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| What sort of
place was Wales in 1760?
What caused the Industrial Revolution?
What were the causes and results of the "Rebecca riots"?
From what parts of Wales and Britain did the Industrial workers come?
How did Transport improve because of the Industrial revolution?
What were working conditions like for women and children in the early C19th?
What were living conditions like in Industrial towns? Merthyr A case Study.
What dangers to Health existed in early industrial towns?
What were the causes of the Merthyr Rising?
What was Chartism?
What were the causes of the Newport rising?
Was Britain the "workshop of the world" in the 19th century?
How did Wales change between 1760-1914?
How did the Industrial changes effect ordinary people in Wales between 1760-1914? |
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Teaching methods. Introduce topic by showing Video Expansion Trade and Industry, programme 1. This deals with Britain but is good for introduction to the changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution. The video on the Rhondda also has good sections. Use OHP to show the family tree of the Welsh family whose history during the IR we are going to follow. Pupil Tasks. Pupils work in pairs to do the first task on the worksheet, the second can be done individually. Question 2 is demanding and the pupils will need more support. Task 2 completed for Homework. Resources. 1. Worksheet[WS] "Wales and the Industrial Revolution". 2. Textbook[TB] "Wales in Industrial Britain" Differentiation By Task Question 1. Fairly straightforward paired task. By outcome question 2 Open ended written task.
Pupil tasks. Pupils work individually on the worksheet. Questions are stepped. Complete for homework. Resources 1. WS "Britain as the Workshop of the World". 2.TB Wales in Industrial Britain. Differentiation. Worksheet question stepped.
Teaching methods. Pupil Tasks Variety of tasks on pupil worksheet. Complete tasks for homework. Resources. 1. Two WS on the Rebecca riots. 2. TB Wales in Industrial Britain Differentiation. WS differentiated, 2 sheets, extension questions. Teaching methods Teacher talk on the changing population patterns, then pupils split into pairs to complete various group activities. Pupil Tasks. Pupils complete various activities, 1. Map work, 2. Source activity 3. Pupils work in groups on the population database to construct graphs of the population changes between counties in Wales. Resources. 1. Pupil maps, 2. Wkshts, 3. IT database. Differentiation. By task and outcome., tasks are structured in levels of
difficulty Teaching Methods. Teacher talk, plus possible video clips, on the various
improvements in transport, divide pupils into groups to look at the various forms of
transport. Resources. 1. OHPs Pictures, Textbook Wales in Industrial Britain.
Pupil Tasks. Pupil completes tasks on worksheet. Questions need discussion. Resources. 1. Video clips from Industrial revolution, and Breaking the mould. 2. Pupil worksheet. 3. Wales in Industrial Britain. Differentiation By task, question 2 open ended, fairly difficult.
Pupil Tasks as above, all pupils must contribute to the group, and write up their part in the books. Resources. 1. Pupil packs. 2. Library books.
Pupil Tasks 1. The Role play. Split the class into a number of groups. Seven pupils are given information on the characters they are playing. Teacher plays background tape. Groups question the characters to find out what happened to Liz. They write it down and spokesperson reports back to the class. Part 2. The pupils then complete the worksheet on Merthyr, which gives them both positive and negative views of 19th century Merthyr Resources. Pack of info on "Poor Liz" OHPs. Differentiation By task and outcome. Part 1 role play, part 2 has progressive
questions and should elicit a response Teaching Methods Teacher introduction on conditions in 19th century towns. Use video clips from Breaking the Mould, and Industrial Revolution tapes. Concentrate in particular on cholera and its impact. Pupil Tasks. Read and complete worksheet on Health in towns. Resources. 1. Videos 2. Wales in Industrial Britain. 3. Worksheet. Differentiation By task. Stepped questions on worksheet, plus variety of source
material Pupil Tasks. Pupils examine the evidence from the various sources , and answer questions both on the causes and the role of Dic Penderyn Resources. 1 Video Lewis the Huntsman. 2 Wales in Industrial Britain. 3 Pupil worksheet. Differentiation. By outcome, written exercises on the riots. Teaching methods Teacher introduction on background to Chartism, political conditions in the early 19th century, 1832 reform act etc. Explanation of voting systems, franchise, comparison with today. Main demands of the chartists. Pupil activities Pupils use textbook, plus source sheets to investigate Chartism. Constuct placard of the six points, explain contemporary views of chartism. Resources. 1. Wales in Industrial Britain. 2. Worksheets. 3 Video on political protest
in the 19th century. Teaching methods This lesson is based around interpretations of the Newport rising. Teacher gives background information. Class split into two, one half to collect info on Newport as a riot., the other to portray it as a planned rebellion. Report back could be in role play format, all pupils to have report in their books. Class discussion about the difficulties of interpreting historical events. Pupil Tasks. Groups prepare either a defence or prosecution speech for the trial of John Frost. Resources. 1 Wales in Industrial Britain. 2. Facsimile Monmouthshire news report
of the rising. Teaching methods. This lesson attempts to place events in Wales in the context of the wider industrial revolution in the rest of Britain and to access the impact that these changes had. Teacher uses video on the industrial revolution to explain the wider context Pupil Tasks. Pupils divide into groups to research either the positive or negative effects of the industrial revolution. Groups then report back, and all pupils construct a chart listing both positive and negative effects of the industrial changes. Differentiation. By teacher explanation, and working as part of group, common
task. Pupil Task Pupils research, prepare and construct an extended piece of writing on the changes brought about by the Industrial revolution in Wales Resources. All previous resources, plus essay framework OHP Differentiation. By outcome, extended open ended question |
Outcomes Pupils should be able to describe Wales on the eve of the IR, and describe in outline some of the main changes that had occurred by 1900
Outcomes Pupils should be able to understand and explain, both orally and in written form the main causes of the IR
Outcomes. Pupils can explain population movements, and can construct graph and read database.
Outcomes. Pupils can explain orally/written form, changes brought about by the transport revolution
Outcomes Pupils can explain, why children worked underground, They begin to get a feel for the difference of the past, some go beyond stereotyping.
Outcomes Pupils should improve their investigative skills, and be able to explain what living conditions were like in Merthyr
Outcomes Pupils should be able to explain the causes and results of the cholera epidemics.
Outcomes Pupils should be able to place the chartist movement in its historical context and begin to see why it failed at the time.
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