LESSON premiere euro group 2 TUESDAY THE 7 TH OF OCTOBER

LESSON TUESDAY THE 7 TH OF OCTOBER 

 WORDS OF THE DAY :

 

 our society is divided = polarised 

we have to see the  glass half full ( optimistic) and not  half empty (pessimistic)

at the end of the day ( en fin de compte ) 

PROJECT 1

THE PEACE WALL

SESSION 5  

 

STEP 1 WE ARE IN LONDONDERRY NORTHERN IRELAND .REACT AND IMAGINE WHAT THEY ARE FACING

 

STEP 2 HERE IS THE OPPOSITION

CAN YOU TELL ME WHY ?

 

STEP 3 SO LET US BECOME FRIENDS ACROSS THE BARRICADES .

 

You are jon .

 

AND THIS IS JAMES

 

YOU have been enrolled by your school in a program entitled FRIENDS ACROSS THE BARRICADES  which means to bridge the gap between Catholics and Protestants highschoolers.

 

But to do that  you have to learn more about the history of northern ireland and the Troubles.Then you will meet and try to explain your differences .

So here is a TOOLKIT  you could use :

1.watch that video : pick up arguments to defend your side

https://edpuzzle.com/media/5f847ac47852a840edeea4ec

 

1.     Here is a A LIST OF KEY WORDS   to explain the basics

KEYWORDS IN THE IRISH CONFLICTS

REPUBLICANS	UNIONISTS
Want to become independent	Want to remain British
Mainly catholics	Mainly protestants
Also called Nationalists	Also called Loyalists
Main Political party : Sinn Fein	Main political party : DUP (democartic Unionist party )
Terrorist organisations : IRA (Irish Republican Army) and the provisonal IRA ( younger and more violent)	Ulster Unionist and the UDA (Ulster Defence Association)
Marches organised by THE IRA and the Civil Rights Association	Marches organised by the Orange Order ( around the 12 th of july) and the Apprentice boys
Other members	The RUC ( Royal Ulster Constabulary = the police) and Stormont ( the parliament in Northern Ireland)
Other vocabulary words	To polarise = to divide Sectarian violence = violent conflict along religious or political lines,

 

 

 

STEP 3 SO NOW LET US MEET  AND DEBATE : defend your viewpoint

REPUBLICANS VERSUS UNIONISTS

 

STEP 4 AN IRISH QUIZ

 Irish quiz on kahoot

https://create.kahoot.it/share/irish-quiz/3b20dffe-92c0-44e1-8cc1-cea0ef14e99e

 

HOMEWORK :

prepare your side of the argument for a confrontation with the other side ( a bonus mark)