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2 EXPLORING THE WORLD OF THE CELTS - TEACHER GUIDE

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ABOUT THIS UNIT OF STUDY

LESSON 1: WHO WERE THE CELTS?

LESSON 2: SETANTA - A CHILD OF THE GODS

LESSON 3: LIFE IN A ROUNDHOUSE

LESSON 4:THE HOUND OF ULSTER

LESSON 5:WARRIORS IN CELTIC SOCIETY

LESSON 6: 'THE LIFE OF A CELT' ICT PRESENTATIONS

EXPLORING THE WORLD OF THE CELTS - TEACHER GUIDE 3

ABOUT THIS UNIT OF STUDY...

IN THIS UNIT OF STUDY, THE CÚ CHULAINN ANIMATED SERIES IS USED TO EXPLORE THE WORLD OF THE

CELTS IN THE CLASSROOM. THIS UNIT OF STUDY COVERS KEY TOPICS OF PRE-CHRISTIAN IRELAND,INCLUDING CELTIC CULTURE AND LIFESTYLE, CLOTHING, ART, CRAFTS AND METALWORK, CELTIC RELIGIONAND FESTIVALS, TRIBAL STRUCTURE, THE WARRIOR IN CELTIC SOCIETY, THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN SOCIETY,ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES SUCH AS 'BOG BODIES', PLUS MANY MORE TOPICS.

THE PUPIL WORKBOOK FOR THIS UNIT CONTAINS FULLY ILLUSTRATED WORKSHEETS ON ALL TOPICS PLUSA VARIETY OF PUPIL ACTIVITIES WHICH CAN HELP REINFORCE OR TEST PUPILS' KNOWLEDGE ABOUTDIFFERENT ASPECTS OF CELTIC LIFE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EXAMINING ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE,STORY COMPREHENSION, PLANNING A ROUNDHOUSE, COMPARING LIFE TODAY TO THAT OF AN ANCIENTCELT, DESIGNING A WARRIOR'S HELMET, DRESSING A WARRIOR, MAKING A CELTIC BROOCH, PLUS A NUM-BER OF POP QUIZZES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. A FULL GLOSSARY OF KEY VOCABULARY WORDS RELATED TOTHIS UNIT OF STUDY IS FOUND AT THE BACK OF THE PUPIL WORKBOOK.

ICT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DESIGNING A CELTIC SEASONAL GREETING CARD AND CREATING A MULTIMEDIAPRESENTATION ABOUT THE LIFE OF A CELT. THESE ICT ACTIVITIES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO ICTACCREDITATION BY COVERING THE DESIRABLE FEATURES: WORKING WITH TEXT; WORKING WITH IMAGES;PRESENTATIONS; DESKTOP PUBLISHING; AND RESEARCHING. PUPILS' WORK CAN BE SHARED ONLINE TOCOVER THE DESIRABLE FEATURE 'ONLINE COLLABORATION'. ALL OF THESE SKILLS CAN BE FORMALLYASSESSED BY CCEA.

THE TEACHER GUIDE INCLUDES STEP-BY-STEP LESSON PLANS, ACTIVITY AND POP QUIZ ANSWERS, ADETAILED GUIDES TO ICT ACTIVITIES AND OTHER HELPFUL INFORMATION. THE TEACHER GUIDE SHOULD BEUSED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD RESOURCE DESIGNED FOR THIS UNIT, WHICHIS A DOWNLOADABLE MULTIMEDIA POWERPOINT PRESENTATION TO BE USED BY TEACHERS TO DISPLAYKEY CONTENT AND HELPFUL GUIDES TO THE ACTIVITIES.

THE CÚ CHULAINN ANIMATED SERIES WAS PRODUCED BY THE NERVE CENTRE WITH A TARGET AUDIENCE OF

KEY STAGE TWO PUPILS. THE SERIES IS AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND IRISH, AND FOLLOWS THEHEROIC DEEDS OF THE HOUND OF ULSTER FROM HIS BOYHOOD ADVENTURES TO HIS TRAGIC DEATH IN THEEPIC ENCOUNTER BETWEEN ULSTER AND CONNAUGHT.

HOW DOES THIS UNIT OF STUDY SUPPORTTHE NORTHERN IRELAND CURRICULUM?

