It is well documented that the 19th Century was an era of secularisation and the advancement of modern science, but on the opposite side of the coin, the Victorian era was also a time of religious and spiritual belief. This social context is represented in poetry from the time. Click here to download a handout […]
Exhibition and Marketing Plans are a good way of planning how you will connect content to audiences. The templates below can be used to help groups work through their ideas in these areas when releasing their digital stories. Exhibition Plan Marketing Plan
A Story Map is a good way of planning out the structure of a digital story, particularly if it is being told across different mediums. Click here to download a Story Map template.
Here are a range of printable and online resources for research task contained in ‘The Great Debate’ workshop. A leaflet from the Liverpool Record Office on the Poor Law and Workhouse can be downloaded here. National Archives’ records of the Workhouses can be accessed here. A website dedicated to information about Workhouses and the Poor […]
The Legend of Doctor Thomas script was written by a group of adult learners as part of the production phase of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Scouse’ heritage project. The script (specifically the narration) tells us a lot about the life and times of this quirky (and cantankerous) man. You can download the script […]
You may decide that you want to create your own bespoke workshops and projects using the resources, activities, animations etc. produced as part of the project. If so, we’ve create some templates for helping you to plan your activities. Click here to download.
Click here to download a person profile specifically for the character of Mr. Hetherington. This resource has been produced to accompany the ‘From Beyond The Grave!’ workshop.
At the start of this project, a team of archive researchers delved into newspaper archives to uncover quirky stories from Toxteth’s past. Using both digital and micro-film archives, the team created a database of stories that appeared in the Liverpool Daily Post and Liverpool Echo that mentioned the word ‘Toxteth’. Our research will focus on […]
‘The Good, The Bad and The Scouse’ heritage project has unearthed some of Toxteth’s unsung heroes and undisclosed villains, bringing their stories to life for new audiences in interactive and creative ways. This education resource pack that has been produced to accompany the project, explores how the resources created – from research documents through to […]
A number of the workshops from our education resource pack use continuum’s as part of their activities. You can download the different continuum ends below: Morally Right / Morally Wrong Fair / Unfair Credible / Not Very Credible Very Deceptive / Not Very Deceptive
There are many different types or forms of poems. Here is a resource that lists and explains the key characteristics of some of the main/most recognisable forms of poetry: Types of Poems Handout.
When planning a film or animation it is good practice to use storyboards to help to plan your film/animation visually. Click here to download a template.
Before writing a radio drama script it is good to think about producing an outline of your idea. This helps you to communicate your ideas to other people. Click here to download a template for a Radio Drama Outline.
Before embarking on the production a digital story it is useful to write a proposal that can help you to pitch your ideas to others. Click here to download a template proposal.
Before embarking on research it is good practice to assess what you know already, what you want to find out and to set yourself some questions. This Presearch Tasksheet can help to structure this thinking.
For the ‘Read All About It!’ workshop we have produced some editable and printable templates. Click on the relevant link below to download them. Printable Template Editable Template We have also produced a ‘Key Terms’ handout that supports the activities in this workshop. Click here to download it.
To support the research activity in the ‘Creating a Wiki’ workshop, we have produced a list of online resources that participants may find useful. Click here to download.
This tasksheet has been designed as an introductory task to thinking about the heritage elements in ‘A Grave Mistake?’. It can be used in the ‘From Beyond The Grave!’ workshop. Click here to download.
At the end of workshops and projects it is good practice to engage participants in thinking about their learning journey in terms of what they have learned and skills that they have developed, and also in terms of what they want to find out more about in the future. This resource can be used to […]
Here is a resource you can use to help workshop participants to reflect on a key question. This resource is good to use at the beginning and end of workshops. Click here to download.
Here is an example about how a heritage story can be transformed into a poem. Click here to download.
