The Irish Famine and the Impact on
Essential Questions:
Objectives:
Standards:
US I: 27.b
The causes and impact of the wave of immigration from
Primary Sources:
Activities: (Under Development)
Students will understand the causes
of the Irish Famine and the impact on the citizens of
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~eas5e/Irish/Famine.html
http://vassun.vassar.edu/~sttaylor/FAMINE/
http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/famine/index.html
Students will look at the ship logs
and answer the following questions in order to develop a better picture of the
immigrants who were traveling to
Students will look at the Census records to see where immigrants were settling, what kind of family units were living together, what occupations the new immigrants had taken, etc.
Students will read through the Immigration
laws passed between 1848-1853. They will then be asked why they think the
Students will read the “Search for
Missing Friends Advertisements” in order to better understand how immigrant
families were impacted by the decision to emigrate. Students will create a chart from the
advertisements listing where the person placing the ad was located, as well as where
the person that was being searched for was thought to be. This will hopefully
give students an idea of how many families were broken apart as a result of the
famine and the necessity of emigration, as well as the huge range of places
where immigrants wound up settling (i.e. not just
Assessments:
The Assessment(s) for this unit will be based largely upon the activities that are planned. Once my activities are fully developed, I will begin working on the issue of assessment.