AREAS OF LEARNING

LANGUAGE & LITERACY: READING; WRITING; TALKING AND LISTENINGTHE WORLD AROUND US: HISTORY - LIFE IN EARLY TIMESPERSONAL DEVELOPMENT & MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING: MUTUALUNDERSTANDING IN THE LOCAL & WIDER COMMUNITY

THE ARTS: ART & DESIGN FOCUS: HISTORY

SKILLS & CAPABILITIES

THINKING SKILLS AND PERSONAL CAPABILITIES: THINKING; PROBLEM-SOLVING AND DECISION-MAKING; MANAGING INFORMATION; WORKING WITHOTHERS AND BEING CREATIVE.

CROSS-CURRICULAR SKILLS: COMMUNICATION; USING ICT

CCEA'S USING ICT ACCREDITATION SCHEME

DESIRABLE FEATURES COVERED IN THIS UNIT INCLUDE: WORKING WITH TEXT;WORKING WITH IMAGES; WORKING WITH SOUND; DESK TOP PUBLISHING; MOVINGIMAGES AND RESEARCHING. PUPILS CAN SHARE THEIR COMPLETED WORK ONLINETO COVER THE DESIRABLE FEATURE 'ONLINE COLLABORATION'.

LESSON 1: WHO WERE THE CELTS?THE ORIGIN OF THE CELTS, CELTIC DRESS AND JEWELLERY,ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE.

INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT1

DISTRIBUTE WORKSHEETS ON 'WHO WERE THE CELTS?','CELTIC DRESS', AND 'CELTIC JEWELLERY'.

THESE WORKSHEET EXPLAINS THE ORIGIN OF THE CELTS AND WHAT THEY LOOKEDLIKE. DISCUSS AS A CLASS.

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DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'ART ACTIVITY: CELTIC BROOCHES'.

IN THIS ACTIVITY PUPILS CAN DESIGN A CELTIC BROOCH, WHICH WASWORN BY BOTH MEN AND WOMEN IN CELTIC SOCIETY TO FASTENTHEIR CLOAKS.

FULL INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOUND ON THE PUPIL WORKSHEET ALONGWITH SIX BROOCH TEMPLATES FOR PUPILS TO COLOUR IN, CUT OUTAND DECORATE.

MATERIALSNEEDED:

SCISSORS,CARDSTOCK,

COLOURED PENS,GLUE, LARGE

SAFETY PINS, PLUSSEQUINS, GLITTER,

OR JEWELS TODECORATE.

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TEACHER GUIDE

CU CHULAINN

THE INFORMATIONON THESE AND OTHER

TOPICS IN THIS UNIT ISALSO FOUND ON THE

INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDRESOURCE.

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DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'BOG BODIES'.

THIS WORKSHEET EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE OF ARCHAEOLOGICALFINDS AND THE DISCOVERY OF IRON AGE BOG BODIES IN IRELAND.DISCUSS AS A CLASS.

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DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'ACTIVITY:DIRT DETECTIVE' AND HAVE PUPILS COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY.

DURING THIS ACTIVITY PUPILS MUST INVESTIGATE TWO IRONAGE BOG BODIES WHICH WERE FOUND IN IRELAND AND ANSWERQUESTIONS ABOUT THE BOG BODIES BASED ON ARCHAEOLOGICALEVIDENCE.

DISCUSS THE ANSWERS AS A GROUP. SEE THE 'DIRT DETECTIVE'ANSWERS PAGE.

DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'BOG MAN RECONSTRUCTION'AND HAVE PUPILS COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY.

DURING THIS ACTIVITY PUPILS MUST RECONSTRUCT WHAT A BOGMAN MIGHT HAVE LOOKED LIKE BASED ON ARCHAEOLOGICALEVIDENCE AND THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF CELTIC DRESS AND JEWELLERY.

DISPLAY THE LESSON 1 WHITEBOARD RESOURCE: CELTICDRESS AND CELTIC JEWELLERY AS A GUIDE FOR PUPILS TO USEWHEN MAKING THEIR DRAWINGS.

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DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'ACTIVITY: WHO WERETHE CELTS? TRUE OR FALSE' AND HAVE PUPILS COMPLETETHE ACTIVITY.

THIS WORKSHEET TESTS PUPILS' KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THISLESSON'S TOPICS, AND ASKS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORIGIN OFTHE CELTS, KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CELTS, CELTIC DRESSAND JEWELLERY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS.

