Michael Collins: Hero & Rebel - Teaching Guide
Added: 10 Nov 2020
Contributor:
Scoilnet
Resource type:
Lesson Plan
Detailed four-page guide to support the book by Eithne Massey. Explores themes in Collins' life - peace; justice; war; conflict; early life. Includes specific page-related discussion points and activities.
How it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Politics, Conflict & Society
Strand unit: 1916 and the foundation of the state
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- acquire insights into the attitudes and actions of people in contemporary Ireland
- acquire some knowledge of the major personalities, events or developments in these periods
- begin to develop some appreciation of the ‘mind-set’ of former generations
- explore, discuss, compare and develop some simple understanding of the attitudes, beliefs, motivations and actions of differing individuals and groups of people in the past
Suggestions for use: Pupils need access to the book to undertake the activities.
