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Country: Ireland
Students use the Internet to examine the history, castles, and folklore of Ireland. Photographs of sites are also included.
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Irish Literature Scavenger Hunt
Fourth graders locate and evaluate various books, journals, anthologies, and Internet sources that contain information that may be used in answering the scavenger hunt questions related to Ireland and Irish literature.
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Ireland
Second graders discuss Ireland including its politics, education system, agriculture, etc . . . They locate Ireland on a map, and list facts about the country. They compare Irish money to American money.
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Laws that Isolated and Impoverished the Irish
Students identify the reasons for the mass starvation in Ireland in the 1800's. They analyze the historical and political forces that caused the famine and discuss the potato blight itself in detail.
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History at Work
Young scholars study the history of farm machinery with a focus on farming in Ireland. In this farming history lesson, students study a picture of a farm object from the early twentieth century and complete a worksheet about the picture....
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Easter Rising 1916
In this history of Ireland worksheet, students read a newspaper article about the Easter Rising of 1916 in Ireland. Students also study a picture of the event. Students list information about the rebellion.
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Irish Flag
In this flag coloring worksheet, learners color in the Irish flag. There are no directions given as to where the students find the proper colors to fill in the flag.
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Sham "rocking" Puzzle
In this literacy instructional activity, students find the words that are related to Ireland and the answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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A Modest Proposal
Eighth graders are read excerpts of "A Modern Proposal" by Jonathon Swift. Using a map, the locate the country of Ireland and discuss the type of writing and how it is important to historical events. They practice writing about...
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Limericks
Students use the Internet to find examples of limericks. They discover the culture and history of Ireland. They create their own limericks and share them with the class. They offer strengths and weaknesses.