Title Ireland

Subject Area(s) Social Studies

Grade Level College
Summary of the Lesson Students will learn about the language,
government, and school system of
Ireland.
Standards: (as applicable) N/A

International Standards
National Standards
Professional Organization Standards
PA Academic Standards
PA Core Standards

Essential Questions  What is the organization of the

education system in Ireland?
 How is the government in
Ireland divided?
Objectives Students will be able to:
 Recall the main language and
religion of Ireland.
 Students will be able to describe
the parts of the Irish
government and identify one
fun fact.
Vocabulary:  Parliamentary democracy - form
of government in which the
party with the greatest
representation in the parliament
(legislature) forms the
government, its leader
becoming prime minister or
chancellor.
 Cabinet - a body of high-ranking
state officials, typically
consisting of the executive

Estimated Time
Materials Required
Procedure
Each professor may choose to align
this section to his/her content areas.
This section will include anticipated
areas of differentiated instruction.
branch's top leaders.
 Vocational schools - education
that prepares people to work as
a technician or to take up
employment in a skilled craft or
trade as a tradesperson or
artisan.
25-35 mins.
 PowerPoint
 Sticky notes
 Worksheet
BEFORE:
The teacher will begin by giving each
student a sticky note and have them
write down a fun fact they may know
or think they know about Ireland. The
students will put their notes on the
board and we will go over them as a
class to gauge what the students
already know. We will go through
parts of our power point to inform the
students about different aspects of
Ireland
DURING:
Throughout our presentation, we will
ask the students questions that they
will talk about with a partner and then
discuss with the class. We will see
what the students have learned based
on their answers to the questions.
AFTER:
The students will complete a
worksheet that includes important
information from our slides and what
we have taught. The students will
complete this individually first then
 discuss with a partner about their
answers. At the end, we will ask each
student to go around and give the
class one takeaway from the lesson.
Formative Assessment We will assess students through the
questions throughout the power point.
We will also assess through the
worksheet.
Student Resources Attached.

Accommodations The worksheet can be given a word

back for certain questions or the
students can be given a notes sheet to
help them complete the assignment.
Assessment Our worksheet will address the two
objectives and our activity in the
beginning will address the second
objective.

Name: ________________________________

1. The native language of Ireland is _____________________________.

2. The main religion in Ireland is ____________________________.

3. How many parts is Ireland divided into? What are those divisions?

4. Match each description of the flag colors with the correct color that it represents.

Green Color of peace and purity; represents

a lasting truce and hope for peace
 White Represents Irish republicanism; shows
the fight for Irish independence

Orange Represents the Protestant King

William III defeating an army
comprising of primarily Irish
Catholics led by the Catholic
King James II.

5. Are there any traditional Irish foods that we discussed that you have tried or any that you
would like to try?

6. The two sections of education that make up the Irish education system are
_______________________ and ________________________.

7. At what age do students begin primary school? _________

8. Describe the parts of the Irish government and how power is divided.