Charles Dickens

CHARLES DICKENS WEBQUEST

INTRODUCTION: Charles Dickens is said to be one of the greatest writers that has ever lived. Before we read A Christmas Carol, I would like you to spend some time getting to know this man and learning what the world was like as he knew it.

You will be directed to various links to answer the following questions on the class webpage (https://ticeenglish7.tripod.com/). Have fun!

Please begin by copy and pasting the following link into your browser:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/olivertwist/dickens_timeline_text.html

1. What was the date of Charles Dickens’ birth?

2. How old was Dickens when the family moved to London, England?

3. What was Dickens doing right before he died?

4. What famous story did Dickens write in 1843?

Go to: http://charlesdickenspage.com/dickens_london_map.html
Here, you’ll find a map of London-as it was during Dickens’ lifetime. Please locate and click on Camden Town.

5. Which family from A Christmas Carol lived in Camden Town?

Go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8NPi5RSmI8&feature=relmfu
Describe what the streets were like in London during the Victorian era.
6. Summarize in one paragraph (5 sentences).

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7. Type in the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT9Lhc_-ig0 or search for the video title that says: Horrible Histories – Victorian Inventions.
List 20 inventions created during Charles Dickens’ lifetime.

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8. Type in the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_ooVNQw4jw or search for the video title that says: 10 Facts About Charles Dickens. Explain each fact below.

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Click this link: http://www.english.uwosh.edu/roth/VictorianEngland.htm Keep scrolling down the page until you see “MONEY.”
9. List the three types of money used in England during this time.

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A little further down, you’ll notice “DISEASES.”
10. Please list and define three major diseases during Dickens’ time.
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11. Type in the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF_U4VGl1Jk&list=PL145815A597D5C347 or search for the video title that says: Horrible Histories – Victorian Work Song. Make a list of 5 things you learned about how children were treated in workhouses.
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Go to: http://www.victorianweb.org/history/poorlaw/dietwh.html
12. Workhouses were built to house poor Victorians, who worked for a small amount of food and money. Name five foods that poor Victorians were given here.
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13. Type in the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7eLoPD700g or search for the video title that says: Horrible Histories – Victorian Maid.

1. How long did maids work before being allowed to take a break? ____________

2. How much did maids get paid per year? _____________

3. Use this link http://coinmill.com/GBP_USD.html#GBP=25 to find out how much that amounts to in U.S. dollars per year __________!
Go to: http://www.logicmgmt.com/1876/schoolday.htm
14. Please read the list of 10 rules, which were found in a typical Victorian classroom. In your opinion, which 3 rules should still be used in schools today? Explain why
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15. Type in the following link: https://www.youtube.co/watch?v=Fk3_cZFroq0 or search for the video title that says: Horrible Histories – Victorian Pets.
List 5 examples of bizarre pets of the Victorian era.

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Type in the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPKIgB11XuA or search for the video title that says: Childhood and Education in Victorian England.
Wait until you see this! Be grateful your parents didn’t live during the Victorian era. Make a list of 5 things you learned about being a child during this time.
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Go to: http://charlesdickenspage.com/reading_dickens.html
16. In the nineteenth century, who read Dickens?

17. Why, as we read Dickens today, is it challenging?

Go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens
18. Dickens married Catherine Thompson Hogarth in 1836. How many children did they have?

Dickens wrote 20 major novels during his lifetime. Please write down four of them; they should match up with the dates I’ve listed.

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Go to: http://www.mytimemachine.co.uk/dickens.htm

23. What major event happened in 1865?

24. Exactly five years later, what major event happened, and what was the date?

Go to: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=charles+dickens&btnG=Search+Images

Make a title page for your webquest project by choosing one image of Charles Dickens. Check off the list below once you have included the following information on your title page of this webquest. Staple it to the front before you turn it in!
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2. Image of Charles Dickens_____
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