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Author: szeiger
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Created: Jul 5, 2013
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Labor Day

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The first official observance of Labor Day was Tuesday September 5, 1882 in New York City. The holiday was created by the Central Labor Union to recognize the contributions of the American worker. In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected to be the annual day of celebration. The Central Labor Union tried to encourage groups in other cities to follow the example of a workingmen's holiday. The government first began recognizing the holiday through ordinances in 1885 and 1886. The first bill to become a law recognizing Labor Day was passed in Oregon in February of 1887. By June of 1894, the majority of states had recognized the holiday, so the federal government passed a law making the observance of Labor Day each first Monday in September a legal holiday. The holiday is celebrated by workers and others nationwide in street parades and festivals.
Grade 8 Cause and Effect CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RI.8.5
A.
The passage above uses its text structure?
  1. to give comparisons of Labor Day celebrations.
  2. to describe how people celebrate Labor Day.
  3. to give a history of the Labor Day holiday.
  4. to show the effect of Labor Day on the country.
Grade 8 Cause and Effect CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RI.8.5
B.
Which organizational pattern did the author use for this passage?
  1. cause and effect
  2. sequential order
  3. compare/contrast
  4. description
Grade 8 Context Clues CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RI.8.4
F.
In the passage, the word OBSERVANCE most likely means...
  1. Practice or ceremony
  2. Memorial or somber event
  3. Normal day activities
  4. Pomp and circumstance
Grade 9 Context Clues CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RI.9-10.4
J.
"The government first began recognizing the holiday through ordinances in 1885 and 1886."

The word ORDINANCES most likely means...
  1. a religious rite
  2. an authoritative order
  3. a piece of legislation enacted by a city
  4. a regular event