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=[|Links to Online Sources/Kindle/HTML for Great Expectations]= 1. Dickens Research Assignment Copy of the Assignment:

On this page you will find the goal and guiding questions for your group. Links have been provided to help you answer the questions. Remember you need to be the classroom expert on your topic!


 * __Group 1: Biographers__**

Your job is to explore Charles Dickens’ life.

Guiding Questions:

1. What experiences were the most influential on his life?

2. What genre of literature did he write?

3. How was his work published and illustrated?

4. What are some basic biographical facts about his life that the class should know? (Date and place of birth, date of death, family, exc.)

Resources:


 * @http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/index.html
 * @http://charlesdickenspage.com/
 * @http://www.dickens-literature.com/
 * @http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/dickens.htm
 * @http://www.perryweb.com/Dickens/


 * Group 2: Anthropologists**

Your job is to examine the difference between the social classes of the Victorian Period.

Guiding Questions:

1. Define social class. Explain the social breakdown of the classes during the Victorian era.

2. What did the Victorian education system look like? Distinguish between education for the wealthy and education for the poorer classes. What influence did social class have on the individual’s education and upbringing?

3. Look at the manners and etiquette of the Victorians era. How did Victorian men and women behave in upper class society? Define a true gentlemen according to Victorian society guidelines.

4. What kind of social classes do we have in our society? How do these classes influence how we live and the opportunities we have?

Resources:


 * @http://www.english.uwosh.edu/roth/VictorianEngland.htm
 * @http://www.victorianweb.org/history/Class.html
 * @http://www2.ucsc.edu/dickens/OMF/litvack.html
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 * @http://www.shelbycs.org/ms/media%20center/victorian%20england/
 * []
 * @http://logicmgmt.com/1876/etiquette/etiquette.htm
 * Social classes in United States


 * Group 3: Social Workers**

Your job is to look at abusive personal and family relationships in the Victorian England.

Guiding Questions:

1. Examine the relationship pressures that were common in the Victorian Era. Provide a few examples.

2. How does social class relate to domestic violence? Look at this issue in light of the Victorian era and then compare it with today.

3. What types of abusive personal and family relationships exist today?

4. What are the characteristics of abusive relationships?

Resources:


 * @http://www.shelbycs.org/ms/media%20center/victorian%20england/
 * @http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/poorlaw.html
 * @http://www.hiddenlives.org.uk/articles/poverty.html
 * @http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~ulrich/femhist/spousal_abuse.shtml
 * @http://www.victorianweb.org/history/crime/banerjee1.html
 * Victorians and Crime


 * Group 4: Union Representatives**

Your job is to examine what child life was like in Victorian England.

Guiding Questions:

1. What was the state of child labor in the Victorian era? What role did social class have in child labor?

2. How is child labor still an issue today?

3. Who is affected by current child labor situations?

4. In the Victorian era, what types of public health or child care agencies existed?

Resources:


 * @http://www.shelbycs.org/ms/media%20center/victorian%20england/
 * @http://pagesperso-orange.fr/college.saintebarbe/victoria/children.htm
 * @http://www.victorianweb.org/history/hist8.html
 * @http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/
 * @http://www.hiddenlives.org.uk/articles/poverty.html
 * @http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRchild.main.htm
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 * @http://www.childlabor.in/child-labour-today.htm
 * @http://stopchildlabor.org/

Your job is to examine the Victorian justice system, its criminals, and its punishments.
 * Group 5: Prison Wardens**

Guiding Questions:

1. Victorian England, who was in charge of creating laws?

2. How did the society attempt to solve its social problems in its justice system?

3. Describe the state of the prison system in Victorian England. How were debtors treated?

4. Look at the present day prison system. How is it similar to the Victorian England, how is it different?

Resources:


 * @http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/crime_01.shtml
 * @http://vcp.e2bn.org/justice/page11361-types-of-punishment-imprisonment.html
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 * @http://www.shelbycs.org/ms/media%20center/victorian%20england/
 * @http://history.powys.org.uk/school1/presteigne/debt1.shtml


 * Group 6: Committee of Women’s Studies**

Your job is to research the lifestyles of women in the Victorian Age.

Guiding Questions:

1. Compare and contrast the education of men and women in the Victorian era.

2. Women had what roles and responsibilities?

3. What kind of restrictions did women face?

4. How did social class affect a woman’s opportunities?

Resources


 * @http://www.shelbycs.org/ms/media%20center/victorian%20england/
 * @http://www.victorianweb.org/gender/socialhistov.html
 * @http://www.english.uwosh.edu/roth/VictorianEngland.htm
 * @http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/womens_work_01.shtml
 * Social classes in United States