DISCUSS THE ANSWERS AS A GROUP. SEE THE 'WHO WERE THECELTS? TRUE OR FALSE' ANSWERS PAGE.

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COLOURED MARKERS

RESOURCES NEEDED...

NONE

SOFTWARE...

PUPIL WORKSHEETS: WHO WERE THE CELTS? • CELTIC DRESS • CELTICJEWELLERY • BOG BODIES • ACTIVITY: DIRT DETECTIVE • ACTIVITY: BOG MAN

RECONSTRUCTION • ACTIVITY: WHO WERE THE CELTS? TRUE OR FALSE

LESSON 1 WHITEBOARD RESOURCE

HANDOUTS AND GUIDES...

WHITEBOARD

HARDWARE...

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IT IS CLEAR THAT HE DID NOT DIE A NORMAL DEATHBECAUSE CELTS WERE NORMALLY CREMATED DURING THETIME PERIOD OF HIS DEATH. HE HAD BEEN ATTACKEDAND CUT INTO PIECES BEFORE HIS DEATH.

PERHAPS THE MOST TELLING INDICATION OF WHY HEWAS KILLED WAS HIS LAST MEAL OF BUTTERMILK ANDCORN, WHICH INDICATED HE MAY HAVE BEEN ASACRIFICE TO THE GODS AS PART OF A PAGAN RITUAL.

HIS FINGERNAILSWERE EXTREMELYWELL MANICURED,INDICATING HEHADN'T WORKED ADAY IN HIS LIFE ANDWAS MOST LIKELYVERY WEALTHY WITHSERVANTS.

OLD CROGHAN MAN


TEACHER GUIDE

ANSWERS...DIRT DETECTIVE

HE WAS MOST LIKELYWEALTHY SINCE HE COULDAFFORD INGREDIENTS FORHIS HAIR GEL WHICH CAMEFROM ABROAD.

DUE TO THE FACT THAT HIS STOMACH CONTENTSSHOWED HE HAD RECENTLY EATEN A RICH DIETOF FRESH VEGETABLES, HE MOST LIKELY DIEDDURING THE WARMER SUMMER MONTHS WHENVEGETABLES WERE APLENTY.

CLONYCAVAN MAN

DO YOU THINKI WAS A POOR PEASANT

OR RICH WITHSERVANTS?WHAT WAS UNUSUAL

ABOUT MY DEATH?WHY DO YOU THINKIT HAPPENED?

WAS I RICHOR POOR?

DO YOU THINK I DIEDDURING THE WINTER

OR SUMMER?


CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER.

THE FIRST CELTS CAME FROM SCOTLAND.

GREEK MERCHANTS WHO FIRST CAME ACROSS THE CELTS CALLED THEM

'KELTOI'.

THE EARLY CELTS ARE SOMETIMES CALLED BRONZE AGE CELTS.

THE CELTS WERE KNOWN FOR BEING FIERCE WARRIORS.

CELTIC ART IS CHARACTERISED BY DETAILED DESIGNS AND KNOT PATTERNS.

CELTIC GAELIC IS SPOKEN ON AN ISLAND ON THE EASTERN COAST OF

CANADA.

THE TORC WAS A METAL BRACELET WORN ON THE ARM.

THE CELTS WORE TUNICS WHICH WERE USUALLY BRIGHTLY COLOURED.

THE CELTS USED RIBBONS TO FASTEN THEIR CLOAKS.

MANY ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS OF CELTIC PEOPLE AND OBJECTS ARE

FOUND BY ACCIDENT.

TEACHER GUIDE

WHOWERE THE CELTS?

TRUE OR FALSE? ANSWERS...

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LESSON 2: SETANTA - A CHILD OF THE GODSSETANTA'S BIRTH, CELTIC RELIGION, GODS AND GODDESSES, HUMAN HEAD HUNTERS,CELTIC FESTIVALS

CU CHULAINN

WATCH THE EPISODE 'THE BIRTH OF SETANTA'FROM THE CÚ CHULAINN ANIMATED SERIES.

IN THIS EPISODE THE STORY OF CÚ CHULAINN

BEGINS WITH HIS UNUSUAL BIRTH. PUPILS AREINTRODUCED TO THE MYSTICAL WORLD OF THECELTS WHERE MORTALS MIX WITH GODS, MAIDENSMAGICALLY TURN INTO SWANS, AND GREATHEROES ARE BORN.

