Week of January 7th

This was a busy week. Everyone wrote the Provincial Standards Test in English. In Western Civ, we learned about the Industrial Revolution. We began by examining the term "revolution" and discovered that it need not involve a violent overthrow, but can be a fundamental change in society. The Industrial Revolution fits this definition because the basic structure of society changed from being agricultural and moved toward becoming industrial. This was an abrupt departure from centuries of agrarian societies.

We did a number of assignments to learn about the Industrial Revolution. These reviewed the Agricultural Revolution and then the Industrial Revolution.

We spent two days examining the topic of child labour during the Industrial Revolution. We looked at original documents that were connected to the British Parliament's study on the topic which ultimately resulted in the Factory Act of 1833 - and subsequent legislation that extended the rights of workers.

On Monday, we will be writing the test for this unit.

Study hard,
Mrs. T.