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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

FailuresSlide8
Slide9

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.