Specifically designed for the Northern Ireland curriculum, History for NI Key Stage 3 is a three-book course which: - is organised chronologically from 1169 to the present day and structured around stimulating thematic enquiries which examine change over time - takes an active approach to learning - features summative tasks at the end of the enquiries, providing excellent opportunities for assessment - includes a wide variety of activities, designed to develop thinking skills and personal capabilities as well as key historical skills - has been shaped to integratethe key elements, giving the historical enquiries relevancy to the modern world. Ireland 1500-1900 Ireland 1500-1900 is designed to build on the skills, knowledge and understanding that were developed in the Ireland 1169-1500 pupil book. The book is structured around stimulating historical enquiries within the period including: - Grabbing the land - winners or losers? - King Billy - Why do we have heroes in history? - The Irish Famine - was it England's Holocaust? - Who made a difference and why? - What was lreland like at the end of the nineteenth century? It concludes by asking the students to evaluate what they have learnt and to look forward to Year 10 - particularly focusing on how to further develop their historical skills.

 

 

This book features in the following series: History For Ccea, History For Ccea Ks3 .

This book has been graded for interest at 14-16 years.

There are 96 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2008 by Hodder Education .

Sheelagh Dean, Vivien Kelly and Julie Taggart are all history advisors in Northern Ireland. Sheelagh Dean, Cheryl Stafford and Catherine Thompson are all history advisors in Northern Ireland.

This book has the following chapters: Introduction What changes happened during 1500-1900 Chapter 1 What changes happened during 1500-1700 Chapter 2 Exploration - who were the winners and losers? Chapter 3 Why does the Ulster plantation matter today? Chapter 4 What did King William really think of Catholics? Chapter 5 The Revolution Bug - how and why did it spread? Chapter 6 The Great Famine - was it managed appropriately? Chapter 7 Who made a difference and how? Chapter 8 Movers and shakers: What enabled people in the past to succeed? Chapter 9 Getting Better at History Glossary Index