(Street children finding food in Victorian London)

1. Look up and write down the definitions of any words you did not know from the chapter.

2. Ned earned three pence total on that day. He only was able to keep one half-pence of it. What percentage of what he earned did he actually keep?

3. Locate South Africa, where the Zulu live, on a globe or map. (If you like,  try to locate the battlefield area of Ulundi on the map of the eastern part of South Africa at http://www.places.co.za/maps/kwazulu_natal_map.html ).

• The battle where the Zulus were defeated happened on July 4, 1878. Why do you think it take so long for the news to reach London?

•For older students, read about the Zulu War at http://schwartz.eng.auburn.edu/zulu/zulu.html

4. For older students: Read Appendices C and D for more information about child homelessness and the housing of the poor.

5. It was hard for Ned to walk a long distance and carry heavy books after having had no breakfast. The body needs food to work well! Learn more about it at http://www.activescience-gsk.com/games/index.cfm?module=12

6. Make a meat pie like Ned would have eaten (See Appendix E)

7. Find Shoreditch station (12, E—the stations and train tracks are marked in red) on the old map and discover the route that Ned took while carrying the man’s box to Nicholas Street (12, D).

• C0mpare a modern map of London to the old map. Have the streets changed much since then? A modern map can be found at www.streetmap.co.uk   Before you search, tick the option “London Street” and then type in the name of a street in the area you want to look at. Be aware that some streets have changed names since 1871 (when the old map was printed)!

8. Read and discuss the poem “The Orange Girl” on the next page.