000116826 00000 n
Your speech should explain why the disaster is important to remember. All the while, the scorching heat grew more intense. People rallied to help survivors and the families of the victims. They shoveled the coal into cars that looked like giant metal buckets. TM ® & © 2021 Scholastic Inc. All Rights Reserved. He lived nearby in Misenum. Mule driving was often the job that kids wanted most. Under each photograph, post these questions: Describe what you see. 0000015412 00000 n
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Titanic: Into the Dark Water. The Great Depression: Teen Hobos. Indeed, Albert was growing up in a time of great change known as the Industrial Revolution. Language Arts. Tragically, 259 miners perished in the disaster. Women and children were rushing to the scene, desperate to find their husbands and sons and brothers. If lethal gases were present, the gases would kill the canary before the miners, giving them enough time to get out. Browse the full archive of issues from Scholastic Storyworks Magazine He was trapped deep underground in the coal mine where he worked. History would remember them as the 12 Heroes. 0000120281 00000 n
Then they used mules to pull the coal cars along metal tracks—like the tracks on a roller coaster—to an air shaft. SURVEY. Men wear tunics. Support your ideas with text evidence. Figurative Language: similes, metaphors, personification. Present your research in an essay, a podcast, or a slideshow. ô$MJ:¹¬¸¶MgÃB
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After the fire, the public was outraged. The doors kept fresh air in and bad air out. The smoke was already so thick he could barely see. 0000092678 00000 n
Others came to see the grim spectacle. Just a few hours earlier, the day had dawned bright and brisk in the small town of Cherry.
He said the fire would soon be extinguished and they could get back to work. A few moments later, another miner came running up to Albert. Albert knew he had to get out. The Boys Who Fought the Nazis. from American Experience, “The Mine Wars,” copyright 1996–2019 WGBH Educational Foundation. They also came from Italy, Ireland, and Eastern Europe. <> 0000005952 00000 n
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To many, this decision was a terrible act of cruelty. Soon they were licking at the ceiling. Have each student choose one and write a title and a caption for it. 0000117334 00000 n
Bring the class back together to answer the following critical-thinking questions. In Illinois, the law set the minimum age at 16. Today we know it also contributes to climate change. (15 minutes)Have students complete Preparing to Write: Cherry Mine Speech. The Core Skills Workout comes with every issue and will support your reading program no matter what your scope and sequence. Read and discuss the article. 0000086619 00000 n
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Smoke poured up out of the mine. He eventually moved to a nearby town and became a tree trimmer. Oil from one of these lamps had dripped onto the hay car, setting the hay on fire. Women walk by in long robes. Text features include extended captions that add additional information. Scholastic Scope Articles. Using coal creates pollution, poisoning rivers and filling the air with toxins. Access this article and hundreds more like it with a subscription to Scope magazine. Vocabulary: Contains higher academic and domain-specific words (e.g., hoisted dissipating, saga, ventilation)
Lewis W. Hine/George Eastman Museum/Getty Images. For alternate tasks, see the boxes below. 0 DEA/Biblioteca Ambrosiana/De Agostini via Getty Images, Friends and relatives of the victims of the disaster outside the mine. Thick smoke billowed toward him. As a trapper, Albert’s job was to sit by a door and open it only to let miners and mules pass through. Most lost ancient cities suffered âa rise and a fall,â says Ellis. People started to panic. How would they know they needed to get out—fast? But the cage operator stopped them. Was he looking forward to the next day? The molasses swept a truck into the nearby Boston Harbor. 0000009652 00000 n
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And so for the next 30 minutes, Albert watched coal—not people—lifted up through the shaft. 0000005381 00000 n
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Children's leather sandals slap against the streets. What was Albert thinking about that November morning as he sat alone, guarding the door? Around 11:30 a.m., Albert finished eating lunch with his brother and headed back to work. (45 minutes). It was November 13, 1909. By 1900, it was the richest and most important city in Texas. It begins before Illinois was a state. Miners often brought canaries into coal mines. hÞb``e``ÿÉÀÆÀÈ$Æ Ä B@1vÍ-oÞ~¼D
