Education for poor Victorian children
I can explain how emotive language is used to discuss poverty in Victorian Britain.
Education for poor Victorian children
I can explain how emotive language is used to discuss poverty in Victorian Britain.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- There was no compulsory schooling in Victorian Britain.
- Education was a luxury only the rich could afford.
- Ragged schools were designed to provide education to the poorest in society.
- When analysing a writer's language choices, topic sentences should focus on effect rather than subject terminology.
- Topic sentences which focus on effect give opportunity to make connections between quotations from across a text.
Keywords
Correlation - if two things have a mutual relationship or connection, they are are said to have a correlation.
Illiteracy - illiteracy means being unable, or struggling, to read and write.
Destitute - destitute means extremely poor and unable to look after oneself.
Plea - a plea is a request made in an urgent or emotional manner.
Ragged schools - ragged schools were schools which provided education to children who were too poor to receive it elsewhere.
Common misconception
Identifying language devices is the most important skill when analysing author's language choices.
When looking at the question, ask pupils whether 'Guthrie uses a simile' would be an appropriate response to the question. If not, why not?
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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