Victorians!

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Word of the day

Overwhelm

verb | oh-ver-welm

What It Means:

Overwhelm typically means "to overpower in thought or feeling" or "to overcome by superior force or numbers." It can also mean "to submerge; to cover over completely" or "to overturn or upset."

// The colorful sights, loud music, and large crowds overwhelmed her senses.

 It comes from Middle English whelmen, meaning "to overturn," and overwhelm has always been more popular, perhaps because the emphatic redundancy of overwhelm makes it seem more apt for describing reactions to powerful forces or feelings.

The Victorian Era - Introduction 

Goals this lesson

- After this lesson, you will know some basic information about the Victorian Era.

- After this lesson you have read through the Victorian project and asked your questions

Anything you already know about the era?

Basic information

Named after Queen Victoria.

1837-1901

The people cared a lot about working hard, being respectable, family and religion.

1800's

1901

During the next weeks we'll learn more about the people of the Victorian era and what their lives looked like. 

During Victorian times, a lot changed.

Industrial Revolution

Population doubled from 16 to 37 million 

More people living in cities

Lots of new inventions

Vacation was invented!

 

Name one positive and one negative consequence of the industrial revolution

To do

Read through the project (see next slide)

Pick a novel (let me know which one you are going to read)

Last 10 minutes of the lesson: login to Cambridge One

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