Zara's Family 1912 - 1922
Added: 12 May 2015
Contributor:
Scoilnet
Resource type:
Project
Primary school project around a Co Cork family and their decision to join the army and fight in the Great War of 1914-18. The project also explores life after the war for a Protestant family living in Co Cork and how they were affected by the War of independence. Another of Zara's relatives is Sam Maguire, after whom the All-Ireland football trophy is named. This essay was a winning entry in the 2015 All-Island History Competition.
How it maps to the curriculum
- 3-4
- SESE History
Strand: Story
Strand unit: Stories from the lives of people in the past
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become aware of the lives of women, men and children from different social, cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds, including the lives of 'ordinary' as well as 'more famous' people
- discuss chronology of events (beginning, middle, end) in a story
- discuss the actions and feelings of characters
- discuss the attitudes and motivations of characters
- express or record stories through oral and written forms, art work, music, drama, mime, movement and information and communication technologies
- use appropriate timelines
Suggestions for use: Really interesting story that could be demonstrated to children. Could also be used as an example for further projects.
