Week 1 -Source 1: Over London by Rail

Week / Tasks - History
1 / KQ: What can you learn from Sources 1 and 2 about living conditions in Victorian London?
Core Task
Refer to both sources, use the sources to describe the living conditions that many poor workers shared in London. (30mins)
2 / KQ: What should be done to help those living in the poorest conditions?
Core Task:
You are a newspaper reporter, shocked at the living conditions of poor people in London. Write a newspaper article reporting what you have found. Your story should be at least 200 words long, it is sympathetic towards the poor and angry about how people live. In your article make recommendations on their lives could be improved? (1 hour)
3 / KQ: What happened as a result of poor public Health?
Core Task:
Create a 10 point fact file on the Cholera Epidemic of 1858 (sometimes referred to as “The Great Stink”). In your fact file include
· The dates of the epidemic.
· What caused cholera?
· How many deaths resulted from cholera?
· What action and advice was offered by the government? (1 hour)
4 / KQ: What action did the government take to prevent Cholera?
Core Task:
Study sources 3 and 4, consider the advice being that is offered to protect people from Cholera. Your task is to create a Cholera poster of your own, warning people of the action they should take to avoid becoming infected.
5 / KQ: What factors contributed to improvements in health care during the 1800’s?
Core task:
Research and write two paragraphs about any two of the following:
· Nurse - Florence Nightingale (what contribution did she make to health care)
· Nurse - Mary Seacole (what contribution did she make to health care)
· The use of chloroform in surgery (when was it first used, who used it, what benefits did it bring to both the doctor and patients)
EXTENSION TASK (this is purely optional):
How did warfare during the 1800’s help improve medical care?

Potential websites that you can use:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/

http://www.hiddenlives.org.uk

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/victorian_urban_planning

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Stink

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Seacole

http://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/seacole_mary.shtml

Week 1 -Source 1: Over London by rail.

Source 2

Week 1: What can you learn from Sources 1 and 2 about living conditions in Victorian London?

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Week 2: Newspaper Report: What should be done to help those living in the poorest conditions?

Week 3: What happened as a result of poor public Health?

Create a 10 point fact file about the Cholera epidemic of 1858

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Source 3: Cholera warning poster

Source 4: The Court for King Cholera (Punch Magazine)

Week 4: Create a Cholera Warning Poster (on this side)

Week 5: What factors contributed to improvements in health care during the 1800’s?

Florence Nightingale: Mary Seacole:

The use of chloroform in surgery:

Week5: What factors contributed to improvements in health care during the 1800’s?

Assessment Criteria:

Criteria / How well I think I have met the criteria / How well my teacher thinks I have met the criteria
J / K / L / J / K / L
What can you learn from Sources 1 and 2 about living conditions in Victorian London?
What should be done to help those living in the poorest conditions?
What happened as a result of poor Public Health?
What action did the government take to prevent Cholera?
What factors contributed to improvements in health care during the 1800’s?
Extension Task (optional):
How did warfare in the 1800’s help improve medical care?
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