Understanding 1917 & Beyond
Lesson 3 - Éamon de Valera
Éamon de Valera is one of the most well known political figures of twentieth century Ireland. De Valera played a prominent role throughout a defining period of Irish history; he fought on the streets of Dublin during the Easter Rising, lead Sinn Féin to a historic election victory, he was a political leader during the War of Independence and the Civil War, founded Fianna Fáil and was the head of state for the Irish Republic on three occasions.
Resources with links to Statutory Requirements
Intentions
Intentions
- Review the resources and links in order to recognise Éamon de Valera’s contribution to a significant period in Irish history.
- Using the information from the links as an example, prepare and complete a creative response to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the topic.
Éamon de Valera I
Environment and Society: History
(Objective 1) Developing pupils as Individuals
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.
(Moral Character)
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)
Explore and respond to others’ emotions as encountered in literature, the media, moving image and peer discussion.
Develop the ability to use language (including body language) effectively in communicating with and relating to others.
(Mutual Understanding)
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)
Explore and respond to others’ emotions as encountered in literature, the media, moving image and peer discussion.
Develop an understanding of the power of languages (including bi-lingualism and body language) to communicate and empathise with others.
(Mutual Understanding)
RTÉ Archives
Tags: Info, Video, Audio
Éamon de Valera II
Environment and Society: History
(Objective 1) Developing pupils as Individuals
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.
(Moral Character)
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)
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)
BBC History (Archive)
Tag: Info
Éamon de Valera (Podcasts)
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.
(Moral Character)
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.
Democracy and Active Participation
Investigate the basic characteristics of democracy.
RTÉ Podcasts
Tags: Podcasts, Audio
Éamon de Valera III
Environment and Society: History
(Objective 1) Developing pupils as Individuals
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.
(Moral Character)
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)
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)
Clare County Library
Tags: Info, Images
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, desktop publishing, working with moving images, 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:
- 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;
- use different types of questions; and
- make connections between learning in different contexts.
Being Creative
Pupils have the opportunity to:
- experiment with ideas and questions;
- challenge the routine method; and
- take risks for learning.
Working with Others
Pupils have the opportunity to:
- listen actively and share opinions;
- be fair;
- respect the views and opinions of others and reach agreements using negotiation and compromise; 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; and
- organise and plan how to go about a task.
Opportunities to develop
Possible Task
Using desktop publishing software/comic creation software, create a comic that assesses Éamon de Valera’s involvement and contribution in a significant period of Irish history.
Working in pairs, research and save a collection of images of Éamon de Valera and assess and evaluate his contribution in events such as the 1918 General Election, the War of Independence and the Civil War.
Areas of Learning: The Arts (Art and Design), Language and Literacy (English/Irish with Media Education), Environment and Society (History)
