Understanding 1917 & Beyond
Lesson 2 - Sinn Féin
The 1918 General Election provided Sinn Féin with its first electoral victory since its foundation in 1905. Prior to 1916 (and the Easter Rising), the Irish Parliamentary Party had dominated Irish politics whilst Sinn Féin had favoured a more peaceful approach to nationalism; 1917 brought a new leader in Éamon de Valera and a more radical approach to nationalism.
Resources with links to Statutory Requirements
Intentions
Intentions
- Review the resources and links in order to understand why Sinn Féin’s victory in the 1918 General Election was so significant in terms of its short term and long term impact on the island of Ireland.
- Using the information from the links as an example, prepare and complete a creative response to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the topic.
Foundation of Sinn Féin
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 critical issues in history or historical figures who have behaved ethically or unethically.
(Ethical Awareness)
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)
Develop the ability to use language (including body language) effectively in communicating with and relating to others.
(Mutual Understanding)
Explore the use of language and imagery in conveying and evoking a variety of powerful feelings.
(Spiritual Awareness)
Language and Literacy: Irish (in Irish Medium Schools) 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)
Develop an understanding of the power of languages (including bi-lingualism and body language) to communicate and empathise with others.
(Mutual Understanding)
Explore the use of language and imagery in conveying and evoking a variety of powerful feelings.
(Spiritual Awareness)
Learning For Life and Work: Local and Global Citizenship
Diversity and Inclusion
Investigate factors that influence individual and group identity
History Today
Tags: Info, Article
Sinn Féin Key Events
Environment and Society: History
(Objective 1) Developing pupils as Individuals
Explore how history has affected their personal identity, culture and lifestyle.
(Personal Understanding)
(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)
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)
Develop the ability to use language (including body language) effectively in communicating with and relating to others.
(Mutual Understanding)
(Objective 2) Developing pupils as Contributors to Society
Use literature, drama, poetry or the moving image to explore others’ needs and rights.
(Citizenship)
Language and Literacy: Irish (in Irish Medium Schools) 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)
Develop an understanding of the power of languages (including bi-lingualism and body language) to communicate and empathise with others.
(Mutual Understanding)
(Objective 2) Developing pupils as Contributors to Society
Use literature, drama, poetry or the moving image to explore others’ needs and rights.
(Citizenship)
Learning For Life and Work: Local and Global Citizenship
Diversity and Inclusion
Investigate factors that influence individual and group identity.
The Irish War
Tag: Info
Rise of Sinn Féin | Deline of IIP
Environment and Society: History
(Objective 1) Developing pupils as Individuals
Explore how history has affected their personal identity, culture and lifestyle.
(Personal Understanding)
(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)
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)
Develop the ability to use language (including body language) effectively in communicating with and relating to others.
(Mutual Understanding)
(Objective 2) Developing pupils as Contributors to Society
Use literature, drama, poetry or the moving image to explore others’ needs and rights.
(Citizenship)
Explore the power of a range of communication techniques to inform, entertain, influence and persuade.
(Media Awareness)
Language and Literacy: Irish (in Irish Medium Schools) 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)
Develop an understanding of the power of languages (including bi-lingualism and body language) to communicate and empathise with others.
(Mutual Understanding)
(Objective 2) Developing pupils as Contributors to Society
Use literature, drama, poetry or the moving image to explore others’ needs and rights.
(Citizenship)
Explore the power of a range of communication techniques to inform, entertain, influence and persuade.
(Media Awareness)
Learning For Life and Work: Local and Global Citizenship
Diversity and Inclusion
Investigate factors that influence individual and group identity.
Prezi Presentation
Tags: Presentation, Timeline
Opportunities for Cross Curricular learning
Using ICT
The resources examine the topic utilizing a number of different media, which serve to engage pupils with the material, challenging them to think more creatively and encourage discussion.
The resources could inspire tasks that would support presenting, researching, working with images and working with sound.
Communication
The resources provide pupils with the opportunity to develop their talking and listening, reading and writing skills through independent learning and shared experience.
Opportunities for Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities
Using the content, pupils have the opportunity to investigate meaning, explore ideas and analyse the information they are provided with. Within their individual learning, through group work and by questioning ideas, there is ample scope within the materials to include a focus on TS & PC. For this section, the following strands from the TS & PC framework are the most obvious to consider:
Managing Information
Pupils have the opportunity to:
- ask focused questions;
- select, classify, compare and evaluate information; and
- communicate with a sense of audience and purpose.
Thinking, Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
Pupils have the opportunity to:
- make links between cause and effect;
- justify methods, opinions and conclusions; and
- make connections between learning in different contexts.
Being Creative
Pupils have the opportunity to:
- experiment with ideas and questions;
- make new connections between ideas/information;
- challenge the routine method; and
- take risks for learning.
Working with Others
Pupils have the opportunity to:
- listen actively and share opinions; develop routines of turn-taking, sharing and cooperating;
- take personal responsibility for work with others and evaluate their own contribution to the group; and
- suggest ways of improving their approach to working collaboratively.
Self-Management
Pupils have the opportunity to:
- be aware of their personal strengths, limitations and interests;
- set personal targets and review them;
- organise and plan how to go about a task; and
- focus, sustain attention and persist with tasks.
Opportunities to develop
Possible Task
Using desktop publishing software, create a Sinn Féin election poster for the 1918 general election.
Working in pairs, research Sinn Féin election posters from 1918. Be mindful of the style of the posters and justify your design choices. Use a suitable image and explain to the reader why they should be voting Sinn Féin.
Areas of Learning: The Arts (Art and Design), Language and Literacy (English/Irish with Media Education), Environment and Society (History)