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You must write in complete sentences. Was he thinking about his birthday, which was just two weeks away? Many said it was the safest mine in America—that it was basically fireproof. Scope inspires and empowers middle-school ELA students with thrilling multigenre stories and engaging activities that strengthen literacy skills and instill a lifelong love of reading. Write a speech for the anniversary of the Cherry Mine disaster. People rallied to help survivors and the families of the victims. 0000010700 00000 n
(5 minutes)Place photographs of child coal miners around your classroom. Literature â Scholastic Scope: Day of Disaster â Complete the Close Reading and Critical Thinking Questions worksheets from the packet. Using coal creates enormous pollution, poisoning rivers and filling the air with toxins. Learn More. Every day, ships loaded with American cotton and wheat steamed from Galveston to countries around the world. And coal was used in factories to make the iron and steel that were becoming Americaâs bridges and ⦠Around 4:00 p.m., mine company leaders made a brutal decision: to seal off the air shaft. Hundreds of feet underground, the Cherry Mine is where Albert—and nearly 500 other miners—spent their days, digging out coal from deep inside the earth. Should This Town Rebuild? Over the next few years, new safety rules were created. Hundreds of millions of years ago, parts of Earth were covered with hot, swampy forests. Albert was at the Cherry Mine, a coal mine about 100 miles from Chicago, Illinois. But many families were so poor that they faced a terrible choice: send their children to work or watch them starve. Access this article and hundreds more like it with a FREE TRIAL to Scope magazine. Present your research in a slideshow. Down in the Cherry Mine, Albert would have heard at least 10 languages spoken. Others came to see the grim spectacle. Optionally, play the audio while students follow along in their magazines. 0000103085 00000 n
by Katherine Paterson (historical fiction), Voices from the Fields <]/Prev 605838>> But Albert probably didn’t spend much time thinking about the many ways a coal miner could die. SCOPE.SCHOLASTIC.COM ⢠NOVEMBER 2019 7 churning across the ocean. October 21, 2019 The narrative nonfiction feature in this monthâs issue of Scope is sure to captivate your students. The plants in these forests absorbed energy from the sun. More than 1,000 people came to Cherry. Some of these mines were 1,200 feet underground—as deep as the Empire State Building is tall. They had arrived in the Cherry Mine. Buildings and items left behind slowly decayed, often becoming overgrown with vegetation, sometimes never to be found. by Russell Freedman (photobiography), Growing Up in Coal Country Invite volunteers to share their ideas. And coal was used in factories to make the iron and steel that were becoming America’s bridges and skyscrapers. ARTICLES; TEACHING RESOURCES; Geography U.S. News. What’s happening? Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Scholastic Action. Tragically, 259 miners died in the disaster. The thick syrup formed a 30-foot-high wave that raced down Commercial Street at 35 miles per hour. Some of these mines were 1,200 feet underground—as deep as the Empire State Building is tall. Their job was to pick out small pieces of rock from the precious coal. After reading the narrative nonfiction about the 1909 Cherry Mine disaster, explore these resources with your students to keep the learning going. There were two air shafts at the Cherry Mine. In the coming days, the fire kept burning. xref <> You now have the ability to preview what students will see when they log in to read any article. 0000119869 00000 n
Day of Disaster English Quiz. One brave group began taking the cage up and down, plucking their fellow miners from the flames. His uncle sailed across the bay to Pompeii and died trying to rescue people. Civil War Hero: Robert Frost. Mule drivers led the mules that pulled cars full of coal through the mines. It did nothing. The article refers to the historical period of the Industrial Revolution, as well as to climate change. It helped fuel a movement that, in 1938, banned child labor in the U.S. at last. You are being redirecting to Scholastic's authentication page... For more support materials, visit our Help Center. Laws were passed that made companies pay the victims of workplace disasters. When you burn coal, all the energy those ancient plants absorbed from the sun is released. A cobra peeks out of a basket. Just a few hours earlier, the day had dawned bright and brisk in the small town of Cherry. Albert, his 16-year-old brother, Richard, and 478 other coal miners pulled on their overalls and boots, grabbed their lunch pails, and said goodbye to their families. What does it make you wonder about? Thousands of dollars in donations poured into Cherry. November 11, 2019. Have a volunteer read aloud the As You Read box. 0000204726 00000 n
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But few had grown as quickly as Galveston. ... Read âSaved From Disasterâ as a class. After a 30-second drop into pitch blackness, the cage clanked to a stop 317 feet below the surface and the miners stepped out. There were no alarms. Junior Scholastic. 0000007074 00000 n
