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Modernizing a Traditional Irish Folktale
Students write their own folktales based on "Cathal O'Cruachan and the Cowherd." In discussions they examine the animal symbolism in the story, as well as the characters, events, problems, and solution. With partners, they select...
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Cultural Explorations in Ancient Ireland
Young scholars conduct Internet research on the history of ancient Ireland. They create a rubric for evaluating information sources. Students explore how to create a story map depicting the events in an Irish myth. They create an...
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A Life For A Life: Irish Tower Houses
In this language arts activity, students review Irish tower houses. After reading a book about these towers (title not included), students complete 5 short answer questions, illustrate a tower, and have the option of researching other...
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Do The Research! "Bloody Sunday" Massacre in Ireland
In this Irish history research learning exercise, students do research to find information about the "Bloody Sunday" Massacre in Ireland. Using the information found, students answer 4 general short essay questions.
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Irony
Using examples from Socrates to Johnny Carson, this slideshow presents your students with the history and definition of dramatic irony, satire, situational irony, and tragic irony. This presentation would be useful in a language arts...
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Family Album
Kids of all ages discover their family histories through pictures. First, flip through the PowerPoint provided (or consider making one of your own). It should show pictures of your family and have clear, easy to understand sentences that...
Macmillan Education
Celebrations: St Patrick’s Day
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a couple of fun English language exercises. After first activating students' prior knowledge about Ireland and Irish culture during a class discussion, learners work in pairs or small groups to complete a...
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You're Invited to a Ceili: Exploring Irish Dance
Students recognize a Ceili as an Irish dance of celebration and investigate Ireland while studying the dance. In this Irish dance lesson, students search the geography of Ireland, read poetry, identify costumes, draw and perform a dance.
Speak Truth to Power
John Lewis: Non-Violent Activism
After comparing and contrasting non-violent and violent social movements, your young historians will take a closer look at the work and influence of John Lewis on the civil rights movement. They will then choose a current social justice...
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Doomed to Die
In this history learning exercise, students read about dress in the 11th century. Students answer questions related to the reading. They are also asked to describe making an outfit for a visit to a palace.
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My Own Holiday
Students investigate holiday traditions by participating in class celebrations. In this St. Patrick's day instructional activity, students discover the history of St. Patrick, the religious context of the holiday, and the fine foods and...
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A Day in the Life of a Leprechaun
Students investigate creative writing by reading Leprechaun stories. In this Irish culture lesson, students listen as their teacher describes what a leprechaun is and where the idea for the creature came from. Students write a fictional...
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Communicating with My World
Students create a time capsule. In this oral presentation and history preservation lesson, students provide feedback for their time capsule project, work with a partner to write an oral presentation, and present their time capsule to the...
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A Famine Glossary
In this history of Ireland worksheet, students 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...
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The Salem Witch Trials 1692
Look at images depicting the Salem Witch Trials and read a few character descriptions. Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba are featured with the remaining slides being pictures. Show your history or English class this slide as you read...
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Group Rehearsal
Learners study their national and family heritage while working in groups. In this personal history project, students examine the family shield or crest of the teacher while preparing to create and share their own with the class....
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Colonial Migration
Students, in groups, create a student book for an assigned group of immigrants to the Colonial United States (Huguenots, Scots, Irish, Africans.) They create drawings for the book and rhyming text that depicts three struggles that...
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St. Patrick Word Search
In this holiday learning exercise, students learn the origin of St. Patrick's Day by reading a paragraph about its history. Students complete a 20 example word search puzzle. Note: There are some religious references in the paragraph...
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The Battle of Lexington
Students discover the Missouri River and its importance during the Civil War. In this U.S. history instructional activity, students examine a map of the great Battle of Lexington, and discuss why the Missouri River was a key element to...
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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.
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St. Patrick's Day Art Projects
Activities to make March 17th more than just a day for the wearing of the green!
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Who Was Saint Patrick?
Scholars discover who Saint Patrick was with help from a brief informational text followed by a series of challenge worksheets designed to boost reading comprehension and vocabulary. Class members complete a graphic organizer, take a...
Central Oregon Community College
Things Fall Apart Study Guide
“There is no story that is not true.” And Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, uses proverbs (“. . .the palm-oil with which words are eaten”), a compelling tragic hero, and historic events, to engage readers in the truth of his story of...
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Subordination Worksheet 1
In this grammar activity, students practice combining several short sentences in fifteen groups of sentences into one effective simple or complex sentence.
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