Transition Year Curriculum
Subject: History
Length of Course: Sept to Dec/Jan to June
Teacher(s): Pat Conole
Aims of the Course:
- To develop a knowledge of the contribution of the military council of the IRB to the 1916 rising
- To develop a understanding of the growth of the USA as a world power and understand its foreign policy during the period 1950-70
- To understand life in a country village in the 1950’s through the study of photographs from the period.
- To understand the growth of the Civil rights movement
Course Outline:
Sources of the USA economic boom
Foreign policy of the USA
Civil rights struggle and the Montgomery bus boycott
Visiting speakers/Outdoor trips etc:
- Trip to Kilmainham Jail
- Participation in Cresswell photography project
- Visits to relevant Museums
Cross-Curricular Aspects:
- Civil rights study is being linked to the English programme
- Link with art History and particularly Art photography in relation to Vietnam
Proposed Teaching Methodologies:
- Examination of sources from the period both primary and secondary
- Research through the internet and through paper and radio
- Class discussion and teaching with group work
Proposed Assessment Methodologies:
- Oral presentations
- Participation in community projects
- Group and solo research
- Assessment of student performance in classroom activities
- Teacher and student interaction