1. Japan/India DBQ Cotton Production Mr. Alas

2. Groupings  Difference in the gender workforce ---Japan had more females vs India’s Males (Definite)  Mechanization of Labor---Who was using more machines?…both using machines…outputs different?(use this or other)  Rural vs Urban workers? (use this or other)  Conditions…Compare/Contrast (definite)

3. Missing Voice  A perspective of someone who doesn’t appear in the set of documents

4. Thesis  From the late 1800’s to the early 1930’s both Japan and India saw a rapid increase in the production of cotton due to the mechanization of this industry. Japan and India had many similarities and differences in the areas of gender labor, use of machines, and conditions for workers in their mechanization of the cotton industry. (Missing Voice)

5. Points of View  The author of the document…their point of view and why they said what they said

6. STRUCTURE  Intro/Thesis/Missing Voice  Body Paragraph-Comparison on Gender Labor  Body Paragraph-Mechanization or Urban vs Rural  Body Paragraph-Working Conditions  Conclusion