1. Objectives: -
To be able to evaluate how far the famine was a key turning point.
Outcomes: -
Established by the grading matrices for the coursework.
Differentiated learning : -
By outcome.
Literacy: -
Reading skills – looking for historian opinion.
VCOP in final activity.
SMSC: -
Cultural – how do you judge a turning point.

2. Turning Point Starter
Which was the biggest turning point: Act of Union or Catholic Emancipation?
Remember to consider:
Constitutional nationalism
Unionism
Republicanism

3. How far can the Great Famine be considered a key turning point in the relationship between Britain and Ireland?
Subject Objective(s)
To be able to evaluate how far the famine was a key turning point.

4. Learning Outcomes:

5. Turning Point Questions
In order to ensure you can write about a turning point successfully you need to have:
strong background knowledge
evidence from key historians which can be used to structure you argument and analysis.

6. Read through the views of the historians.
Task
Read through the views of the historians.
What do they suggest the impact of the famine was on:
constitutional nationalism, with reference to Home Rule;
unionism;
republicanism?

8. Can you add details to your planning sheet?

9. Plotting developments in our themes. Influence and Activity
Source
Provenance
In what ways does it agree with the interpretation of the film>?
In what ways does the interpretation of this source differ?
Why does it have the slant that it does?
Plotting developments in our themes.
Can you add details to your living graph?
Influence and Activity
1800
1810
1820
1830
1840
1850
1860
1870
1880
1890
1900
1910
1920
1930

10. Catholic Emancipation Irish Famine
Vocab
turning point
Connectives
Overwhelmingly,
Opening sentence
In comparison
Which was the biggest turning point?
Catholic Emancipation
Irish Famine