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East End of London: 1910s and 1920s Activities
Activity 1 Note making Take notes on the programme in a table like the one below. People: information Alice and Emily | People: what you think of them | Transport | Housing | Food | War |
Activity 2 Making sense of the information After you have listened to Emily’s story, try to sort out these everyday objects: some of them come from the beginning of the century, when Emily was a child, and some from today. - oil lamp
- larder
- bucket of coal
- srone sink
- tin bath
- milk can
- electric lighting
- refrigerator
- radiator
- washing machine
- bathroom suite
- milk carton
When you have completed the task, try to imagine life as one of Emily’s brothers or sisters. Write an entry for your diary, using the ideas from the notes you made on the programme and the sorting activity with the houses. Activity 3 Research The following web link will help you find out more about the things Emily said. See what you can discover. http://britannia.com/history/londonhistory/modlon.html Emily has seen many changes in her life, while some things (like the pie-and-mash shop) have stayed the same. From your research, try to find out about and describe the things that have changed and the things that have stayed the same in London in the twentieth century. Activity 4 Life stories Talk to an older relative or friend about their earliest memories of food and housing. (It doesn’t matter how old they are, but it is important that you find out in which year they were born.) Find out as much factual information as you can. What did they eat? What was their home like? Where did they live? Also try to find out about their opinions and feelings. Were they happy with their house? Do they think people are better off today? It would be a good idea to discuss as a class the kinds of questions you might ask, before talking to the relative or friend.
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