US History 10/14

Entrance Ticket 10/14 Match the terms to their definitions innovative assimilate omit a. to become part of a different society, country, etc. b. featuring new methods; advanced and original c. to leave out; to exclude

The Irish Potato Famine 1845 - 1852 A starving Irish family from Carraroe, County Galway, during the Famine. Source: National Library of Ireland.

Objectives Students will practice identifying primary and secondary sources. Students will practice making inferences based on evidence in the documents. Students will form an argument based on multiple documents.

Agenda 10/14 Entrance Ticket Essential Terms Essential Question Historical Context: British Rule of Ireland Small Group Work: Causes of the Irish Potato Famine Exit Ticket

Essential Terms to infer: to reach a conclusion based on evidence colony: a group of people who leave their native country to form a settlement in a new land that is ruled by their native country famine: an extreme shortage of food artificial famine: a man-made famine; a famine caused by human actions rather than natural causes

to infer: to reach a conclusion based on evidence Socrates is a man. All men are mortal.

colonize: to send a group of settlers to (a place) and establish political control over it

famine: an extreme shortage of food

artificial famine: a man-made famine; a famine caused by human actions rather than natural causes Under rule by the Soviet Union, Ukraine experienced an artificial famine that killed millions.

Essential Questions What factors contributed to high levels of Irish immigration in the mid-19th century? Was the Irish potato famine an artificial famine?

Ireland, 1847. By Irish artist James Mahony, commissioned by The Illustrated London News, 1847

Ireland, 1849. An 1849 depiction of Bridget O'Donnell and her two children during the famine.

British land grab in Ireland British attempted to gain control of Ireland since 1169 As Protestant English gained more control, they began to persecute the mainly Catholic Irish people English passed laws that prevented Irish from holding office, bearing arms, and which restricted their access to education

Ireland under British Rule 1800, Act of Union, Ireland = officially ruled by London Strong movement for Irish independence underway by the 1880s Ireland would not regain its independence until 1921

Whole Class Reading Excerpts from The Cork Reporter

Independent Writing 8 minutes Based on the two excerpts from The Cork Reporter, what can be inferred about the Irish Potato Famine?

Questions for Study: Was the Irish potato famine an artificial famine? What caused the famine? What factors worsened the suffering of the Irish people? Are the British to blame for the famine?

Small Group Work: 10 minutes Read the article assigned to your group. Complete the graphic organizer. Send one person from your group to create a PowerPoint slide of your group’s information.

Historian’s Account. Bill Bigelow. What are the main ideas? - According to the article, who/what is to blame for the famine? What evidence does the article provide to support this?

“Monoculture and the Irish Potato Famine” What are the main ideas? - According to the article, who/what is to blame for the famine? What evidence does the article provide to support this?

Potato affected by blight

“British Policy & the Irish Potato Famine” What are the main ideas? - According to the article, who/what is to blame for the famine? What evidence does the article provide to support this?

Exit Ticket 10/14 What are some factors that worsened the effects of the Irish Potato Famine?