This term, we are looking at the Victorian era in History, as well as focusing on Historical Fiction in Literacy, where we are reading Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.
Here are some links to websites you might find helpful if you want to find out more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/english/oliver_twist
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/
http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/Q/qca/victorians/
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/victorianbritain/
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/victorians.html
Are there any websites or books that you could recommend to your friends?
Have you visited a place that has helped you understand the Victorian era?
Have you found out any interesting information which you would like to share?
Learning about the Victorians is really fun; at the moment I’m read a version of Little Dorrit, and it is extremely good – I very much recommend it!
Have you read any historical fiction?
What was the plot?
What was it about?
Did you enjoy it – why or why not?
How could it have been better?
I have read Oliver Twist. The plot is Oliver asked for more food. The story is a about a boy called Oliver and he was born in a workhouse. When he turned 9 he left the workhouse.
I enjoyed Oliver Twist because it was an interesting book and I was so engaged. I think at the end they could have talked about Monks and how he was Oliver`s brother.
I read Street Child which is a really good book because it is very emotive and very tragic and heart-felt.
In the book Oliver Twist, Oliver is born in a workhouse and he works there and his mother dies, so he tries to escape his life of misery.
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I have read Street Child by Berlie Doherty. It is a good book and a sad book. It is sad because Shrimps who was like a brother to Jim died and also Jim’s mother died so he had to go to a workhouse. I like this book very much because when Jim is facing difficult times, he always solves them. I recommend this book to yr5 and over.
The novel that I’m going to review is Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. In a nutshell, Oliver Twist is an angelic workhouse boy who is forced into cruel treatment and exhausting labour; he lives at countless houses, and the owners have very different characteristics. Mrs Mann has malice and is careless with the children in her care; Fagin is an evil pickpocket; Mr Brownlow is a prospeous and generous gentlemen. Oliver lives in diverging circumstances; first a penniless orphan, then a wealthy young boy. His thrilling tale leaves you with a permanent smile on your face! It’s action-packed,thrilling and a proper page-turner.
A story based on Victorian era is Oliver Twist; in class we have be reading Oliver Twist and everyday we are keen to read the story. What happens? Well, in Oliver Twist which is a breath-taking story is all about a boy called Oliver, and he is taken to a workhouse where he cleans and does whatever he is told to do (or unfortunately he will get the whip). One day his mother died but he does not know that; so another couple of days pass and Oliver and the others who work there too (because other children got sent there too) have a bowl of gruel everyday. So one day Oliver has a bowl of gruel, when he has finished his gruel, he went up to Mr. Bumble the Beadle (who is in charge of the workhouse) and asked for more so he was sent to a place and so on and on. I really enjoyed it because the story is quite tense and tragic you never know what might happen
I have read Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Oliver was born in a workhouse -a place where poor people worked for their needs- as an orphan and when he asked for more food it changes his life…….I liked it because it was very emotional.
At the moment, I am reading Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (and it is a mind blowing book), the story is about a boy that has lived in a workhouse for the whole of his life but when he asks for more food it changes his life forever…
I would recommend Street Child because it is a great book to read and will be the thrill of your life.
I have read Oliver Twist and Street child.
Oliver asked for more food and that completely changed his life for ever.
The story is about a boy called Oliver who was born in a workhouse and his mother died at birth.
I enjoyed it because it had loads of suspense and it was really interesting and you can’t just start reading it and stop because it really pulls you in.
It could of had a better ending.
Little Dorrit, is about a little girl named Amy Dorrit, who’s father was in Marshalsea prison, where they keep people who owe debt, and are unable to pay their debt. She befriends a gentleman – Arthur Clennam, who helps her family out of prison. She works for the old Mrs Clennam, making clothes. I enjoyed it because Little Dorrit got to experience lots of different forms of Victorian life. I don’t think it could of been any better, for Charles Dickens is a very good author, and couldn’t of writen it better.
Oliver Twist is about a boy called Oliver, who is a orphan. His mother died and he has to go to a workhouse. Oliver does some thing bad, so he then has to work for a man who makes funerals. He runs away from the man and arives in London and meet Dodger and Fagin and gets into trubble.
I liked this book because it really tells you alot about the Victorians and it is really interesting. I think Charles Dickens should have made it easier to read.
My favourite historical fictional book I’ve read recently was Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Oliver is a poor orphan, who is forced to live in the misery-filled workhouse. Eating nothing but watery gruel, Oliver is desperate with hunger; he then asks for more! Mr Sowerberry and his mean wife are given Oliver, well were rather sold him. He sleeps among the teetering, foreboding coffins. The end is less tragic than the beginning, as Oliver goes to live with a rich, kind gentleman named Mr Brownlow, who happenes to be Oliver’s Great Uncle! I loved this thriller, it is really a page-turner. I can’t think of any reason for it to be better, it kept my eyes glued to the page. I really would recommend this action-packed book.
I’ve read a book called Black Beauty which is historical fiction. It is set in the Victorian era and is supposed to look as though it was written by the horse, Black Beauty, himself; he tells the story of his life- from a young colt to a coal-black steed who eventually turns into a worn horse. He is treated very, very well at first, however, as his life stretches out he is whipped and beaten but all of a sudden he finds a kind owner. What will happen to him now? Read the book and find out! I’m not sure that it could’ve been better than it is. Why don’t you read the book and tell me what you think of it?
Oliver Twist is a historical fiction, written by Charles Dickens. I have finished Oliver Twist, and I’m currently reading Street Child, but have not yet finished it!
The opening of Oliver Twist: Oliver was born in a coal-black workhouse-unknowing what the future would be like for him. Seconds after, his mother dies in a tatty old frock. He is with Mrs Mann, who only spent tuppence (2 pence) on the little, diminutive children like Oliver.
Build up: Oliver starts working in the workhouse when he is nine. He then asks for more gruel and is put in prison. He’s bought by Mr Sowerberry, then a man -called Noah Claypole-mocks and bullies Oliver and his Mother.
Problem: Oliver gets angry and escapes. He is bought by Mr Brownlow; then is returned to the evil Fagin. He nearly gets shot, and Nancy ( Bill Skyes girlfriend), tries to save him; but gets caught. Bill Skyes kills her…
Soultion: Mr Brownlow finds out about Oliver’s past. He asks Monk and the evil Fagin, and gets the truth out of them! Oliver is given, 6 thousand pounds, which he should of been given a long while ago!
Ending: Fagin and Monk end up in prison. The children end up wandering around in the streets and Bill Sykes kills himself (not on purpose though)! Mr Brownlow adopts Oliver and they live a wonderful life!
Some facts about Victorians:
– There was an industrial revolution, which is when many factories were made, people used coal; there was lots of smoke.
– Families used to live all in one room if they were poor.
– People would dump things in the river Thames consequently it was horrible and murky.
– Rich people wore expensive materials such as silk, velvet, cotton and satin.
– Pennyless children and parents lived in Slums, usually starving.