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DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'BIRTH OF SETANTAPICTURE MATCH' AND HAVE PUPILS COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY.THIS ACTIVITY IS A RECAP ON SOME OF THE MAIN CHARACTERSAND EVENTS IN THE EPISODE THEY HAVE JUST WATCHED.

DISCUSS THE ANSWERS AS A GROUP - SEE 'BIRTH OFSETANTA PICTURE MATCH' ANSWERS PAGE.

DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEETS'CELTIC RELIGION' AND 'CELTICGODS AND GODDESSES'.

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DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'THE CELTIC GOD ANDGODDESS QUIZ' AND HAVE PUPILS COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY.

THIS WORKSHEET TESTS PUPILS' KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SOME OFTHE MOST IMPORTANT CELTIC GODS AND GODDESSES. THEYARE GIVEN A LIST OF KEY WORDS AND PHRASES AND MUSTMATCH THEM TO THE GOD OR GODDESS THEY BEST DESCRIBE.

REVIEW ANSWERS AS A CLASS - SEE 'THE CELTIC GOD ANDGODDESS QUIZ' ANSWERS PAGE.

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DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET'HUMAN HEAD HUNTERS' AND'CELEBRATING THE SEASONS' ANDREVIEW AS A CLASS.

THESE WORKSHEETS DISCUSS THEPRACTICE OF HUMAN HEAD HUNTING ANDTHE SEASONAL FESTIVALS THE CELTSCELEBRATED.


TEACHER GUIDE

DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'CELTICSEASONAL GREETING CARDS'. THIS IS APLANNING WORKSHEET FOR PUPILS TO PLAN ANDDESIGN A SEASONAL GREETING CARD AROUND ONEOF THE FOLLOWING CELTIC FESTIVALS: SAMHAIN,IMBOLC, BELTAIN, OR LUGHNASA.

THE CARD CAN BE DRAWN OR CREATED ON THECOMPUTER USING A PAINT PACKAGE, MICROSOFT WORD ORCOMIC LIFE SOFTWARE.

IF PUPILS ARE USING THE COMPUTER, THEY CAN DOWNLOADPICTURES FROM THE INTERNET TO USE ON THE CARD, OR DRAWTHEIR OWN PICTURES USING A PAINT PACKAGE.

THE COMPLETED CARD DESIGN CAN BE PRINTED OUT ANDGLUED ONTO A FOLDED PIECE OF COLOURED CARDSTOCK.

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PUPILS CAN USE CELTICLETTERING AND KNOTWORKTO MAKE THE CARD LOOKMORE AUTHENTIC.


TEACHER GUIDE

DESIGNING GREETINGS CARDSWITH COMIC LIFE SOFTWARE

USE THE INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDTO DEMONSTRATE HOW TO USE THESOFTWARE.

DEMONSTRATE EACH STEP BEFOREYOU ASK PUPILS TO DO A STEP ONTHEIR OWN COMPUTER.

FIRST, POINT OUT TO PUPILS THEDIFFERENT PARTS OF THE SOFTWARE'SWORKSPACE, E.G. COMIC LIFE'S'LIBRARIES' PANEL, 'BUBBLES' PANEL,ETC..., SO THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITHWHAT EACH SECTION OF WORKSPACEALLOWS YOU TO DO.

PUPILS SHOULD HAVE THEIR COMPLETED GREETING CARD PLANNING SHEET.

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PUPILS CAN DOWNLOAD IMAGES TO USE FROM THEINTERNET INTO A FOLDER ON THE COMPUTER.

IF PUPILS ARE MAKING DRAWINGS, SCAN IN PUPILS'DRAWINGS AND SAVE THEM AS JPEGS.

COPY THEM INTO A SHARED FOLDER ON THE COMPUTERNETWORK THAT PUPILS CAN ACCESS.

PREPARATION

USE THE LESSON 7WHITEBOARD

RESOURCE FOR ONOVERHEAD GUIDE.

TIP: YOU CAN ALSO USE A DIGITALSTILLS CAMERA TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE

DRAWINGS. THIS IS A FASTER WAY TO DIGITISE THEDRAWINGS RATHER THAN SCANNING, BUT

THE QUALITY WON'T BE AS GOOD.

OPEN THE COMIC-MAKING SOFTWARE2

GET STARTED...

