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Newsies Life Analysis Worksheet

Newsies selling newspapers

📰 Part 1: Instructions

Directions:

1. Read the passage "The Hard-Knock Life of a New York Newsie"

2. Complete the graphic organizer below with details from the passage

3. Use the sentence stems to write your informative essay

📋 Part 2: Graphic Organizer

1. Daily Work of Newsies

Details/Examples from Passage: ________________________________________________

Student Notes: ________________________________________________________________

2. Financial Risks

Details/Examples from Passage: ________________________________________________

Student Notes: ________________________________________________________________

3. Harsh Conditions

Details/Examples from Passage: ________________________________________________

Student Notes: ________________________________________________________________

4. Cause of the Strike

Details/Examples from Passage: ________________________________________________

Student Notes: ________________________________________________________________

5. Outcome of the Strike

Details/Examples from Passage: ________________________________________________

Student Notes: ________________________________________________________________

6. Newsies' Resilience & Determination

Details/Examples from Passage: ________________________________________________

Student Notes: ________________________________________________________________

✏️ Part 3: Essay Writing with Sentence Stems

Introduction

• In the early 1900s, New York newsies faced ______________________________

• These young newspaper sellers experienced _____________________________

Body Paragraph 1: Daily Work & Financial Risks

• Every day, newsies had to ___________________________________________

• The financial risks they faced included ________________________________

• This was difficult because __________________________________________

Body Paragraph 2: Harsh Conditions

• The working conditions for newsies were _______________________________

• They had to work in weather that was __________________________________

• Despite these challenges, newsies ____________________________________

Body Paragraph 3: Strike Cause & Outcome

• The newsies went on strike because ___________________________________

• As a result of their strike, ________________________________________

• This showed that newsies could ____________________________________

Conclusion

• The story of the newsies teaches us that _______________________________

• Their resilience and determination proved ______________________________

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