Victorian Era Project
Role: You have been hired by a publishing firm who wants you to design interesting, user friendly electronic source that provides information on various aspects of the Victorian era. The purpose of the online source is to provide a noteworthy resource that captures the essence of the Victorian era and provides accurate historical information. In crating this online source in the form of a Wiki page, you will explore different aspects of the Victorian era. Keep in mind that in preparing a noteworthy site, the information provided must be accurate, cully developed, and presented in an appealing way.
Audience: Those likely to view you Wiki page are students supplementing the reading of a literary text such as Oliver Twist and young history enthusiasts. The publisher is trying ti engage the teen or young adult audience.
Format: Design an informative and highly engaging Wiki page. Graphics are to be included. Be creative and include a podcast if it is appropriate or possible.
Topic: The Wiki page will contain a variety of information about the Victorian era. Below you will find a topics list of possible interest:
| - Charles Dickens |
- Fashion |
| - Queen Victoria |
- Victorian Society |
| - History of Victorian England |
- The Arts (architecture, etc.) |
| - Women in the Victorian era |
- Famous/Infamous People |
| - Victorian Literature |
- Social Conditions |
| - Labor/Child Labor |
- Education |
| - Technology |
- Public Health/medical practices |
| - Laws in Victorian England |
- Science in Victorian era |
Resources: NHS library will have selected websites and a cart shelved with selected books for your use. Other libraries such as the Norwalk Public Library may be helpful. You may also use reliable internet sources.
Assessment:
You must provide a printed copy of your section of the Wiki page as wekk as a list of referenced sources in compiling information.
A schedule for presentations and rubric will be forthcoming.
Due Date: _________
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