Name: _____________________________

DAILY AGENDA: Global Studies

Thursday, March 16, 2017

What well learn

On Monday, we looked at how women, abolitionists, and workers all fought to gain greater
rights and freedoms in 19th century Britain. Today, well review what we learned and also
look into the plight of a different group of people -- the Irish. They suffered one of the
great disasters in human history in the last half of the 1800s.

By the end of this class, you should be able to

Summarize the Irish Potato Famine and its effects on the food supply and
emigration.
Compare and contrast two different points of view about a historical events.

How well get there

1. Do Now -- See bottom. (5 min)
2. Agenda and Announcements (5 min)
3. Homework Review (10 min)
4. Article Reading/Worksheets (25 min)

Why this matters

Theres an old saying (of disputed origin), that History is written by the victors. It hints at
an important point for students of history: the people who write official histories have
specific points of view and sometimes those points of view impact how history is written.
Knowing this is the first step in becoming a sophisticated reader of history. This lesson will
help prepare you for college, where youll often encounter conflicting texts on major
historical people and events.

What youll turn in

Do Nows
Potato Famine Worksheet

DO NOW: What are reasons one might decide to leave a country? Write down as many as
you can think of, using complete sentences.
 Name: _____________________________

IRISH POTATO FAMINE WORKSHEET

1. Read Article No. 1. Summarize in 2-3 sentences the cause of the Irish Potato Famine,
according to the article.

2. List one fact that demonstrates the cause you listed in Question No. 1.

3. Read Article No. 2. Summarize in 2-3 sentences the cause of the Irish Potato Famine,
according to this article.

4. List one fact that demonstrates the cause you listed in Question No. 2.

5. Compare and contrast the two articles. Write at least three sentences explaining
how they differ.

6. Which article do you think the British government would prefer? Why?

7. Which article do you think the Irish people would prefer? Why?