PRESCRIBED LEARNING OUTCOMES
It is expected that students will:
• identify factors that influenced growth and
development of industry
• evaluate the effects of the Industrial
Revolution on society and the changing nature
of work (primary source) (lesson plan)
SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
• Have each student gather information to complete a
matrix, using the headings Preindustrial, Industrial,
and Postindustrial across the top and Technology,
Working Conditions, Location, and Wages down the
side. (Preindustrial technology could include manual
labour, hand tools, and animal power.) Ask students
to use their matrices to guide development of formal
presentations that predict changes in the nature of
work. (lesson plan)
SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES
• When students complete matrices as a preparation for formal presentations predicting changes in the nature of work, notice the extent of:
- relevant and accurate data in each cell
- comprehensiveness—inclusion of all key factors
- identification of observable patterns and trends
- logical predictions based on observed patterns
and trends
Also Applications of Social Studies
SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Have students read a historical document (e.g., the
Child Labour Act). Divide the class into several
groups and ask each to draft a reaction to the
document from a particular perspective (e.g.,
industrialist, union organizer, parliamentarian,
worker). Use a jigsaw approach so that each
perspective is represented by a different group. As a
class, discuss the various perspectives. (minimum wage document)
RESOURCES
Child Labour Activity - debate lesson
Excerpts from Canadian history textbooks: Industrialization
Lesson plan: For or against Child Labour? (Quebec primary sources)
In 1891, children under 16 represented 8% of the Quebec and 6% of the Ontario workforces. Was this an opportunity to learn a trade or simply slavery in disguise? Should a 13-year-old boy be allowed to work in a factory?
Student Inquiry Idea [rtf document]
Additional Work Sheet [rtf document]
Overview for the Teacher [pdf document]
Consult the educational tool ClioClic
Assessment [rtf document]
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Teaching with Documents: Eli Whitney's Patent for the Cotton Gin
Lesson plan: Child Labor: Giving Voice to Child Laborers Through Monologues
Self-test of concepts and definitions
Modern View: Child Labour in Canada / World