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Photo Analysis for Taking time out for a friendly game
Teacher Guide

 

Objective Material
  1. No women present

  2. Little boy is not playing cards

  3. Men are taking a break

  4. Men are dressed as farmers or outdoor laborers

  5. They are smoking and drinking

  6. It is outdoors

  7. It is on the frontier

  8. They are in front of a sod house

  9. Late 19th or early 20th Century
Subjective Material
  1. Taking a break from work

  2. Not a long time because boy is waiting

  3. Women did not play

  4. No women around

  5. Lunch Break

  6. On the way home or to town

  7. Not a whole lot to do around there

Questions

  1. Where are they?

  2. Why are they playing cards in the field?

  3. Can children play cards with other children? Can they play cards with other adults but not this game?

  4. Can girls and women play cards? Can they play with the men or is it a gender-designated game?

  5. What game are they playing?

  6. Are they playing for money?

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