New Key Stage 3 History Programme of Study A ... - Ireland in Schools

4.25. The Irish potatoFamineAn interactive Flash investigation of the Famine produced by schools in Ireland ,covering rural dwelling, workhouse, school, docks.http://www.irishpotatofamine.org4.26. Children of the Famine This Teachnet (Ireland) project uses the experience of two fictional children to tell theFamine story. The story is based on actual locations and events.http://www.teachnet.ie/jstacey/2004/4.27. The Irish PotatoFamine: a web quest4.28. Interpretations ofthe Famine4.29. How far, if at all, canBritish responses to Irishimmigrants in VictorianBritain be called racist?‘Imagine that you are a member of a farming family in Ireland, in the mid 1800's....During this journey you will learn what caused the Irish Potato Famine, how it affectedthe people of Ireland, and what the Irish people did to overcome the Famine. To guideyou inquiry you will answer task and treasure hunt questions.’http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~new192/wequest.html1. Nationalist interpretation: John Mitchel strongly condemned British policy in Ireland,1860; 2. Revisionist response & interpretation: foreword to The Great Famine, 1956; 3.Post-revisionist interpretation: Cormac Ó Gráda on Famine historiography, 1988http://iisresource.org/Documents/KS3_Famine_Interpretations.pdfA review of how different historians have interpreted the reception Irish immigrantsreceived in Victorian Britain.http://iisresource.org/Documents/KS3_Racism_Interpretation.pdfIiS, Irish History for Key Stage 3, 17