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TOPIC 47: The English industrial revolution: influences as a model of…
TOPIC 47: The English industrial revolution: influences as a model of historical transformation. Social and political changes through the period's literature. Charles Dickens.
1. INTRODUCTION
- Topic 47 deals with the industrial revolution and focuses on its consequences.
- it marked one of the greatest turning points in human society and established England as the first industrialised capitalist nation. The main goal is not just to make learners conscious of the changes that at those times vexed England and later the world, but to make them aware that we are still dealing with the consequences of those changes.
- The topic is divided into 7 parts.
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4. CHARLES DICKENS
- Born in Portsmouth (1812), son of a minor government clerk - moved to London (1823) and grew up in poverty and little education.
- At the age of 10 -> blacking business.
- His father was arrested for debts - whole family joined him in prison except for Charles.
- He attended school until he was 15.
- Became a parliamentary reporter and gained fame and financial success with The Pickwick Papers - he became a productive writer.
- He married Catherine Hogarth - when they got divorced he moved back to Kent and publishc A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, Our Mutual Friend.
- He was a promoter of literacy and public reading BUT it caused a breakdown in his health.
- He died at the age of 58 and he was buried at the Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.
- He is one of the greatest Victorian novelists - he was one of the few to write from the point of view of the underpriviledged class. His works aimed at pointing social evil and improving social conditions.
- He created a new realism and wrote different types of books.
- Pickwick papers = gave him success and fame. Conflict between the idyllic country and the cruel town through the journeys the members of the Pickwick club took.
- Oliver Twist = the story of an orphan boy living among thieves but who behaves gentleman-like. An attack on the workhouses conditinos.
- A Christmal Carol = the first and most successful Christmas book.
- David Copperfield = an autobiography. Most internal novel. Growth from childhood to manhood.
- Hard Times = a crude portrait of English capitalist society. Set in Manchester.
- Great Expectations = his most complex novel. Memoirs of an orphan boy.
5. EDUCATIONAL CONTENT
Legal framework taken into account =
- the Decree 187/2015, of August 25th, on the organisation of Compulsory Secondary Education;
- the Decree 150/2017, of October 17th, which regulates attention to diversity;
- the Order ENS/108/2018, of July 4th, which determines the requirements of the assessment procedure in CSE.
- The Decree 187/2015 (linguistic field) establishes = students should achieve communicative and linguistic skills in order to communicate (orally and written) with the world in different contexts -> 5 dimensions, 11 competencies.
- This topis is related to the literary dimension (competencies 10 and 11), however, the other dimensions are also related to the topic as students will also foster their reading, writing and oral skills when working with these concepts.
This topic can be brought to class in different ways -> task for 4th of ESO students = read and adaptation of Oliver Twist (competency 11- literary dimension) and write a diary as if they were Oliver Twist (competencies 7,8,9 - written expression). It is an interdisciplinary project with History.
When tackling this topic in class =
- Different strategies BUT communicative, meaningful, transferrable, contextualised and productive activities -> activate their higher order thinking skills (Bloom's Taxonomy).
- Student centred.
- UDL + multilevel activities / adaptations (additional and intensive measures apart from universal).
- Gender equality.
- Digital resources = diary (Bookcreator, Canva, Padlet) - competency 2, digital field + VLE (Symbaloo), competency 6, digital field.
- Sequences of activities = initial, development and synthesis phase.
- Group, individual and peer work and assessment.
- Three types of assessment (as, of, for learning)+ regulation / errors / feedback forward.
6. CONCLUSION
- Important get to know the historical and literary background of Britain in order to improve their English knowledge and command BUT foster their digital, personal and social skills.
- Teachers = willing to learn, evolve, adjust and adapt to the current needs of society AND provide appropriate tools to succeed in a constantly changing and evolving world.
7. BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Decree 187/2015, Decree 150/2017, Order ENS/108/2018.
- Britannica, Industrial Revolution.
- The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of London. Cambridge University Press.
- Charles Dickens. Oliver twist. Penguin Readers.