Here are a two set of flashcards that can be used to help to deconstruct the narratives of ‘The Case of a Fake Surgeon?’ and ‘Terror In Toxteth’. The Case of a Fake Surgeon? Flashcards Terror In Toxteth Flashcards
Here are individual and group evaluation forms that you can use to provide us and yourselves with feedback on how the educational resources produced on this project have been used. Please return the completed evaluation forms to: Splendid Things, 37 – 45 Windsor Street, Toxteth, Liverpool, L8 1XE. Individual Evaluation Form Group Evaluation Form
The CRAP (Currency, Reliability, Author, Purpose) framework is a useful tool when assessing information found online. It can be used when researching topics or to gage the quality of the source material. The CRAP framework is a memorable acronym that prompts us to ask certain questions of the information found and its source. Download a […]
Here are a set of images from ‘Cleavers and Calamity’ that can be used in the Read All About It! workshop.
When deconstructing some of the stories presented in the animations or when planning your own creative re-interpretation of a heritage story, making character and location profiles can be used starting points. You can download templates below. Character Profile Location Profile
If the sun is out, or you fancy a little tour of Toxteth, then why not embark on the physical heritage trail? The trail will take you to different community buildings in and around Toxteth where you will find an interpretation banner about a particular heritage tale. On each banner […]
12th January 1891 (Taken from the Liverpool Mercury) On a cold January day, the City mourned the death of one of its true sons – the legendary, Doctor Hugh Owen Thomas. His methods of resetting bones may have been ‘quirky’ to say the least, and his bedside manner did leave a lot to be desired, […]
9th April 1860 (Taken from the Liverpool Daily Post) The Liverpool Medical Registration Society accused Mr. John Hamilton of Mill Street, Toxteth, of pretending to be a registered surgeon. But all was not as it had first appeared. Mr. Hamilton was indeed a surgeon back in the US, were he practiced botanic medicine. However, the […]
12th July 1864 (Taken from the Liverpool Daily Post) Mary Ellen Campbell had been working as a nurse at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grindrod in St. James Place, Toxteth for two years…until one day she left without notice and went to the courts to claim her remaining wages. But why was Mary in […]
3rd July 1884 (Taken from the Liverpool Echo) Summer time in Toxteth, 1884, and the Jones’ family are mourning the death of their beloved daughter Mary. But, unbeknownst to them their Mary is actually alive and kicking! It appears that you can’t always believe what you hear…
18th January 1881 (Taken from the Liverpool Daily Post) An accident at a butcher’s shop on Park Road, Toxteth has an unsavoury repercussion for an unlucky customer. However, this tale just goes to show that it was once possible to trace back your food, from your plate to its origins in (literally) a simple few […]
30th April 1872 (Taken from the Belfast Newsletter) After his death, the registrar of Toxteth Park Cemetery – Mr. Hetherington – left behind a monument of fraud, yet his method of deception was very simple. Whilst selling graves, he would give out fake receipts on plain paper – not the official counterfoil duplicates that he […]
7th February 1860 (Taken from the Liverpool Daily Post) Elizabeth Roberts, an inmate at Toxteth Park Workhouse, was convicted of stealing clothes belonging to an Overseer. She had been given permission to leave the Workhouse for two hours, but did not return. Witnesses had seen Elizabeth leaving the Workhouse wearing the Overseer’s clothes and when […]
16th June 1876 (Taken from the Liverpool Daily Post) A Gentleman from Exeter claimed he had found an alternative cure for ‘lunacy’ and wrote to the Toxteth Guardians asking for permission to test out his practice on the ‘lunatics’ under their care. Having previously been banned from using this cure on ‘lunatics’ from Exeter, the […]
As part of the scriptwriting and storyboarding processes we have used this guide to introduce the participants to the following: The layout of storyboards The key elements of storyboards (e.g. shot numbers, descriptions etc.) The format of scripts The key elements of a script (e.g. scene description, dialogue etc.) […]
The process of the micro-film research has less steps to it than the way in which we did the research using the British Newspaper Archive, largely because the searching for stories is done manually. This meant the research process was much more time-consuming. You can download a step-by-step guide to how we conducted our micro-film […]
When approaching using the British Newspaper Archive as part of our research process we developed a step-by-step guide as to how to use the search engine to uncover the results that we wanted. The implementation of each step was crucial in preventing duplication of research. You can download a step-by-step guide to how we used […]
Underpinning all of our work on ‘The Good, The Bad and The Scouse’ heritage project has been our research methodology. A research methodology is basically the way in which you conduct your research – a strategic plan of action, rather than a series of random events. Our research methodology explains how we set about exploring […]