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Q. Play the audio while students follow along in their printed magazines. During this period, thousands of coal mines were blasted into the ground, especially in Illinois, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, where large deposits of coal had been discovered. They shoveled the coal into cars that looked like giant metal buckets. It might be hard to imagine why parents would let their kids work in dangerous mines when they should have been in school. Scholastic creates quality books and ebooks, print and technology-based learning materials and programs, magazines, multi-media and other products ⦠0000116901 00000 n
This is where coal was broken up and sorted by big machines. And it wasn’t just grown men who worked in the mines. Some, like Albert, went up in the cage. TM ® & © 2016 Scholastic Inc. All Rights Reserved. In the coming days, the fire would continue to burn. At last, a few miners managed to extinguish the burning hay. But there were hundreds of men scattered throughout the tunnels. %PDF-1.7
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Many accused the mine company of caring more about its coal than the human beings below. List Name Save What does it make you wonder about? Designed by the ELA experts at Storyworks magazine, this skills book explores the themes of disaster and survival through 10 different genres. It was November 13, 1909, at the Cherry Mine—a coal mine about 100 miles southwest of Chicago, Illinois. Just a few hours earlier, the day had dawned bright and brisk in the small town of Cherry. But by the time Albert returned, it was clear that this fire was different. Whatever his thoughts were, they would soon vanish. Hazards at the Cherry Mine—as in any coal mine at the time—were everywhere. But what he found at the surface was chaos. The door was part of the mine’s ventilation system, which kept fresh air in the places where people were working and prevented the buildup of dangerous gases. Question 3. More than 200 miners were still trapped. Besides, the Cherry Mine was new and modern. Vendors sell slices of juicy melons or hunks of roasted meats. Learning Objective: to identify key ideas from an article about a historical disaster and to write a speech commemorating the anniversary. It is known as a fossil fuel, like oil and gas. Fresh air was fanning the flames. Looking for Scope's answer keys? 0000125113 00000 n
Now, like a ravenous monster, the fire was consuming everything in its path. mood, author’s craft, literary devices, text structure, key ideas and supporting details. These doors were part of a mine’s ventilation system. Around 6:30 a.m., a whistle blared, signaling that it was time to start work. The cage was then lowered down a shaft—kind of like an elevator. 0000118112 00000 n
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The city sits on an island off the southern coast of Texas. It helped fuel a movement that, in 1938, banned child labor in the U.S. His days working in the mine were over. Albert’s brother, Richard, was among them. Math, and Scope. Then explore where the movement stands today. Smoke poured up from the mine. The article weaves together narrative and informational passages. Without fresh air flowing into the mine, anyone still alive wouldn’t last long. 0000006624 00000 n
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Finally, nearly an hour after the fire started, a call went out to evacuate the mine. Thick smoke billowed toward him. In the early 1900s, thousands of children like Albert did too—some as young as 8 years old. trailer Scholastic Scope. ... Take inspiration from Eleanora E. Tate and write a short story with a modern-day setting that includes a historical figure as one of the characters. by Susan Campbell Bartoletti (nonfiction), Lyddie Learn More . Surviving the Disaster. Whether you need a classic kids book or classroom-proven teaching materials, discover it at Scholastic. Invite students to share any immediate reactions. The Cherry Mine, like all coal mines at the time, was a dangerous place. This would choke the fire out, they hoped; fires need oxygen to keep burning. But these laws were often ignored. Create a List. A complete multigenre language arts teaching package. They cut out the coal with heavy tools. Click here! What people and objects are shown? Cave-ins were constant threats. 0000108502 00000 n
Usually, molasses moves slowly. By the end of the 19th century, a stomach-churning brew of soot and grime hung over many American cities. Captivating stories and powerful support for striving readers. “Everyone is going to die!” someone shouted. The Core Skills Workout is a series of skill-based activities that will help your students "bulk up" in the comprehension skills they need most to become strong, analytical readers. 0000005840 00000 n
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Like a vast underground city, the mine had three main levels from which a maze of tunnels and passageways extended for miles and miles.
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