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Why Would I Owe My Soul to the Company Store? Lesson PlanWhy Would I Owe My Soul to the Company Store? Lesson Plan
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Why Would I Owe My Soul to the Company Store?

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Sixth graders listen to "Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford and discuss what it means to owe one's soul to a store. In this mathematics lesson, 6th graders determine what a miner's income was minus his expenses graphing findings in a spreadsheet and summarize what debt and owing means.

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expenses, spending money, saving money, debt

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debt, expenses, miner, owing, sixteen tons, tennessee ernie ford, math
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Grade
6th
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Math
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Duration
45 mins
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Skills Practice

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