Introduction Unit 2 - Very, very Victorian

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g
• Leerjaar 3

The Victorians

In this lesson:

- The Victorian era

- Childhood in Victorian era

The Victorian Era

- From 1837-1901

- Queen Victoria

- Industrialisation

Famous people:

Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, Florence Nightingale, Jack the Ripper, Dr. Livingstone

The Victorian Era - video

We're going to watch a video about the Victorian Era. 

During the video, we will answer some questions. There are 2 types of questions: open ended questions, and multiple choice!

01:35

When was Queen Victoria crowned queen?

1. 4th April 1838
2. 28th December 1837
3. 28th June 1838
4. 29th July 1838

02:37

Why do we call it the Victorian Era?

03:58

How, do you think, did the British Empire get so big?

05:25

You have heard about "colonisation." Why do you think Britain wanted to colonise the countries?

09:29

Britain was the biggest empire ever. True or false?

1. True
2. False

Childhood in Victorian Era

Do you think it was fun to be a child in the Victorian Era?

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Childhood in Victorian Era

It wasn't fun being a child in the 19th century!

Here's why:

- A lot of babies and children died because of diseases.

- Some parents sold their children for money, if they had too many and because they were so poor ...

- There was child labour.

What is child labour?

Childhood in Victorian Era

What is child labour?

It wouldn't be enough for parents to both earn money, so the children would work too. The children would work on farms and in factories. 

They would do the work that grown ups couldn't do (because they had smaller hands).

Childhood in Victorian Era

Some children (often orphans), lived on the streets. They were called "street urchins." 

Lots of these children became criminals (burglars and pickpockets)

Childhood in Victorian Era

Even if you went to school, it wasn't that great. 

School was simply repeating the things that the teacher said. You would learn reading and writing, and sometimes history and math. Girls learned cookery and taking care of babies, and boys learned farming. 

And... teachers could hit students!!

Let's open our workbooks ...

and read the text on p. 64 and 65:

- Victorian London 

- Childhood in the Victorian Age