Curated OER
The Great Famine in Ireland By William Bennett
Responding to text is a very important skill that follows learners wherever they go. They respond to two comprehension questions after reading an excerpt from William Bennett's The Great Famine in Ireland. They consider what they read in...
Curated OER
Forced to Flee: Famine and Plague
Learners examine facts about the Irish Potato Famine and explore primary resources, such as newspaper articles, photographs, songs, and poems, related to the famine. Once research is complete, they create a small collage of their...
Curated OER
Forced to Flee: Famine and Plague
Young scholars examine events the lead people to emigrate. In this Irish Potato Famine lesson, students research primary and secondary sources regarding the Irish Potato Famine and collaborate to create a classroom mural depicting the...
Curated OER
Irish Potato Famine Glossary and Worksheet
In this Irish history worksheet, students read 11 words in a word bank and match them to their definitions. All pertain to the Irish potato famine in 1845. Students then complete a chart comparing their diet with that of a poor person...
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Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'Greener Grass' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
"Greener Grass" an historical novel by Canadian author Caroline Pignat, is set in Ireland, follows a family's struggle to survive after a potato blight hits their crop and famine comes. The family has many trials along the way. This...
Hartford Web Publishing
World History Archives: The Great Hunger
This article discusses the aftermath of the potato famine; 4 million dead, 2.5 million refugees. Mentions the Irish peasantry, landlords, British Government, relief, and the cause of the famine.
Digital History
Digital History: Immigration Begins
The United States has always been a melting pot. Read about the vast increase in immigration from countries in northern Europe in the 1830s and 1840s due to famine, eviction from land, and political unrest. See where various immigrant...
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: The Force of Hope: The Legacy of Father Mc Gauran
The Irish Potato Famine of 1847 brought thousands of Irish immigrants to Canada. A large number of them died of typhus and cholera en route or after arriving at the quarantine station on Grosse Isle in Quebec. Father Bernard McGauran was...
The History Place
The History Place: Irish Potato Famine
The History Place provides complete history of the Irish Potato Famine and life in Ireland in the 19th century.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Biological Diversity: Protists: Stem Eukaryotes
Through full-color images and descriptive information, learn about the evolution of the eukaryotic organisms which eventually led to the presence of protists.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Irish and German Immigration
Read about the reasons thousands of Irish and Germans emigrated to the United States in the first half of the 19th century. Find out why there was a backlash to influx of so many immigrants, and learn about the Nativists who wanted to...