A Doll House

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A Doll House
Background Information
A Web Quest
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A Doll House Background Web Quest HOME PAGE
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Introduction
The purpose of this web quest is to provide
you with background information about the time
period in which A Doll House takes place. In
order to have a full understanding and
appreciation of the text and its characters, you
need to first understand a little more about the
time period where the action takes place.
In A Doll House, the action takes place in the
late 1800s in Europe. It is a realistic piece of
fiction, meaning that it accurately displays the
life of that time period. In order to understand
and appreciate the work, you first need to
understand the time period.
Task
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The Task
I want you to look up the answers to the
questions you have using the various websites
provided for you. Each member of the group should
have his or her own piece of paper with answers
on it to turn in at the end of the period. Once
again, EACH PERSON turns in answers. The
point of this activity is for you to gain a
better understanding of the time period and the
historical background of A Doll House .
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Procedure
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Procedure
Using the websites provided for you, find the
answers to the questions you have. EVERY MEMBER
of the group should have something to turn in at
the end of the period. The questions are listed
in order of the websites. Once you get to a
website, read through the material to find the
answers to the questions. Once youve finished
the questions, you should go back the home page
and click on Journal Assignment. Answer the
journal prompt in one(1) two (2) paragraphs.
Everyone must complete this!
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Historical Background
Industrial Revolution http//www.yale.edu/ynhti/c
urriculum/units/1981/2/81.02.06.x.html Refer to
Introduction, Human Aspects, and Textiles
sections Information on the Industrial Revolution
can also be found in your books, pages 760-761
Norwegian romantic nationalism http//www.absolute
astronomy.com/topics/Norwegian_romantic_nationalis
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The History of Norway History of Norway
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The Roles of Women
The Woman Question http//www.wwnorton.com/colle
ge/english/nael/Victorian/topic_2/welcome.htm Marr
iage http//www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wmarria
ge.htm
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History of Norway
After Denmark-Norway was attacked by England, it
entered into an alliance with Napoleon, and in
1814 found itself on the losing side in the
Napoleonic Wars and in dire economic conditions.
The Dano-Norwegian Oldenburg king was forced to
cede Norway to the king of Sweden. Norway took
this opportunity to declare her independence,
adopted a constitution based on American and
French models and elected the Danish crown prince
Christian Fredrik as king on 17 May 1814.
Nevertheless, Norway was militarily forced into a
personal union with Sweden, but kept its liberal
constitution and independent institutions, except
for the foreign service. This period also saw
the rise of the Norwegian romantic nationalism
movement in art and culture, as the Norwegians
sought to define and express a distinct national
character. The movement covered all branches of
culture, including literature (Henrik Wergeland,
Maurits Christopher Hansen, Peter Christen
Asbjørnsen, Jørgen Moe), painting (Hans Gude,
Adolph Tiedemand), music (Edvard Grieg), and even
language policy, where attempts to define a
native written language for Norway led to today's
two official written forms for Norwegian, Bokmål
and Nynorsk. Norway's growing dissatisfaction
with the union with Sweden during the late 19th
century, combined with National Romanticism and
the growing national culture coming from it, led
to the dissolution of the union on 7 June 1905.
The Norwegian government offered the throne of
Norway to Danish Prince Carl. After a referendum
confirming the monarchy, the Parliament
unanimously elected him king. He took the name of
Haakon VII, after the medieval kings of
independent Norway. In 1913, Norwegian women
gained suffrage.
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Journal Activity
"Wherever a true wife comes, this home is always
round her.
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The Warder Collection.http//www.wwnorton.com/nto
/victorian/topic_2/illustrations.htm