Jack’s Victims You will: Identify the victims of Jack the Ripper Be aware of the living condition of poor working class women. By The End Of The Lesson You will have completed timelines detailing the important moments in their lives.
Starter
Give three reasons which made it difficult to catch “Jack” in 19th Century London.
Activation
Read the life story of Polly Nichols. Answer the questions on the worksheet. Demonstration Go through the victims of Jack and fill in the timeline and answer the following question:
Plenary ďƒ˜ What did all these women have in
common? ďƒ˜ What are the strengths and weaknesses of this evidence for the historian studying the life of working class women before 1880?
Homework ďƒ˜ Complete a written account of Polly
Nichols life using your timeline – You will need this for next lesson..