WHITEBOARD

CLICK ON 'HELP' INCOMIC LIFE FOR DETAILEDINFORMATION ABOUT HOWTO USE THE SOFTWARE.


TEACHER GUIDE

YOU REALLY NEED TO CHANGE THE PAGE SIZE BEFORE STARTING YOUR COMIC.YOU NEED TO GO TO FILE AND SELECT PAGE FORMAT... THEN YOU CAN CHANGETHE PAGE FORMAT TO A5 (HALF THE SIZE OF AN A4 PIECE OF PAPER).

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PUPILS CAN ADD TEXT BY USING TEXT BOXES, LETTERING, OR SPEECH BUBBLES.FORMAT THE TEXT BY CHANGING THE COLOUR, FONT, SIZE AND STYLE.

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PRINT OUT THE COMPLETED CARD DESIGNS. PUPILS CANCUT OUT THEIR DESIGN AND PASTE IT ONTO A FOLDEDPIECE OF COLOURED CARD STOCK TO FINISH THE PROJECT.

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HAVE PUPILS SELECT A PAGE TEMPLATE AND DRAG IT ONTO THEIR PAGE.5CHOOSE A PAGE TEMPLATE

SHOW PUPILS WHERE TO FIND THE SHARED FOLDER ON THECOMPUTER NETWORK WHERE THEIR DRAWINGS ARE STORED.

6ADD PICTURES

PUPILS SHOULD SELECT AND DRAG THE PICTURES THEY WANT TO USE INTO THESQUARE PANELS.

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ADD TEXT

CHANGE THE BACKGROUND OF THE PAGE AND SQUARE PANELS BY SELECTINGEITHER THE PAGE BY CLICKING ON IT OR BY CLICKING ON A SQUARE PANEL FIRST,AND THEN OPENING THE 'DETAILS' PANEL AND CHOOSING A COLOUR OR PATTERN.

9FORMAT THE BACKGROUND

SAVE THE WORK INTO AN APPROPRIATE FOLDER ON THE COMPUTER.10SAVE

PRINT & ASSEMBLE

‘CU CHULAINN ANIMATED SERIES’DVD OR VIEW EPISODES ONLINE

COLOURED PENS AND PAPER

RESOURCES NEEDED...

DVD PLAYING SOFTWARE OR INTERNET CONNECTION

SCANNING SOFTWARE

PAINT PACKAGE, MICROSOFT WORD OR COMIC LIFE

SOFTWARE...

PUPIL WORKSHEETS: ACTIVITY: THE BIRTH OF SETANTAPICTURE MATCH • CELTIC RELIGION • CELTIC GODS AND GODDESSES • THE CELTIC GOD &

GODDESS QUIZ • HUMAN HEAD HUNTERS • CELEBRATING THE SEASONS • ART & ICT ACTIVITY:

CELTIC SEASONAL GREETING CARDS



WHITEBOARD • SCANNER (OPTIONAL) • DIGITAL CAMERA (OPTIONAL)HARDWARE...


TEACHER GUIDE

THIS IS SETANTA'S FATHER FROM ANOTHERWORLD, WHO WAS ALSO KNOWN AS THE GOD OF LIGHT.

LUGH

DECHTIRE AND HER 50 MAIDENS WERETURNED INTO THESE CREATURES AT THE PARTY.

SWANS

THIS FLEW INTO DECHTIRE'S GOBLET AT THEPARTY IN EMAIN MACHA. IT WAS REALLY THE GOD LUGHIN DISGUISE.

MAYFLY

THIS IS WHERE KING CONOR MAC NESSAHAD HIS PALACE. HE THREW A PARTY HERE FOR HIS SISTERDECHTIRE. THIS PLACE WAS THE ROYAL SEAT OF ULSTERFROM 700BC TO 500AD.

EMAIN MACHA

THE WOMAN WHO WAS TRANSPORTED TOTHE WORLD OF THE GODS SO THAT SHE MAY BEAR ASPECIAL CHILD.

DECHTIRE

THE CHILD OF THE GODS WHO WASDESTINED TO BECOME FAMOUS THROUGHOUT IRELAND.

SETANTA

THE NOBLEMAN WHO WAS MARRIED TODECHTIRE.

SUALTAM

PICTURE MATCHANSWERS...

