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\nExploring the Irish in America Through Found Poetry\n

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\nWhat was life like for Irish immigrants settling in America during the late 1800's? Learners examine primary source documents, such as lyrics, poems, and letters, to understand the immigrant experience. They then use those primary source...\n
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\nThe Great Famine in Ireland By William Bennett\n

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\nResponding to text is a very important skill that follows learners wherever they go. They respond to two comprehension questions after reading an excerpt from William Bennett's The Great Famine in Ireland. They consider what they read in...\n
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\nThe Luck of the Irish\n

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\nStudents are introduced to a variety of customs and traditions relating to the culture of Ireland. They view a video, explore the art of storytelling, research sport origins, cook Irish food and discuss well-known Irish proverbs.\n
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\nLaws that Isolated and Impoverished the Irish\n

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\nStudents 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.\n
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\nForced to Flee: Famine and Plague\n

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\nYoung scholars examine facts about the Irish Potato Famine and explore primary resources, such as newspaper articles, photographs, songs, and poems, related to the famine. Once research is complete, they create a small collage of their...\n
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\nSocial Reformation-Irish Immigration in the 1800s\n

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\nStudents discuss the causes of the influx of Irish immigrants between 1800 and 1875. They focus on what immigrants' lives were like in the United States and what impact the move across the Atlantic had on thier families. They complete a...\n
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\nIrish Potato Famine Glossary and Worksheet\n

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\nIn this Irish history worksheet, students read 11 words in a word bank and match them to their definitions. All pertain to the Irish potato famine in 1845. Students then complete a chart comparing their diet with that of a poor person...\n
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\nForced to Flee: Famine and Plague\n

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\nStudents examine events the lead people to emigrate. For this Irish Potato Famine lesson, students research primary and secondary sources regarding the Irish Potato Famine and collaborate to create a classroom mural depicting the famine...\n
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\nToday and Yesterday: The Praties They are Small\n

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\nStudents explore the tragic circumstances of the Great Famine of 1845-1849. They watch a program that explores the causes and consequences of the famine. Students discuss the causes of the famine. They identify the effects and...\n
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\nMagic Words, Magic Brush: The Art of William Butler and Jack Yeats\n

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\nLearners explore the influence of the landscape of Ireland on shaping the poetry of William Butler Yeats. They work in groups researching the growth of the Irish Nationalist Movement, Celtic origins, invasions, and the impact on the...\n
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\nA Famine Glossary\n

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\nIn this history of Ireland worksheet, learners match eleven words from a word bank with their definitions. They finish a chart comparing their diet with that of a poor person from Ireland in 1845. Students write answers to 5 essay...\n
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\nThe Irish Potato Famine and Immigration\n

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\nFifth graders study how the potato famine affected the Irish population. They speculate on how the Irish were viewed by the English and the new Americans. They examine why the Irish immigrated to the new colonies. and evaluate how new...\n
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\nDiscrimination Against Gold Rush Immigrants\n

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\nImmigration to the US has been a topic of discussion for many years. Inform your class about discrimination against immigrants during the Gold Rush with a short reading passage. After reading, class members answer five questions related...\n
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\nWhy Early Globalization Matters: Crash Course Big History #206\n

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\nWhat do potatoes, printing, and plague have to do with the global distribution of humans? An informative video explores globalization from the earliest migration of humans to today with a focus on these three common elements that prompt...\n
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\nA PRICELESS Collection\n

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\nMiddle schoolers read a story about the life of Russian plant breeder Nikolai I and Vavilov and the national seed bank he established. They research the Irish Potato Famine of the late 1840s and identify the cause for this famine and...\n
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\nThe True Cost of Coffee\n

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\nYoung scholars examine the economic, health and environmental risks of being a one-crop country. They explain the risks of relying on one crop. They also identify the factors that resist change.\n
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\nScenarios: Beginning, Middle (incidents), End\n

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\nStudents investigate writing scenarios that can be performed. They examine the parts and levels of scenarios that can actually be performed.\n
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\nRadio Program #2: Ethnic Mix\n

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\nStudents examine patterns of migration into the area. They complete various map activities and interviews. Students partake in family histories as well. On a map of Europe, identify the countries of immigrant origin mentioned in the...\n
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\nThe True Cost of Coffee\n

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\nStudents examine the economic, health, and environmental risks of a one-crop economy in the developing world. They explain how or why it can be challenging for people of one culture to understand the lifestyle of a different society.\n
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\nGeldof Announces \"Live 8\" Concerts\n

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\nIn this ELL/ESL worksheet, students work with a paragraph about the \"Live 8\" concerts of 2005. They complete activities in which they write lists of famous people, give opinions about \"Live 8\", complete true and false questions, and...\n
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\nSt. Patrick's Day: pictures\n

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\nIn this St. Patrick's Day worksheet, learners match words with pictures representing the day, watch a video, and fill in the blanks to sentences. Students complete 12 matches and 18 sentences.\n
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\nThe Immigrants of Brooklyn: Now And Then\n

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\nPupils compare the immigrant population during the pre-Civil War era (1855) to that of today (2000 census data). They interpret circle and bar graphs comparing immigrant populations in Brooklyn yesterday and today, and create a class bar...\n
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\nLiverpool\n

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\nIn this language arts worksheet, students listen to a podcast about Liverpool. They listen for words with similar meanings to 7 phrases given in the first activity. Students answer 7 comprehension questions and complete a cloze activity.\n
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\nNevada Mines 1850-1880\n

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\nStudents explore the Nevada mining of 1850-1880. In this history activity, students investigate the Comstock Lode and examine the mining tools that were used to search for silver and gold.\n
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