Immigration lesson

• Economie
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 2

Irish famine 1845 -1855

Planning for today

• What do you know now?
• Video on Irish migration
• Reading about the famine
• Difficult words
• Quiz
• Statistics
• Pratical assignment

What do you already know about migration?

What do you want to learn today?

www.britannica.com

Reading the text

Reading the text

• Read the text carefully
• Highlight the words you think are difficult
• Try to think about what the words might mean
• After 5 minutes discuss with your neighbour about what you both think those words might mean
• After another 5 minutes we will discuss the keywords together and make a glossary

What is migration?

1. Moving between countries
2. Moving to the city
3. Moving to another country
4. Moving to the countryside

How many migrants where there between 1845 -1855

1. 1.500.000
2. 1.100.000
3. 50.000
4. 250.000

Where did the great famine mainly take place?

1. London
2. Scotland
3. Ireland
4. Wales

How come there are so many people of Irish heritage in the US?

1. They moved there because of the great famine
2. They moved there because of the many wars
3. They moved there because of the plague

When did the Irish Potato Famine occur?

1. 1845-49
2. 1840-45
3. 1855-63
4. 1887-1893

This graph does not include those who emigrated to England, Scotland an Wales. 

Let's make a poster!

• On your poster you will describe the following things:
• The causes and effects of migrations
• At least two graphic diagrams about Irish migration
• A timeline of the famine and migration
• Your personal glossary  (the words you think are difficult)
• What did you learn today?
• You can be as creative as you like and work in pairs!

example of the poster

We learned about Irish migration during this project. What do you know about migration in the Netherlands?

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