THE BIRTHOF SETANTA

THE CHARACTERS BELOW ARE FROM THE STORY ABOUT THE BIRTH OFSETANTA. MATCH EACH PICTURE WITH ITS BEST DESCRIPTION BY DRAWINGA LINE BETWEEN THEM.


TEACHER GUIDE

ANSWERS...

DAGDA DANU BRIGID

LUGH LIR MORRIGAN

THE CELTIC GOD& GODDESS QUIZ

BELOW IS A LIST OF KEY WORDS AND PHRASES ASSOCIATED WITH SOME OF THEMOST FAMOUS CELTIC GODS AND GODDESSES.

CAN YOU DECIDE WHO THEY BEST DESCRIBE?

WRITE THE KEY WORDS UNDERNEATH THE BEST MATCH.

WAR, LIFE AND DEATH

FATHER OF THE GOD OF WAVES

LUGHNASA FESTIVAL

GOD OF LIGHT & HARVEST

MOTHER OF IRELAND

DANGER

MOTHER GODDESS

GODDESS OF FERTILITY

PROTECTOR OF CROPS

GOD OF THE SEA

GAVE BIRTH TO ALL THINGS

FATHER GOD

FATHER GOD MOTHER OF IRELAND GODDESS OF FERTILITY

PROTECTOR OF CROPS GAVE BIRTH TO ALL THINGS MOTHER GODDESS

LUGHNASA FESTIVAL GOD OF THE SEA WAR, LIFE AND DEATH

GOD OF LIGHT & HARVEST FATHER OF THE GOD OF WAVES DANGER


TEACHER GUIDE

LESSON 3: LIFE IN A ROUNDHOUSESETANTA'S CHILDHOOD, SETTLEMENTS, INSIDEA CELTIC ROUNDHOUSE, DIET AND COOKING.

WATCH THE EPISODE 'GROWING UP' FROM THE CÚCHULAINN ANIMATED SERIES.

Granda is persuaded by his grandchildrento tell them one of his Irish stories.He relates to them the story of Setanta(a.k.a. Cu Chulainn) who enjoys a happyschool-free childhood until he feels that he must fulfil hisdestiny� so beginning his career as a warrior and a legend.

HAVE PUPILS LOOK OUT FOR WHERE SETANTA LIVED AND WHAT HIS HOME LOOKEDLIKE. DISCUSS AFTER VIEWING.

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DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEETS 'SETTLEMENTS', 'INSIDE A CELTICROUNDHOUSE' AND 'INSIDE A CELTIC ROUNDHOUSE: DIET AND COOKINGFOOD'. DISCUSS AS A CLASS.

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DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'ACTIVITY: PLAN AROUNDHOUSE'.

IN THIS ACTIVITY PUPILS MUST DRAW A FLOORPLAN OF A TYPICAL CELTIC ROUNDHOUSE ANDTHE OBJECTS WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN INSIDE.

SOME ITEMS THEY MIGHT INCLUDE:CENTRAL POLE, FRONT DOOR, PLANTS, FIRE, BENCHES, BEDS, OVEN,CAULDRON, ANIMAL SKINS, HANGING HERBS, STOOLS, TABLES, CHESTS,QUERN, CUPS, BOWLS, DRINKING HORNS, HANGING MEAT AND FISH,WEAVING LOOM, CLAY POTS, BASKETS OF FOOD, PEOPLE.

PUPILS SHOULD THINK ABOUT WHAT MATERIALS WERE USED TO MAKE

CERTAIN ITEMS WHEN CHOOSING THEIR COLOURS.

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DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'FROM THE ROUNDHOUSETO YOUR HOUSE'.

IN THIS ACTIVITY PUPILS MUST COMPARE LIFE IN AN ANCIENTCELTIC ROUNDHOUSE TO THEIR LIFE TODAY, IN PARTICULARHOW THE HOME WAS BUILT, FURNITURE, COOKING AND FOOD,HEATING AND ENTERTAINMENT.

DISCUSS PUPILS' RESPONSES AS A CLASS.

DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'ACTIVITY:LIFE IN A ROUNDHOUSE QUIZ'.

THIS QUIZ CAN BE USED TO TEST PUPILS' KNOWLEDGE ABOUTDAILY LIFE IN A ROUNDHOUSE AND TEST THEIRUNDERSTANDING OF RELATED VOCABULARY WORDS.

DISCUSS ANSWERS AS A CLASS - SEE 'LIFE IN A ROUNDHOUSEQUIZ' ANSWERS PAGE.

