This short unit provides an ideal opportunity for a local study. It may be in extension to a unit of work on the industrial revolution. It looks at the effects of the linen industry on Northern Ireland and Belfast in particular. It also looks at the working conditions in the textile mills and compares them to the conditions faced by people working in the fashion industry in developing countries today.
Learning Outcomes
Developing Pupils’ Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities
- sequence, order, classify, and make comparisons;
- make predictions, examine evidence, and distinguish fact from opinion;
- make links between cause and effect;
- make connections between learning in different contexts;
- use different types of questions.
(Thinking, Problem-Solving and Decision-Making) - seek out questions to explore and problems to solve;
- experiment with ideas and questions;
- make new connections between ideas/information.
(Being Creative)
