Controlled Assessment: Northern Ireland

Independent studyReading and researchUsing sourcesInterviewsWriting in controlled conditions

The Two ‘sides’: NEW STUFF TO ADD

CATHOLIC SIDE

NICRA

DERRY HOUSING ACTION COMMITTEE

PEOPLES’ DEMOCRACY ACTION GROUP(LEADERS - BERNADETTE DEVLIN & MICHEAL FARRELL)

PROTESTANT SIDE

ULSTER DEFENCE ACTION

COMMITTEE-

(LEADER- REV. IAN PAISLEY)

STUCK IN THE MIDDLE!

NORTHERN IRELAND PRIME MINISTER

TERENCE O’NEILL – A MODERATE

UNIONIST- (DISLIKED BY BOTH SIDES)

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER – HAROLD

WILSON

RUC- ‘stuck in middle’ but sympathetic to

Protestants

1. Explain why Protestants feared the growth of the civil rights movement -600 words

• Short intro

• Mini paragraphs: Fear of losing economic dominance, fear of a united Ireland, fear of losing their proud history/culture, fear of Catholic church becoming dominant in society

• Short conclusion

What is involvedPart A – Carry out an historical enquiry

• 1 hour - 20 marks• Students carry out an enquiry. • Students are expected to support their answer with knowledge

and understanding from their programme of study. • find relevant sources of information and selected information for

the purpose of the enquiry. In writing up they should show that they can organise their information to answer the question and assess it in order to reach a conclusion.

What is involved?• Part B (i) – Compare two representations of

History:• ½ hour- 10 marks• analyse two sources in order to show how the past

has been represented in different .• Section 2: Assessment informationPart B (ii) – Analyse and evaluate three

representations of history:• write-up: 1 hour- 20 marks• evaluate the three representations • use of objectivity, accuracy and comprehensiveness.

starter

• listen to these interviews

What do you think?

Background to ‘The Troubles’ TASKProduce a timeline on A3 with a picture and a short description (30 words) of

the main events that led to the troubles in Irish History up to 1921

• the plantation of Ireland by Tudors • Cromwell• 1689 Apprentice Boys• 1690 Battle of

the Boyne • 1845 Famine • Home Rule • 1916 Rebellion • 1916 Battle of the Somme• 1921 partition

Reference record sheet• Keep records of every thing you read and especially for the

information you use in your answer.

• You will have to include a page of references in your final controlled assessment.

Author, date, name of book, publisher

• Dawson & Walsh (2004), “The struggle for peace in Northern Ireland”, Hodder

• Hennessey (1997), “A History of Northern Ireland” Gill&McMillan

Enquiry: Causes of the troubles

• You need to support your arguments with ‘killer facts’ you have found from your research

• Start with catholic grievances (this is the cause you will discuss in the most depth)

• Its just like any causation essay. Except the evidence part of PEE must be referenced

Sources

• Books by historians• Books by ‘real people’• Textbooks written for students• Websites• Documentaries• Films

My causation essay toolkit

• Arguments 4-7• Killer facts/evidence to back up your args• Structure each paragraph using PEEL• Prioritise/rank- in every para & in conclusion• LINKS – interaction of causes• Classify arguments- short-trigger/long-term-underlying• Reach an analytical conclusion• Use “connectives”• Deal with CG first