What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution

What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution on people’s working lives? (p 144 -149) Learning objective: I know how working men, women and children had their lives changed by the Industrial Revolution. Learning outcome : I can explain the changes to each group. I can decide which groups had their lives changed the most and explain it.

Opening sentence What to do 1 Describe the range Mining, textiles, mills, of opportunities the apprenticeships, wages, Industrial Revolution Skilled labourers, provided for men. Work in industrial Britain was often tough, but the Industrial Revolution brought many new opportunities for men. For example… Key words to use navvies, canals, roads, railways 2 The Industrial Revolution had only limited impact on the lives of working women. From the 1780 s, textile factories were built all over Britain and…. Describe new opportunities for women. However, also show that for many women there was little change in opportunities. Textiles, spinning, weaver, looms, mills, dressmaking, children 3 The Industrial Revolution was a disaster for the lives of working children. For example… Clearly describe the impact of the Industrial Revolution on the working lives of children. Mines, mills, fields, scavenger, part-time, hours, bird-scaring, lonely, dangerous, overlooker, injury, beatings, coal bearer Conc lusio n While the Industrial Revolution may have brought new opportunities for men, it did little to improve… In your conclusion, sum up the impact on each of the three groups. Working lives, damage