Jack the Ripper - The Victims

In this activity packed lesson students investigate the crimes of Jack the Ripper by examining fact files about each victim. Students analyse the similarities between the victims to create a Metropolitan Police leaflet warning those vulnerable about the murders.

The 19 slide lesson includes:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: Learning aims and outcomes
• Slide 3: Discussion - Why we need to learn about the lives of the victims
• Slide 4: Background information about the lives of women in Whitechapel
• Slide 5: Starter - What can a newspaper illustration tell us about the murders and the victims? Answers included
• Slide 6: Background information - How did Jack the Ripper get the name?
• Slide 7-8: Task 1 - Analysis of the ‘Dear Boss’ letter with printable worksheet.
• Slide 9: Task 2 -Lesson key term match up
• Slide 10: Task 3 - Use the victim fact files to order the murders.
• Slide 11-12: Task 4 - Instructions and printable table for students to record information about each victim.
• Slide 13-15: Victim profiles which needed to be printed (2 profiles per page).
• Slide 16: Task 5 - What were the similarities between the victims?
• Slide 17: Task 6 - Instructions to help students create a police warning leaflet
• Slide 18: Challenge questions
• Slide 19: Learning Review - Odd one out (various answers possible).

All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

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