Journalists in this section will be in charge of the following tasks:

1. Search for information about , at least, the following issues and then write the articles :
   • The Industrial Revolution – pros and cons
   • The railway age - Inform readers about the first train trip in England and the advantages it will bring about.
   • Inventors and Inventions – a Timeline
   • New ways of transport – A survey/poll among Londoners.
   • The new architecture – Interviewing Eiffel in Paris .
2. Create a cartoon laughing at the construction of the Eiffel Tower .
3. Design an ad about:
   • First film at Leicester square.
   • First four-wheeled car
   • A studio of photography.
   • The latest Sewing machine or any other invention

Resources

Industrial Revolution

http://members.aol.com/mhirotsu/kevin/trip2.html

http://www.42explore2.com/industrial.htm

http://www.42explore2.com/industrial2.htm

http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/guide19/part11.html

Inventors

http://pw1.netcom.com/~jskipper/victoria/timeline.html

http://www.headlinehistory.co.uk/online/East%20Midlands/victorian/adverts(4).htm

http://www.innovationslearning.co.uk/subjects/history/information/victorians/inventions/

http://www.victorianstation.com/inventions.htm

http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/inventor/ind-rev-open.htm

http://www.42explore2.com/invent.htmÇ

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/engineers.htm

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/railways.htm

http://bigredhair.com/robots/

General

http://www.victorianweb.org

http://www.victoriantimes.org

http://www.victorianlondon.org/

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Britain.html

http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/guide19/index.html

http://pw1.netcom.com/~jskipper/victoria/timeline.html

http://www.42explore.com/topic.htm

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