Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Northern Ireland (Activity Instructions and link to notebook)

Dear students,

As we revise our IH critical thinking skills, we are moving unto North Ireland as our second case study of conflicts at the regional scale within a country.

The link to notes on North Ireland is here: https://www.evernote.com/pub/maddiechen/northernireland

To start this topic, we are going to have presentations on different aspects of the conflict in Northern Ireland.

Activity: Presentations to classmates (Peer teaching and learning)

1st lesson: Prepare your answers to your allocated questions. 

Group As to work on criteria on how to 'mark' Group Bs in this lesson, as your tasks are shorter in preparation. Be ready to share and explain with Mrs Lim your criteria for marking the answers Group Bs will be presenting in lesson 2. You can prepare an actual rubric and explain your criteria to your respective group B.

Group Bs to work out a short 10 min presentation to present their answers to their allocated questions. Your partner Group A will be grading you.

2nd lesson: Exchange Knowledge Time


Group As to present their answers to Group Bs in the 2nd lesson. Group Bs to 'mark' Group As based on your background knowledge, which you prepared as part of your own learning. Group Bs will be given assessment score cards to mark your respective Group As. This section is only 10 mins.

Group Bs to present your topic using 10 mins. Group As are given sweets and will vote on the "best, well prepared" presentation at the end of the lesson, AFTER their respective grading.

Group 1:  

TASK A: With reference to Source 1 in this exercise, What is the message of the picture in Source 1? Explain how you derived your answer.

TASK B: Who are the IRA? Which disputes and clashes was IRA deemed to be responsible for? Do you agree?



Source 1. A T-shirt design promoting the Irish Republican Army.



Image taken from: http://vector.us/files/images/2/1/217451/ira_t_shirt_vector.jpg, last accessed 16 Jan 2013.


Group 2: 

TASK A: To what extent can the photograph in Source 2 represent conflicts between the Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland? Explain how you derived your answer.

TASK B: Explain how the history of Ireland complicates relationship between North Ireland, Ireland and the United Kingdom.


Source 2: A police stopping a protester from crossing an area in Belfast.

Union flag riots in Northern Ireland

Image taken from: http://metro.co.uk/2012/12/08/belfast-police-hurt-in-northern-ireland-union-flag-riots-3307492/, last accessed 16 Jan 2013.


Group 3: 

TASK A: What does the mural in source 3 suggest about the process of conflict in Northern Ireland? Explain how you derived your answer.

TASK B: Explain and discuss the 'Troubles' and the impact it has on contemporary events in North Ireland.



Source 3: A wall mural depicting the Troubles in North Ireland

Residential areas can often be identified as predominantly Nationalist or Unionist by their political murals - in this case, from the Nationalist Falls Road. Thanks to jimmyharris. Uploaded under a Creative Commons Attribution License
Image taken from: http://cdn.insightonconflict.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/FallsRoadMural.jpg, last accessed 15 January 2013.

Take note of your new groups here.

Learning Groups for topic on North Ireland

201

1A 1B
Aditi Saayujya Choo Yi Kai
Elijah Yap Ming Loong  Woo Ze Ming, Joshua
Park So Hyun Ng Yong Sheng
Sim Rui En, Daniel Leong Keng Hoy
2A 2B
John Zhou Erli Moon Jo Hyun
Cheng E Sheen Ng Zi Xuan
Jedidiah Koh Kee Hao Janarthanan Dharun
Tam Wai Yong Bryan Ng Dawei
3A 3B
Ang Yu Hui Teo Jin Qi, Gavin
Lim Jia Ler Ong Zhi Xuan
Yeoh Tze Xuan Yap Teng Chiong
Low Xi Zhi Thirrisha Murugan


202



1A 1B
Sneha Ram Isaac Tay Zhi Xian
Goh Shuen Yi, Shenny Belle Sow Miaoer 
Tan Jun Heng Daren Felicia Tai Ying Fei
Chen Zeyu Clarence Chew Xuan Da
2A 2B
Chandrasekaran Hema Wang Nian Jing Ryan
Yeo Shen Kai Lim Kia Teng
Au Wei Liang William Shi Shu Yuan
Calvin Chang Zuo Wei Zhang Shi Chen
3A 3B
Sanil Kumar Ashwin Lim Jun Wah Jonathan 
Lim Jun Long Loo Wei-Hao Nicholas 
Huang Feiyang Chen Hongpo
Lee Yeu Hann Ng Kwan Hian, Kenneth

203

1A 1B
Wu Jiarong Tay Jing Xuan
Lai Kai Wen Venkatesh Vijay Narayanan
Aw Khai Loong Shawn Chang
Cheah Yu Min Dayna Wa Thone
2A 2B
Ong Hong Ming Teddy Darell Chua Yun Da
Bryan Low Wei Sheng  Yong Ray Wen Joshua
Khaarthik Kumar Amuddhu Justin Fidelis Wong Jun Wen
Neo Tze Kay Lee Dosang
3A 3B
Jiang Jiahui Lee Yu Hao
Tho Jian Xiong Lee Zheng Han
Chan Gerald Lim Yan Ling
Chermaine Bok Chng Xian Mao, Samuel
Periasamy Sabareesan

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