Making a Difference: How did factories change life in Britain?

• Humanities
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Making a Difference

Statement of Inquiry: 

Revolutionary changes in technology can lead to positive and negative impacts on a global and sustainable society.  

Key Concept: Change

Related Concept: Innovation & Revolution

Global Context: Globalization & Sustainability 

Making a Difference

How did factories change life in Britain?

- Introduction: In class, read p. 9 

- Videos: The Cotton Mill Girl and Factory Conditions

- Explanation: What is an OPVL?

- ACTIVITY: Origin and purpose & comparing domestic and factory systems

Name one difference and one similarity between the information we have read on p. 9 and the information from the video.

Working Conditions

What is an OPVL?

A method of analyzing sources:

Sources are key for historians for finding out about the past. 

A key skill is being able to extract information from sources and also to compare them. 

By comparing and contrasting the content of the sources and checking their value and limitation by looking at their origin and purpose, we can start to draw conclusions about the past. 

What is an OPVL?

What is an OPVL?

Origin (oorsprong)

Where does this source come from?

When was the information published?

Who is the author, publisher, source or sponsor?

Are the author's credentials or organizational affiliations given? 

What are author credentials?

Author credentials are the education, skills, and/or biographical information which make him/her qualified to write/speak on a specific topic.

What is an OPVL?

Purpose (doel)

- What was the purpose of the information?

- What perspective is the author trying to convey?

- Is the purpose clear?

- Is the information fact, opinion or propaganda?

- Does the point of view seems objective/impartial?

Hint!

To find the puropose of a source, think about why the source was written, spoken or drawn, and who it was for - who was the audience? 

What is an OPVL?

Value (waarde)

How usefull is this information?

How can it be applied to my project?

Has the information been reviewed or referred?

Can you verify the information in another source?

What is an OPVL?

Limitations (beperkingen)

How reliable is this source?

Is it objective or subjective?

Are there any political, institutional, religious, cultural, ideological or personal biases? 

Read Source C to H on p. 10 - 11. List four conditions of work in the factories and two effects of the working conditions on workers.

Outline the purpose, values and limitations for Sources E and F with reference to the origin stated in the table on p. 9.

Identify the message of the cartoonist in Source G.

Compare Sources D and E and regarding the impact of the factory conditions on children. What are the similarities/differences?

Both Frances Trollope (Source E) and Cruikshank (Source G) were against children working in factories. Does this mean that these sources are worthless to the historian? Explain your answer.

Refer back to the description of the domestic system on page 5. Describe the ways in which the lives of textile workers in the domestic system were different from the lives of workers in the factory system.