1.  starter activity What is a revolution? How was the Industrial Revolution similar or different from other revolutions? French Revolution, 1789 Russian Revolution, 1917 Workers in a factory during the Industrial Revolution in Britain in Nineteenth Century

2. What was the ‘Industrial Revolution’ … and why did it happen?

3.  Your task Read through the article and try to put the words in the keywords box into the correct place in the text. Read through the article and try to put the words in the keywords box into the correct place in the text. Read the introductory paragraph of the article ‘What was the ‘Industrial Revolution’?’ and try to write your own definition of this phrase. (To help think of the 5 ‘Wh’ questions) Read the introductory paragraph of the article ‘What was the ‘Industrial Revolution’?’ and try to write your own definition of this phrase. (To help think of the 5 ‘Wh’ questions) Try to identify the themes of each paragraph and write them along the side of the article. Try to identify the themes of each paragraph and write them along the side of the article. Reading task

4.  Your task – Why was there an Industrial Revolution? ? Large empire More people Inventions Entrepreneurs Raw materials 1 Entrepreneurs were able to use the new inventions, like the new steam powered machines, to set up new businesses and create new jobs. 1

5. Plenary Plenary Now you understand the Industrial Revolution was caused by many different factors, can you choose one factor which you think was particularly important? Write a judgement paragraph using evidence from your reading to support your opinions.