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

2. Ireland & the TudorsA. Single lessons2.1. Propaganda in the 16thcenturyHA workshop2.2. Why were so many shipsof the Spanish Armadawrecked off the west coast ofIreland?Wirral workshopB. Study units2.3. Tudor IrelandA fortune line comparingthe lives ofElizabeth I & Grace O’MalleyBlackpool Pilot Scheme -Thinking skills exercise)2.4. Who should controlIreland: Tudor monarchs orIrish lords?Birmingham Pilot SchemeVisual sources: (A) Catholic propaganda print, showing martial law used against IrishCatholic dissidents as well as political enemies. (B) Tudor representation of the outdoordining habits of an Irish king.1. Sit in pairs, back to back, and one describes to the other the visual sources A or B.Or Working in pairs, give labels to the visual sources, A and B.2. Look again at source B - the Irish king dining outdoors. A woodcut, it is one of thefew visual sources we have of Ireland in the 16th century.a. What can you learn from the picture?b. Does it give you any clue about the engraver’s opinion of the Irish?http://iisresource.org/propaganda_sixteenth_century.aspx1. On map A, plot the Irish Armada wrecks, using, where possible, source D, listing theship name and date against the wreck site.Discussiona. Reasons for the numerous wrecks - weather, etc.b. Pattern of wrecks, geographical features, etc.2. Using the lyrics and music of ‘The Spanish Armada’ (source E), explore why therewere so many Spanish ships wrecked off the west coast of Ireland.http://hometown.aol.co.uk/KHA200/Wirral_Armada_Exercise.pdf1. Sequence of activities2. Fortune line3. Cards for sorting & placing on fortune line4. Plenary: What & how have we learned - thinking wordshttp://hometown.aol.co.uk/KHA200/Irish_Fortune_Line.pdf1. What happened at Mullaghmast in 1578? Scenario: Baby whiteboard with writtensources in centre with visuals on laminated card.a. Underline in colour A any information in each of the blue sources that helps youunderstand what happened.b. Underline in colour B any words which suggest that these events were shocking.c In what way, if at all, do these sources help to explain the woodcuts.d. Write a short report, 20-30 words, of what happened.e. In pairs, look at both accounts again and decide on the similarities and differencesbetween them.f. What more would you like to know about this massacre? Formulate somequestions, to which you would like answers.2/3. Why did the massacre of Mullaghmast take place?4. Was their Irish policy worthwhile for the Tudors?Scenario: Two talking heads with speech bubbles. A hard line Tudor official and asofter line Tudor official.a. As a class, using work from the previous lesson, establish some criteria by whichto judge whether their Irish policy was worthwhile for the Tudors.b. Divide class into six groups, three for each head. Each group a. looks at sourcesbelow in order to support their case and to rebut arguments against; b. selects fourto six sources that are most useful in supporting each of the two views; and c. fillsin four to six speech bubbles.Note for teachers:http://hometown.aol.co.uk/Iis04/Tudor_Conquest_Teacher_Note_03.pdfWorksheets for students:http://members.aol.com/iis04/Tudor_Conquest_Worksheets_Internet_03.pdfNarrative for students:http://hometown.aol.co.uk/Iis04/Tudor_conquest_02.pdfIiS, Irish History for Key Stage 3, 9