Industrial Revolution in Great Britain

DO NOW: We always write in complete

sentences

Name the 3 revolutions we have studied in depth already this year: (hint, look through your notebook)

What was life like in Great Britain before the Industrial Revolution?

Push/Pull Factors

1. Push Factors: Conditions that drive people to leave their homes Examples: Land scarce in home country, violence, revolutions, poverty

2. Pull Factors: Conditions that attract people to a new area: Promise of freedom (religious and political) Hope for a new life, Industry, Jobs, Land.

Ms. Carlson’s Family My grandmother left Sweden alone at age

16 to come to America. She left because the economy was poor in Sweden and she had found a job in America that she wanted. She could also live with her older sister, who had emigrated to America earlier:

Push Factor: Poor economy in Sweden

Pull Factor: Job in America, Live w/Older Sister

Push/Pull Factor Examples: Your Turn

A poor English farmer loses his crop to a drought, and his family is hungry. The knight whose land he works on is often cruel to him. He leaves his farm for a different plot of land.

Name the Push Factor:

Name the Pull Factor

A Jewish family in Poland is getting harassed by their neighbors, and have had animals stolen. They move to Israel to be around more Jewish people and start a new life.

Name the Push Factor:

Name the Pull Factor

Create your own Push/Pull Examples

Create your own scenario about an English family moving from the countryside to the big city. Make sure to specify a Push/Pull factor. Make it good…we will trade and your partner will have to solve your push and pull puzzle

Gallery Walk

Today, we are going to complete a gallery walk about the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain.

You will have about three minutes at each station to read, discuss, and share the information with your team. You will need to fill out the worksheet

Great Britain & Industrial Revolution

Exit Ticket:

Pretend you are a 17 year old boy leaving the farm for the city. Write a letter to your family explaining where you are going and why. Make sure to include push and pull factors that are bringing you to the city!!!!