WebQuest
The Scrooge for Mayor Campaign
Social issues directions
These are questions that must be answered by the end of your two days of research.
1. What classes of people live in London?
2.What is the quality of life for different classes?
3. What is daily life like for people living in London?
4. How much is poverty a factor in London?
5. What is it like to be a child in London?
6. Is the quality of life getting better or worse?
Resources:
Worker's wages and quality of life
http://www.victorianweb.org/science/health/health9.html
Social class
http://www.victorianweb.org/history/Class.html
Victorian workhouse (where the poor were sent)
http://www.web.archive.org/web/200001117123600/
http://www.cavannet.ie/history/archeo/sites/work-hse.htm
The workhouse
http://web.archive.org/web/20001019054735/
http://history.powys.org.uk/schooll/poor/workmenu.html
Life of the poor
http://web.archive.org/web/20001019054735/
http://history.powys.org.uk/schooll/poor/workmenu.html
Victorian homes: rich and poor
http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/snapshots/snapshot14/snapshot14.htm
Poor law
http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/victorianbritain/caring/default.htm
Victorian lawlessness
http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/victorianbritain/lawless/default.htm
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