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Exploring Exploring History History Through Through

LiteratureLiterature

1919thth Century Century England England

TopicsTopics for Researchfor Research Child LabourChild Labour Social ClassesSocial Classes Poverty Poverty Industrial DevelopmentIndustrial Development Schools and EducationSchools and Education Social ConventionsSocial Conventions regarding Womenregarding Women

Great Authors, Great Great Authors, Great BooksBooks

Charles DickensCharles Dickens described life in London in described life in London in

the 19the 19thth century, as the century, as the industrial revolution was industrial revolution was taking place; many children taking place; many children were sent to work, while no were sent to work, while no laws were aimed at laws were aimed at protecting them.protecting them.

He described the misery and He described the misery and distress of the poor people. distress of the poor people.

Oliver Twist Oliver Twist by:by:

Charles Dickens Charles Dickens

The life of a boy in LondonThe life of a boy in London

in the 19in the 19thth century century

David CopperfieldDavid Copperfield

The life and growing upThe life and growing up

of a boy in 19of a boy in 19thth century century

EnglandEngland

Jane Eyre –Jane Eyre –by Sharlotte Bronteby Sharlotte Bronte

The life story of an The life story of an orphan girl who lived orphan girl who lived in England in the 19in England in the 19thth century and, her century and, her hardships, education, hardships, education, her growing up and her growing up and love. Among the love. Among the other things, you can other things, you can learn about the learn about the education and the education and the expectations from expectations from women.women.

Angela’s AshesAngela’s Ashes Learn about the history Learn about the history

of Ireland through the of Ireland through the eyes of Frank McCourt eyes of Frank McCourt who tells you his life who tells you his life story! story!

Huckleberry Finn Huckleberry Finn by by

Mark TwainMark Twain Read about the Read about the

adventures of Hucklberry adventures of Hucklberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, Finn and Tom Sawyer, two good friends who two good friends who lived in America in the lived in America in the 1919thth century. century.

You will meet Jim, the You will meet Jim, the runaway slave, and runaway slave, and many other characters. many other characters.

You can learn about the You can learn about the slavery and education in slavery and education in that period. that period.

Uncle Tom’s CabinUncle Tom’s Cabinby Harriet Bitcher Stewby Harriet Bitcher Stew

Learn about the slavery in America, Learn about the slavery in America, meet Eliza, the runaway slave who meet Eliza, the runaway slave who didn’t want to be separated from didn’t want to be separated from her baby. You can explore the her baby. You can explore the history of slavery – the differences history of slavery – the differences between the south and the north between the south and the north and the background for the civil and the background for the civil war. war.

Explore the history of Explore the history of Scotland through this story Scotland through this story of the brave man who of the brave man who sacrificed his life for sacrificed his life for Scotland. Learn about Scotland. Learn about William Wallace the great William Wallace the great brave warrior and the brave warrior and the bloody fights between the bloody fights between the British and the Scotts. British and the Scotts.

BraveheartBraveheart

The TitanicThe Titanic

Learn about the Learn about the tragic historical tragic historical event. event.

The story The story reflects the reflects the lives of the lives of the different social different social classes. classes.

The Diary of Anne The Diary of Anne FrankFrank

Learn about the holocaust Learn about the holocaust through the eyes of a Jewish through the eyes of a Jewish girl who lived in a secret girl who lived in a secret annex with her familyannex with her family

For Solo VoiceFor Solo Voice

FictionFiction::

A woman tells her A woman tells her life story and how life story and how she survived the she survived the holocaust holocaust

Border FriendsBorder Friends The story of an impossible The story of an impossible

friendship between two friendship between two teenagers who lived on the two teenagers who lived on the two sides of the border of Jerusalem sides of the border of Jerusalem before the before the Six- Day– WarSix- Day– War

In this project you will…In this project you will… explore history through literature.explore history through literature. use different sources of information: authentic use different sources of information: authentic

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