Dear Students,
Please visit your own blogs today and read the comments I have left each of you. For those who posted their poems and their summaries on the Victorian era, I greatly enjoyed reading them! If you are missing work, please post it sometime outside of class.
Your task for today is to continue research on the Victorian Era, as next week we will begin comparing the truths of this era with Dickens' portrayal of it in Oliver Twist. Please complete all work on your own paper.
Ms. Harrington
Oliver Twist Webquest
Use the following sites to answer your research questions.
1. Victorian England saw great expansion of...
2. Technological advances
What began in Great-Britain and continued through the 19th century ?
Changes were seen in many areas. Give examples
3. Name the three social classes and associate the words on your paper with them.
4. Child labour: here and here
What was unbelievable?
Which job was the most tiring, in your opinion?
5. The British Empire
Exit Games
Play the following game to remind yourself of the conditions of the Victorian era.
If you are done early investigate here to further explore Victorian life.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Assignment 7: Oliver Twist
Today you are going to research the Victorian era, the time period in which the novel Oliver Twist is set. Your task is to peruse the following websites to gain a basic understanding of the social and historical aspects of the period. When you are done, on your own blog, write 2-3 paragraphs to explain the Victorian Era. Your paragraphs should focus on a few of the following points:
1. Workhouses
2. British Empire
3. Rich and Poor
4. Street Life
5. Historical Events
From an English perspective, please have an introduction and conclusion sentence, explaining why you are writing about the Victorian era.
Webpages to use:
Film Education
Masterpiece Theater
Wikipedia: your quick guide, but NOT your only resource!
After you have posted on your own blog, please log out of your computer and continue your reading and questions.
1. Workhouses
2. British Empire
3. Rich and Poor
4. Street Life
5. Historical Events
From an English perspective, please have an introduction and conclusion sentence, explaining why you are writing about the Victorian era.
Webpages to use:
Film Education
Masterpiece Theater
Wikipedia: your quick guide, but NOT your only resource!
After you have posted on your own blog, please log out of your computer and continue your reading and questions.
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