Lesson Aim To have identified the key features of the act which interpretation is the most fair What was the reality Make an arm of a spider diagram for each question Read A 2126 ID: 473542
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Slide1
What was the Poor Law Amendment Act and how has it been interpreted?
Lesson Aim:
To have
identified
the key features of the act which
interpretation
is the most fair. Slide2
What was the reality?
Make an arm of a spider diagram for each question.
Read A 21-26.
Key Questions:
What were the main criticisms of the poor law? (Growing cost, corruption, demoralising effect of
Speenhamland
system).
How did the commission conduct its enquiry?
What were the report’s most important recommendations?Slide3
How did the Poor Law Amendment Act operate? A:p27-8
What were the four main points of the law?
What was the Poor Law Commission?
What was the role of the Poor Law Unions?
How would the way the workhouses ran change?
What happened to outdoor relief?
Sum-up the Amendment Act in just
one word. Slide4
How has the Amendment Act been interpreted by historians?
A middle class conspiracy.
An attempt for the landed elite to retain power over agricultural labourers.
An attempt to impose an new ideology (set of ideas).
TASK: Use p29-31 A to take some key notes on each opinion. Slide5
What were the main obstacles to the New Poor Law?
Local objections
Gilbert’s unions/select vestries
Building new workhouses
Imposing the Commission’s authority
Make a storyboard with pictures and captions to show the obstacles. Use A p38-40Slide6
After Cover Work…..Slide7
Did the Commission succeed
? A p41-43
Successes
FailuresSlide8Slide9
How do I apply my knowledge to answering a 20 mark Q?
Lesson Aim:
To
apply
subject knowledge to a 20 mark Q. Slide10
How far do Sources
10,11
and
12
suggest that the main aim of those who supported changes in the Poor Law in 1834 was to reduce the cost of providing for the poor? (20 marks)
Highlight the key words in this question.
What from our own knowledge can we look at?
Key individuals – Malthus etc.
Spider diagram of the main criticisms of the Poor Law. Slide11
Question a) – 20
marks – write this down!
How far do Sources
10,11
and 12 suggest that the main aim of those who supported changes in the Poor Law in 1834 was to reduce the cost of providing for the poor? (20 marks)
You’re comparing the sources as EVIDENCE. Intro – Context, outline what the sources say (factors) – Yes, reducing cost /other reasons, set up argument.
Paragraph
, yes reducing cost of Poor Law.
Paragraph
, other reasons.
Conclusion:
Overall, as evidence what do the sources suggest? Reducing cost or another reason?Slide12
Question a) – 20
marks – write this down!
How
far do Sources
10,11 and 12 suggest that the main aim of those who supported changes in the Poor Law in 1834 was to reduce the cost of providing for the poor? (20 marks)
Paragraphs: Point – Reducing costs/other reasons.
Evidence/explanation
– use short quotes from the sources to show how it supports the factor/own knowledge for a bit of context/critique of provenance (as evidence bit).
You MUST cross reference e.g. Similarly/in contrast to source 10, source 11……
Link:
Overall, the source suggest…….Slide13
How far do Sources 10,11 and 12 suggest that the main aim of those who supported changes in the Poor Law in 1834 was to reduce the cost of providing for the poor?
(20 marks)Slide14
How far do Sources 10,11 and 12 suggest that the main aim of those who supported changes in the Poor Law in 1834 was to reduce the cost of providing for the poor?
(20 marks)Slide15
How far do Sources 10,11 and 12 suggest that the main aim of those who supported changes in the Poor Law in 1834 was to reduce the cost of providing for the poor?
(20 marks)Slide16
How far do Sources 10,11 and 12 suggest that the main aim of those who supported changes in the Poor Law in 1834 was to reduce the cost of providing for the poor?
(20 marks)
Overall,
Reducing costs.
Reducing the dependency on poor relief.