Mr. K. Weiner

GLOBAL HISTORY 3

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Why did class exploitation exist during the Industrial Revolution in 18^th and 19^th century England?

Introduction:

Have you ever worked 14 or 16 hours a day with only Sunday off for pennies (or shillings) per day? You began working in a factory or a mine at age five. You do not, and probably will never, know how to read or write. If you are late to work your foreman has the authority to whip or even fire you! These, and other working conditions help describe the Industrial Revolution of 18^th and 19^th century England. Why would people be treated this way?

The Industrial Revolution was a major change in the lives of people of England. Machines replaced hand labor. Farming people were forced off the land and had to go to new and growing cities to seek employment in factories. People who had worked sun-up to sundown now had to work according to a clock controlled by a new type of master: the capitalist. This person replaced the feudal lord as the master of the workers.

As a policy analyst your job is to determine how to avoid the future problems produced during this important event.

Task:

(1) As a historian and policy analyst your goal or objective would be to determine why the Industrial Revolution produced many social, political and economic problems which led to many changes in public policy during this period.

(2) You will be responsible, along with your group, to write an oral presentation and to give a Power Point Presentation using the Global Studies Public Analyst. You will complete the following steps:

(3) Global History Public Policy Analyst Steps

Process:

· ·You will be randomly assigned to be a member of a group of four. Your group will be responsible for producing and presenting a Power Point Presentation. This project includes an oral component which would the Power Point Presentation.

· The Topic of your presentation will be to evaluate the social conditions of the Industrial Revolution in 19^th century England

· Next, you will complete the five page Public Policy Analysis worksheets before writing your report (click below).

Identify Problem Determine Causes Do a Comparative Analysis

WORKSHEET 1 WORKSHEET 3 WORKSHEET 5

Gather the Evidence Evaluate the Policy

WORKSHEET 2 WORKSHEET 4

· Use the On-Line Resources listed below, and your textbook, to answer the Public Policy Analyst questions on the worksheets.

· After you complete your five worksheets, type a three page paper evaluating the social conditions of the Industrial Revolution in 19^th century England in MSWord of what you would place into your Power Point presentation.

· Create a Power Point presentation consisting of six slides.

· These slides must (a) be presented with an oral description

(b) support your research and show the use of the six step Public Policy Approach.

Resources:

·ON-LINE SEARCH ENGINES

(1) www.yahoo.com (4) www. excite.com

(2) www.altavista.com (5) www.askjeeves.com

(3) www.google.com (6) www.dogpile.com

·REMEMBER, USE THE EXACT LINKS TO EACH STEP WHICH WOULD PROVIDE MORE EXPLANATION, INFORMATION AND EXAMPLES.

Evaluation:

A. Your grade for this project is based upon the following:

(1) The completion of the five Public Policy Worksheets

(2) A MSWord research paper of the oral part of your Power Point Presentation

(3) Your six slide power point presentation

B. Your group grade will be determined by using the following rubric:

Criteria Points

	1	2	3	4
Organization of Power Point Presentation	Class cannot understand presentation because there is no sequence of information. Only one student presents.	Class has difficulty following presentation because students jump around. Two students present.	Students presents information in logical sequence which class can follow. Three students present.	Students presents information in logical, interesting sequence which class can follow. Entire group presents.	____
Content Knowledge for Power Point Presentation	Student does not have grasp of information; student cannot answer questions about subject.	Student is uncomfortable with information and is able to answer only rudimentary questions.	Student is at ease with content, but fails to elaborate.	Student demonstrates full knowledge (more than required)with explanations and elaboration.	____
Visuals used for Power Point Presentation	Student used no visuals.	Student occasional used visuals that rarely support text and presentation. One to five slides used.	Visuals related to text and presentation. Six slides are used. Brief oral statements	Student used visuals to reinforce screen text and presentation. Oral statements more elaborate.	____
Web site research	To few links with little relevance to project	Used more links, but insufficient support for project.	Many links which support the project	Excellent use of many links. All support the project.	____
Microsoft Word Research Paper	Incomplete, but includes the five step Public Policy Analyst format – does not use the conventions of standard written English	Complete with few analyses of the Public Policy Analyst format for this topic – shows a weak usage of the conventions of standard written English	Complete with sufficient analysis of the Public Policy Analyst format for this topic –shows an acceptable usage of the conventions of standard written English	Complete with superior understanding of the Public Policy Analyst format for this topic – shows a strong usage of the conventions of standard written English.	____

Total grade: __________

Grade Structure

Points Grade

14-16 = A- to A+

11-13 = B- to B+

8 - 10 = C- to C+

5 - 7 = D- to D+

0 - 4 = F

C. Standards

(1) The students will have met Social Studies Standards numbers 1 and 2.

(2) The Students will have met English Language Standards numbers 1,2,3 and 4.

Conclusion

This Public Policy Analyst WebQuest will help you understand how the government of Great Britain responded to the economic and social problems caused by the Industrial Revolution. Through this process you will have expanded your knowledge of how the people and government of England solved many problems arising out of the Industrial Revolution. Also, you will have increased your ability to work in a group, create and give an oral presentation as part of a Power Point presentation.