Ms.
McBrides’ WebQuest
WOMEN
AND THE INDUSTRIALIZATION
of
18th and 19th Century
In the
nineteenth century, when the Women's Rights Movement was born, women were
essentially treated as second-class citizens throughout the world. Women were prohibited employment in professions
that men traditionally held. Gender was one of the universal dimensions on
which status differences were based in 18th and 19th
century
PROBLEM:
How did the employment of women in the factories of
·
You will be randomly assigned to be a member of a group of
four. Your group will be responsible for a 5-10 minute oral presentation and
group term paper. You may include
pictures, props, graphs, etc. to enhance your presentation. The term paper must
be typed, double spaced and include bibliography.
·
The Topic
of your presentation will be to evaluate the how the employment of women in
factories of
·
Each group will be responsible for completing the five page
Public Policy Analysis worksheets before writing your term paper (click below).
Identify Problem Determine Causes Do
a Comparative Analysis
WORKSHEET 1 WORKSHEET 3 WORKSHEET 5
Gather the Evidence Evaluate the Policy
·
QUESTIONS-
As
you are researching find the answers to the following questions:
Which laws governed whether women could
work prior to industrialization?
Why did employers decide to hire women
for the new industrial work force?
What kinds of problems were created for
women who went to work in the factories?
Were middle-class women affected by the
changes from the industrial revolution? Explain.
Did the British government support the
changes brought about by the industrial revolution?
Does change make society better for
everyone? Discuss the reforms, if any, that were for better or for worse.
YOUR GROUP ORAL PRESENTATION AND TERM
PAPER WILL BE EVALUATED USING THE FOLLOWING RUBRIC:
SCORE OF 5:
v
SHOWS A THOROUGH
UNDERSTANDING OF THE THEME OR PROBLEM
v
ADDRESSES ALL
ASPECTS OF THE TASK
v
SHOWS AN ABILITY TO
ANALYZE, EVALUATE, COMPARE AND/OR CONTRAST ISSUES AND EVENTS
v
RICHLY SUPPORTS
TOPIC WITH RELEVANT FACTS, EXAMPLES, AND DETAILS
v
PAPER IS TYPED WITH
NO SPELLING ERRORS
SCORE OF 4:
v
SHOWS A GOOD UNDERSTANDING
OF THE THEME OR PROBLEM
v
SUPPORTS TOPIC WITH
RELEVANT FACTS, EXAMPLES, AND DETAILS
v
SHOWS ABILITY TO
ANALYZE, EVALUATE ISSUES
v
DOES NOT SUPPORT ALL
ASPECTS OF THE TASK
v
PAPER IS TYPED WITH
NO SPELLING ERRORS
SCORE OF 3:
v
PRESENTS
SATISFACTORY UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOPIC
v
ADDRESSES MOST
ASPECTS OF THE TASK
v
ABLE TO ANALYZE
ISSUES AND EVENTS, BUT NOT IN DEPTH
v
DEMONSTRATES A
GENERAL PLAN OF ORGANIZATION
v
PAPER IS TYPED BUT
HAS ERRORS
SCORE OF 2:
v
SHOWS LIMITED
UNDERSTANDING OF TASK
v
ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS
TASK
v
INCLUDES INFORMATION
THAT CONTAINS INACCURACIES
v
IS POORLY ORGANIZED
v
RESULT/S
UNACCEPTABLE
SCORE OF 1:
v
FAILS TO INTRODUCE
OR SUMMARIZE THE TASK
v
LACKS AN ANALYSIS OR
EVALUATION OF THE ISSUES
v
IS ILLEGIBLE
A SCORE OF 5= A
A SCORE OF 4= B
A SCORE OF 3= C
A SCORE OF 2= D
A SCORE OF 1= F
SPECIFIC ON-LINE SEARCH ENGINES
http://www.42explore2.com/industrial.htm
http://www.historyteacher.net/APEuroCourse/WebLinks/WebLinks-IndustrialRevolution.htm
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson7.html
www.melazerte.com/library/IRlinks.htm
http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/IndustrialRevolution/womenandchildren.htm
http://www.magistrix.de/docs/257.html
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1981/2/81.02.06.x.html
GENERAL ON-LINE SEARCH
ENGINES
www.google.com www.dejanews.com
www.excite.com www.infoseek.com
www.altavista.com www.webcrawler.com
www.dogpile.com www.hotbot.com
www.askjeeves.com www.worldbook.com
English Language Arts Performance
Standards
E1c: Read and
comprehend informational materials.
E2a: Produce a
report of information.
Students will
use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of
major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in world history
and examine the broad sweep of history from a variety of perspectives.
This Global
History Public Policy Analyst Web Quest will help you understand and evaluate
the impact of the Industrial Revolution on the lives of women in nineteenth-century