Process Paper
We chose our topic from a sheet of paper that our teacher, Mr. Opalka, gave to us. We weren't exactly sure what to do at first until we saw the list. Once we received the paper though, it was obvious what topic we were going to choose. We decided to choose The Labor Union Movement. The Labor Union Movement stood out to us because of how helpful it was to people during that time period. It made going to work a lot less dangerous and cut down on work hours!
To conduct our research, we first started working at the library. Once we were there we used the computers and were able to gather our primary and secondary sources. When we couldn't go to the library, we used our laptops at home and communicated through Skype. Over Skype we were able to send files to each other and talk about the project. We also looked through our textbook at school to learn about The Labor Union Movement.
When we were trying to pick out our project category, we were thinking of something that would work out the best for us. Since we were both pretty tech savvy, the website seemed like a perfect fit. We also chose the website because we didn't have to go out and buy anything. We are also able to work from our houses on it via and it seemed like a fun idea to do. We both like an enjoy technology so this was the obvious pick for us.
Our project is on The Labor Union Movement. The Labor Union Movement relates to this years theme because it changed around workers rights. Before the Labor Union Movement, workers had dangerous encounters at work on many occasions. Even children led dangerous lives at an early age. Losing an arm or a couple of fingers was somewhat commonplace. The Labor Union Movement switched things around and improved everyone's working environment.