Beginning of the Industrial Revolution in The Netherlands Lesson 4: Working in factories
Learning goal: Students can identify specific information and difficult words in written material.
Assignment 1 - Make a list of the jobs only men did and the jobs only women did during the Industrial Revolution. - Discuss reasons for this in pairs.
Assignment 2 - Read the text ‘Factories’ on the following site: Factories
Assignment 3 - Answer the following
questions: 1. What changed the gender division of labor in textile production? 2. Why did not men spin? Name two reasons.. 3.What kind of work was done by both sexes? 4. What does ‘dexterity’ mean? 5.What was exclusively a male occupation and why? 6.Who were the victims of violent attacks and why?
Assignment 4 - Do the following puzzle on Working in factories
Assignment 5 - Compare the jobs of men and women during the Industrial Revolution. - You are going to write a message on Facebook to an imaginary friend who used to work during the Industrial Revolution. If you don’t have Facebook, work in pairs with someone who does have Facebook. - Tip: Use at least 5 words from the puzzle.