Iqbal
by Francesco D'Adamo
Articles
Iqbal's speech accepting the Reebok Youth in Action Award
NPR: Amnesty Report: Child Labor Used To Gather Minerals For Gadget Batteries
BBC: Apple, Samsung and Sony face child labour claims
Newsela.com: Child Labor articles
Log in to Newsela.com first (sign in with Google).
Then come back to this page and click on the Child Labor articles link.
Blog post
After reading one or more of the articles above, respond in a blog post to one of the following prompts.
What are the causes of the problem outlined in the article? How do they relate to the causes of child labor in Iqbal. How are consumers (people who buy products) part of the problem?
Iqbal is considered a hero. Are there any heroes in one of the articles you read? Compare them to Iqbal. If there is not a clear hero, why do you think that is so?
Imagine you are one of the victims of child labor discussed in one of the articles. Write a speech making an argument against child labor. Describe your working conditions and convince your audience why they should care about this problem.
Don't forget to visit other students' blogs and leave a comment.
Videos
Important Links
Iqbal Vocabulary Quiz Links - When you are finished making your quiz, paste the link on this document.
Click here to read and comment on Iqbal Flash Drafts.
Click here to go to our Padlet page and make a comment about the book.
Images and Videos
Click here to see pictures and video of looms from India and Morocco.
Click here to see a video of an automatic loom in India.
Click here to see scenes from mosques and Ramadan in India and Morocco.
Click here to hear the call to prayer at a mosque in Morocco. Another call to prayer. And some women singing in a mosque. And a blogpost about sounds from the mosque.
Click here to see scenes from markets (bazaars) in India, Nepal and Morocco.
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