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LESSON: WORKING COTTON
Lesson Summary
A young
black girl describes a day working in the cotton fields of central
California. Her migrant family works very hard to pick the cotton
without using the help of advanced machinery.
Concept: Human Resources
Definition: Human resources are the people
who work to produce goods and services.
Comprehension Questions:
Identify the human resources in the
story.
Each member of the family
Explain
why the father is the most valuable human resource of the family for
picking cotton.
His strength and skills enable him to pick more
cotton.
Describe how the family could increase the
amount of cotton they pick.
Improve their skills, wait for the
young to grow stronger, use machinery, etc.
Why
does the little girl hope to be more like her older sister?
As
she grows bigger and stronger, she will be able to collect more
cotton.
Other
Concepts: Natural
Resources, Human
Resources, Capital Resources | 
