East London History - Worksheet 1 - Set of activities 1

If you feel comfortable with answering questions, this worksheet is good for you. If you think you need visual aids, you will find them in "Worksheet 1 - Set of Activities 2".

1. As you scan the text, identify on the map the boroughs or neighbourhoods mentioned in the text and write them down in your notebook.

2. Read the whole text and answer the following questions. 
a. What are the nature and function of the document?
b. What are the main lexical fields ? Create a grid with a column for each and complete as you read. 
c. Make assumptions as to what a weaver might be knowing that to weave means "to make cloth by repeatedly crossing a single thread".
d. Pick out the names mentioned and list what you learned about them.
e. Identify the different periods of time and what happened in each of them.
f. Is there a name you can add as a place that you could spot on your map? 
g. Give the document a new title: choose from the list below and justify your answer.
Eastenders' pride - a troubled history - from slums to trends 
h. Organise your notes and your ideas to sum up the history of London's East End to a partner. Compare your findings.