tlp-09-JStreff-teacher

Task Students will analyze lyrics, artwork, and sculpture to assess the legacy of the Irish Famine and present their findings to their classmates. All the groups should create presentations that follow the format of their respective handouts. They should explain how this song, image, etc. conveys a legacy of the Irish Famine. In other words, how should or will this event be remembered and what will this have on Irish and Irish American identity? They should also touch upon how these images, songs, sculptures represent the formation of a new identity for "we the people." Lastly. students will consider what images and themes they would include were they to create a work of art, a song, or a sculpture. This will be followed by a a homework reading and a group discussion where we will place this event in the larger context of American and Irish history.