Magnitogorsk: City of Steel

Today, you are a young American worker who, inspired by the ideals of communism in the Soviet Union, has moved there to become a worker and participant in the new worker’s paradise. The year is 1931.
Your tasks today are:
1.	Read about and discuss the slides of the story of John Scott.
2.	As a group, draw a visual representation from one of the following choices:
• a propaganda poster, such as one of those on pages 647 and 657 in the textbook
• the realities of life in Magnitogorsk
• an idea of your own (you check with the teacher first)
3.	Each individual will write a 2 to 3 paragraph note or letter or journal entry, IN THE FIRST PERSON (I), as if you were one of the skilled workers at Magnitogorsk. Your writing will respond to one of the following prompts:
A. The reality of living and working in Magnitogorsk.
B. The change in your life and living conditions since the factory has been built.
C. How you feel about one of your colleagues who has been accused of being 	unproductive.