Jack the Ripper

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No doubt, all this helped Jack the Ripper perpetrate his gruesome murders. Click on the photo to find out more.

The sad reality is that at the time the death or murder of a working girl was never reported to the police, appeared on the press or discussed within polite society.

Adding to all this, several letters were also sent by the killer to the Metropolitan Police, also known as the Scotland Yard, in which he speculated on murders to come.

From August to November 1888, Jack the Ripper terrorised the White Chapel district in London's East End. He killed at least five prostitutes and mutilated their bodies in a way that suggested the killer had some knowledge in human anatomy. Jack the Ripper was never captured, and remains one of England's, and the world's, most infamous criminals.

How do you think social conditions in London's East End helped Jack the Ripper?

Complete the following questionnaire with your own ideas.

TASK

4C. Using the prompts below make a "WANTED" poster of Jack the Ripper. Before you start drawing your poster, write your description of Jack the Ripper in a Google document shared with the teacher. Include the following information:

Approximate age
Physical appearance
Favoured clothing
Social background
Nationality
Any other information you think might be important

When your poster is ready you have two options:

Take a photo of it and prepare a video with the photo and the most important features of Jack the Ripper. You can use Youtube, Vimeo, Moovly ... YOU CHOOSE!
Create an online leaflet with smore to help the Metropolitan Police find the suspect. You need to include a photo of your poster in the leaflet.
The deadline is Monday, 23rd November.