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New KS3 History PoS: Overviews in one lesson 
 
 
1. Overview of Anglo-Irish relations since the 12th century on one lesson
Key Question

How differently have the English & Irish regarded events in Ireland since the 12th century? 

Sub-questions

The lesson uses visual sources to ask:

   1. Is seeing believing?

   2. How would you define English views of Ireland and the Irish?

   3. How far do Irish attitudes challenge the English views?

The lesson concludes by asking students what further questions they need to ask to understand further Anglo-Irish relations?

The lesson, among other things,

a. enables students to begin  to question some generally accepted views about English attitudes to Ireland and the Irish
b. provides an introduction to depth studies of Anglo-Irish relations, such as those
provided by Ireland  in Schools: http://iisresource.org/pos_01.aspx.

Resources

Study unit (pdf)

http://iisresource.org/Documents/Anglo Irish_Relations_Overview.pdf

Images used (PowerPoint)

http://iisresource.org/Documents/Anglo-Irish_Relations_Overview.ppt

 
 
2. Overview of migration to Britain since the Romans in one lesson
Key Question
Who Has Come to Britain, & When?
Developing questioning through timeline maps

Sub-questions

This is a three-part single lesson, which is intended to give an overview of the movement to,
and settlement in, Britain by people from various parts of the world since the Romans.
   1. Starter: Where are you from?
   2. Who has come to Britain, and when?
   3. How accurate are the statements about when people came to Britain? 

The lesson, among other things,
a. enables students to begin to question some generally accepted views about migration
b. provides an introduction to depth studies of immigration and settlement,
such as ‘What was it like to be an Irish immigrant in Britain in the 19th century?’. 
Resources*

Lesson (pdf)   Images Used (PowerPoint)


* Key Stage 2 version
Lesson (pdf)   Images Used (PowerPoint)