Victorian Times

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Victorian Times

-What kind of ERA?

-What important happenings?

-Phileas Fogg Project Related to it.

What do you know about the Victorian Era?

Assignment:

Please go to: 

https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/victorian-era-timeline

Write down what you thing are the 5 most interesting things happening in this ERA. Be ready to share them with the group through lessonup.

Give the 5 points from your online research here:

NOTES

You'll be watching 2 videos called:

-Top 10 disturbing facts about England

-'Creepy things that were normal in the Victorian Era'

Please make notes whilst you are watching this video! You'll be asked to share what you think are the most striking elements from these videos.

What have you learned from this video?

Group research in class

In groups you are going to research and present some additional material. I will divide you into 10 small groups. 

Please research the following topics and create 5 bullet points on:

-Education/ Child labour

- Victorian fashions/ Victorian toys and games/ leisure activities

- Health and illness during Victorian times

- Victorian architecture/ Victorian literature/ art

- Victorian life at home (wealthy and poor)

Present the findings of your group in a minimum op 5 bullet points

Assignment

Please write a personal response of 200-300 words in which you explain why you WOULD or WOULD NOT like to live in the Victorian Era. Make sure you write persuasively. You need to really convince the reader of you opinion. Make sure that you use at least 5 examples from what you learned in class about the Victorian Era.

Persuading

What is 'persuasive' writing?