Section #1

Describe the people in the photos. How old are these photos? Are they all from the same time period? How are the people dressed? What do they look like?

 

From which country did these people emigrate?

 

Describe the song that is playing in the clip. What instruments do you hear?

 

Section #2

What is the song about?

 

What is the tone of the song? How do you know that?

 

Why is the job advertisement included at the top of the sheet?

 

Do you know of any other examples of job discrimination? Explain.

 

Section #3

Describe the images of the men working. What jobs did the men have? How were they dressed? Does it appear that there is a standard of safety for workers? Would you want to do these jobs?

 

According to the narrator, what did the Irish build?

 

What does "You’ll never see a gray-haired Irishman" mean? Why is it a cruel joke?