Understanding 1916
Scoilnet: Easter Rising 1916
A collection of classroom resources (lesson plans, activities and digital assets) that have been reviewed by teachers and chosen for their relevance to the event of Easter 1916. The topics covered by the classroom resources are:
- About The Rising;
- The Proclamation; and
- The Irish Flag.
Downloadable materials are available for all topics.
Resource Intentions
- Provide a collection of classroom resources to aid understanding of the events of Easter week in Dublin, 1916.
Areas of Learning
Environment and Society
History
Objective 1: Developing pupils as Individuals
Explore how history has affected their personal identity, culture and lifestyle.
(Personal Understanding)
Investigate individuals who are considered to have taken a significant moral stand and examine their motivation and legacy.
(Moral Character)
Objective 2: Developing pupils as Contributors to Society
Investigate the long and short term causes and consequences of the partition of Ireland and how it has influenced Northern Ireland today including key events and turning points.
(Citizenship)
Investigate the impact of significant events/ideas of the 20th century on the world.
(Cultural Understanding)
Learning for Life & Work
Local and Global Citizenship
Diversity and Inclusion
Investigate ways in which individuals and groups express their identity.
Investigate how and why conflict, including prejudice, stereotyping, sectarianism and racism may arise in the community.
Language and Literacy
English with Media Education
Objective 1: Developing pupils as Individuals
Engage, through language, with their peers and with fictional and real-life characters and situations, to explore their own emotions and develop creative potential.
(Personal Understanding)
Explore and respond to others’ emotions as encountered in literature, the media, moving image and peer discussion.
(Mutual Understanding)
Explore the use of language and imagery in conveying and evoking a variety of powerful feelings.
(Spiritual Awareness)
Objective 2: Developing pupils as Contributors to Society
Use literature, drama, poetry or the moving image to explore others’ needs and rights.
(Citizenship)
Irish with Media Education
Objective 1: Developing pupils as Individuals
Engage, through language, with their peers and with fictional and real-life characters and situations, to explore their own emotions and develop creative potential.
(Personal Understanding)
Explore and respond to others’ emotions as encountered in literature, the media, moving image and peer discussion.
(Mutual Understanding)
Explore the use of language and imagery in conveying and evoking a variety of powerful feelings.
(Spiritual Awareness)
Objective 2: Developing pupils as Contributors to Society
Use literature, drama, poetry or the moving image to explore others’ needs and rights.
(Citizenship)
The Arts
Art & Design
Objective 2: Developing pupils as Contributors to Society
Make an informed and critical response to a social/environmental issue.
(Citizenship)
Explore the diversity of various cultures that are expressed through Art & Design.
(Cultural Understanding)
Cross Curricular Learning
Using ICT
Scoilnet’s classroom resources link to a number of digital assets including websites, images, videos and presentations to engage pupils in the different topics related to Easter 1916. Interacting with the digital assets will help to improve pupils’ researching skills, critical analysis skills, understanding and experience as well as promoting creative thinking and discussion.
The resources could inspire tasks that would support experiences in Desktop Publishing, Presentation, Researching, Working with Moving Images and Working with Images.
Communication
The topics, lesson plans, activities and sources within the resource provide pupils with the opportunity to develop their talking and listening, and reading and writing skills through independent learning and shared experience.
Opportunities to develop Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities
Using the content pupils can analyse patterns and relationships in the information with which they have been provided. They also have the opportunity to investigate and discuss the historical perspectives of meaning, ideas and attitudes relevant to the period.
As they learn about the issues and ideas of the time, students are encouraged to understand and manage not only the information available to them but also their emotions and reactions.
Providing students with the means to research new information and ideas allows them scope to take the initiative and make choices as they steer their own course through the learning.