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Activity
US Institute of Peace

Simulation on Northern Ireland: One Step at a Time - The Derry March and Prospects for Peace

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Where does tradition fit in a divided community with violence on both sides? Scholars learn about the marches in Northern Ireland and the many issues surrounding them. They take on roles in the community and try to convince others of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Historic N. Ireland Deal Reached

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Four questions about conflict in Northern Ireland make up this activity, which prompts students to go to Wikipedia for more background on the situation. The questions are good and can prompt strong discussions in your class. But,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

PARAMILITARY VIOLENCE AND THE CONFLICT IN NORTHERN IRELAND

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine documents to reconstruct the past, employ processes of critical historical inquiry to reconstruct the past, analyze aspects of the Northern Iereland conflict through perspectives of documents, and write a short position...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Conflict Resolution in the World Today: Introduction to Current World conflicts, their Antecendents, the Progression, and their Potential Conclusions

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars write a paragraph describing a conflict they had with a friend or a family member and a paragraph explaining how it was resolved. In this social science instructional activity, students share their paragraphs with a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Northern Ireland: A Struggle to Co-Exist (Lesson 1)

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discover the history of Northern Ireland using a powerpoint presentation in this lesson plan created for an Advanced Placement Human Geography class. This lesson plan does not include a Powerpoint presentation (Teachers would...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson Plan on Tolerance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners, through discussion, internet and video resources, study the history of Northern Ireland and the religious segregation between Catholics and Protestants. They evaluate the current political situation and predict what the future...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Henri

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the conflict between unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland in the film, "Henri." They study of the film as a work of Irish fiction and relate the film to other works of fiction.
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Lesson Plan
Foreign Policy Research Institute

Analyzing Regional Conflicts Involving Terrorism

For Teachers 9th - 11th
This is a week-long lesson on analyzing the similarities and differences between sources of tension and terrorism in eight locations around the world. The class is divided into eight groups and assigned one of the locations to research....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ire Land

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students imagine themselves as 'witnesses' to historical events in different time periods in the Irish conflict. They write 'day in the life' accounts of their 'place' in Irish history.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

US Government: Foreign Policy

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students explore the basic precepts of American foreign policy. In this diplomacy lesson, students read textbook chapters regarding American foreign policy practices before and after World War II. Students also watch a filmstrip...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

US Government: Foreign Policy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine American foreign policy. In this diplomacy lesson, students research Internet sources to identify and describe foreign policy events that have shaped the United States and examine the role of the United Nations.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Peace Partners

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students research the similarities of historically conflicting cultures and write a peace agreement for them. In this behavioral studies lesson, students discuss some world conflicts and forms they take. Students work in pairs and to...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Martti Ahtisaari

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Marti Ahtisaari and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Self-Control

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine their feelings of anger in various situations. In groups, they view scenerios from different points of view and from reading many poems. They answer comprehension questions about a story they read to end the class.
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Handout
Other

Conflict in Northern Ireland: A Background Essay

For Students 9th - 10th
A very helpful essay on the history of the conflict containing an outline of the history of the Irish conflict, brief descriptions of the main contemporary parties and interests in the conflict, and an overview of approaches to managing...
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Website
Other

Congressional Research Service: Northern Ireland the Peace Process [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This Congressional Research Service Report analyzes the ongoing search for peace in Northern Ireland since the beginning of the conflict in 1969 to the present day. (May 28, 2010)
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Article
Other

Conflict Archive on the Internet: Northern Ireland: Troubles Brewing

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay, published in 1998, on the Catholic-Protestant conflict in Northern Ireland.
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Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: British Troops End Mission in Northern Ireland

For Students 9th - 10th
A July 2007 examination of the plans to withdraw the last British troops in Northern Ireland. Also provides a brief overview of the conflict which started there 38 years ago. Provides links to related stories. 7/31/2007
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: How the Troubles Began in Northern Ireland

For Students 9th - 10th
For 30 years, Northern Ireland was scarred by a period of deadly sectarian violence known as "the Troubles." This explosive era was fraught with car bombings, riots and revenge killings that ran from the late 1960s through the late...
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Website
Other

Cain: Key Issues of the Northern Ireland Conflict

For Students 9th - 10th
Listed are the key issues in the Northern Ireland Conflict with links to related articles and resources.
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Website
Other

Cain: Key Events of the Northern Ireland Conflict

For Students 9th - 10th
Listed are the key events in the Northern Ireland Conflict between 1964 and 1998.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: The Ira & Sinn Fein

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from PBS provides information on the conflict in Northern Ireland dating from 1916, the Easter Rising, to 1999, the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.
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Handout
American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: John Hume and David Trimble Biographies

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographies of John Hume and David Trimble, winners of the Nobel prize for Peace for their work bringing peace to Northern Ireland after decades of conflict and violence. Includes profiles, video interviews, and a photo gallery.