A Webquest on Dickens and Victorian Time

A WEBQUEST ON DICKENS AND VICTORIAN TIME

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THE VICTORIAN ERA Queen Victoria : http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/victoria_queen.shtml Pick out some relevant information about the Queen , her family, her role Dates of her reign Her family Her role ------Click on the link to read more about the living conditions in Victorian London. http://charlesdickenspage.com/dickens_london.html 1. Describe the sights and sounds of a typical London street? Is it clean? Safe? http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/victorianbritain/healthy/default.htm 2. What were the major diseases at the time ? Why were they so frequent ? OCCUPATIONS Click on the link to view a list of resources on jobs in Victorian England. http://www.victorianweb.org/victorian/history/work/index.html 1. List 1 job for each heading below:  Professional Jobs ______ Skilled Labor-Craftsmen ______ Semi-Skilled Labor ______ Agricultural ______ Unskilled ______ Servants ______ Criminal Classes ______2. clicking on General > The Lack of social security, write two sentences comparing the situation of the Victorian Era to today’s . 3. clicking on Semi-skilled workers > How bad was the life of the urban worker in Victorian Britain? write a short summary concerning the conditions of urban workers. WOMEN http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/victorianbritain/divided/default.htm What do you learn bout the role of women in the Victorian times ? HOUSING Click on the link to tour a home in Victorian England. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/1900house/house/virtual-tour/fla/intro2.html 1. Explore the scullery. Click on one item from the scullery. Write down its name and describe how it was used.

2. Name the room in which Victorian families welcomed guests and enjoyed other types of entertainment (example: piano).

WORK HOUSES Oliver Twist is taken to a workhouse. Click on the link to find out more about the Victorian Workhouse. http://www.judandk.force9.co.uk/workhouse.html 1. Read the information and write a brief description about workhouses. What problem were they supposed to solve and who usually ended up living in the workhouses?

CHILDREN/EDUCATION Click on the link to learn about what life was like for children during the Victorian Era. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/children_at_school/ Under the Activities heading (bottom left), click on Victorian Children – At work, school and play. Then choose each Learning video to find out more about each of these three topics. 1. While you explore, write one sentence about each of these topics.  Work:  School:  Play: ABOUT CHARLES DICKENS Click on the links to find out more about Charles Dickens’ life, how he grew up, and what he wrote. Use what you read to answer the questions below: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/charles_dickens/ 1. What was the date of Charles Dickens’ birth? 2. Was Dickens’ family poor or wealthy? 3. Why was Dickens forced to go to work at a blacking factory at age 12? http://charlesdickenspage.com/fast-facts.html 1. Dickens married Catherine Hogarth in 1836. How many children did they have? 2. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see a list of Dickens’ writings. Write down 4 of them in the spaces below. They should match the dates I have provided.

a. 1837 – 1839 b. 1843

b. 1859 d. 1860-1861