By the end of the lesson you will be able to…

Explain the significance of several inventions at the start of the

Industrial Revolution by conducting our own Pitching the Past

PLTS: TW NC – Sig.BIG

QUESTION

Learning Outcome

Film clip

The year is 1785. Your task is to come into

Pitching the Past and try to gain a share of

the money you need to expand your business….

You need to use your prior knowledge of the inventions

in order to persuade the entrepreneurs your machine

is the best

W.I.L.F.

In your groups you need to:-• Provide a 1-2 minute sales pitch – and perform it to the Entrepreneurs

• Demonstrate how your invention works (either by picture/model/ words)

• Explain why your product will be bought – why it’s better than any other on the market at this time

• Produce a hand out for the Entrepreneurs to read

• Calculate how much share of your business you will sell

• All members of the group must participate in the sales pitch

• You will then receive the decision from the Entrepreneurs

PLTS - TW

W.I.L.F.

In your groups you need:-• 3 people in a group

• One person responsible for being the main speaker at the pitch

• One person responsible for costing / contextual knowledge

• One person responsible for demonstrating how the product works / producing a hand-out to give to the Entrepreneurs

PLTS - TW

Team Worker [TW]I work well with others

I listen to others’ point of view

I know how to behave in formal and informal situations

I respect other people’s differences

I take responsibility for my role in the group

I help others by giving useful advice

One group of three to be PLTS observers

Flying Shuttle Spinning Mule Water Frame

Spinning Jenny Power Loom

Will your machine

be successful

?

P.L.T.S.

TW

Spinning Mule: Copyright Bolton Council from the Bolton Museum and Archive Service Collection

Water Frame: Reproduced by permission of Lancashire County Library and Information Service www.lanternimages.lancashire.gov.uk  

MODEL EXAMPLE ANSWER

Group # 1 Flying Shuttle

Group # 2 Spinning Mule

Copyright Bolton Council from the Bolton Museum and Archive Service Collection

Group # 3 Water Frame

Reproduced by permission of Lancashire County Library and Information Service www.lanternimages.lancashire.gov.uk 

Group # 4 Spinning Jenny

Group #5 Power Loom

Name of machine?

Principle inventor

Investors

% Company initially to be given up

Principle area of sales

Why is this machine important?

Why is it better than competitors?

Anything else?

You have now got 15

minutes in your group to prepare for your pitch.

Into Pitching the Past

Rules of feedback

• Not personal, not point scoring

• Feedback sandwich

• Making us better at presenting : life skill – influencing people, working with others….

Why are we doing

this?

Pitching the Past

Desk

Bank of History History Department, _________________ School

20 – 08 – 42

106616421939

Date

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By the end of the lesson you will be able to…

Explain the significance of several inventions at the start of the

Industrial Revolution by conducting our own Pitching the Past

PLTS: TW NC – Sig.BIG

QUESTION

Learning OutcomeWhat have we learnt in terms of.....

- Significance of the inventions and what they meant to the

Industrial Revolution?

- Answering our Big Question

- Myself and my performance as a TW