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RESOURCES NEEDED...

DVD PLAYING SOFTWAREOR INTERNET CONNECTION

SOFTWARE...

WHITEBOARD

HARDWARE...

PUPIL WORKSHEETS: SETTLEMENTS • INSIDE A CELTIC ROUNDHOUSE •INSIDE A CELTIC ROUNDHOUSE: DIET AND COOKING FOODACTIVITY: PLAN A ROUNDHOUSEACTIVITY: FROM THE ROUNDHOUSE TO YOUR HOUSEACTIVITY: LIFE IN A ROUNDHOUSE QUIZ




TEACHER GUIDE

LIFE IN A ROUNDHOUSE QUIZ

ANSWERS...

CRAFTSMEN ROUNDHOUSE WILLOW

WATTLE AND DAUB FEASTS HERBS

QUERN CAULDRON WEAVING LOOM

CLAY POTS FIRE HILL FORTS

CARVINGS DRINKING HORNS MEAD

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT ANSWER.

SOME CELTS LIVED INSIDE HILL FORTS WHICH WERE BUILT ON HIGH MOUNDS OF SOILWITH DITCHES AROUND THEM TO PROTECT THEM FROM INVADERS.

MANY FAMILIES OFTEN LIVED IN A SINGLE ROUNDHOUSE WHICH HAD ONE LARGE ROOM.

THE WALLS OF THEIR HOMES WERE MADE WITH WATTLE AND DAUB, OR WOVEN WOOD,STRAW AND MUD.

THE CELTS USED A WEAVING LOOM TO WEAVE CLOTH INTO BRIGHTLY COLOUREDPATTERNS.

THE CELTS COOKED THEIR FOOD IN A CAULDRON WHICH HUNG OVER THE FIRE.

BASKETS WERE MADE BY WEAVING FRESH WILLOW INTO SHAPES BEFORE LEAVING TO DRY.

DRINKING HORNS WERE OFTEN USED FOR DRINKING ALE BECAUSE THEY COULD HOLDA LOT OF LIQUID.

HERBS WERE USED TO FLAVOUR FOOD AND FOR MEDICINE.

AS THE CELTS WERE TALENTED CRAFTSMEN, THEIR FURNITURE WAS OFTEN DECORATEDWITH SKILLFUL CARVINGS.

THE CELTS LOVED TO HAVE FEASTS WHERE THEY WOULD EAT ROASTED MEATS ANDDRINK ALE.

THEY LOVED TO SIT AROUND THE FIRE IN THE EVENING LISTENING TO STORIES.

A QUERN WAS MADE OF TWO HEAVY ROUND STONES AND WAS USED TO GRIND CORNAND WHEAT.

CLAY POTS WERE USED FOR STORING FOOD AND FOR HOLDING THE CREMATED REMAINSOF RELATIVES.

THE DOOR OF THE ROUNDHOUSE OFTEN HAD SPECIAL CARVINGS TO KEEP AWAY EVILSPIRITS.

THE CELTS LIKED TO DRINK MEAD WHICH WAS MADE OUT OF HONEY, WATER, FRUITAND HERBS.

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LESSON 4: THE HOUND OF ULSTERHOW CÚ CHULAINN GOT HIS NAME, POWER ANIMALS

WATCH THE EPISODE 'THE NAME' FROM THE CÚCHULAINN ANIMATED SERIES.

IN THIS EPISODE SETANTA IS INVITED WITH HISFRIENDS TO A GREAT FEAST BUT HE STARTS TODAYDREAM AND IS LEFT BEHIND. BY THE TIME HEARRIVES THE FEAST HAS BEGUN, THE GATES ARELOCKED AND WORSE, THE GUARD DOG ATTACKS HIM.

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HAVE PUPILS COMPLETE THE POWER ANIMALS WORKSHEET. THEY WILL EXAMINE ACELTIC WARRIOR'S HELMET WHICH IS DECORATED WITH A POWER ANIMAL. THEYMUST CHOOSE THEIR OWN POWER ANIMAL AND EXPLAIN WHY THEY CHOSE IT.

DISCUSS RESPONSES AS A CLASS.

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DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEETS 'POWER ANIMALS' AND'ACTIVITY: WARRIORS AND THEIR POWER ANIMALS'.

THESE WORKSHEETS EXPLORE THE CLOSE LINK BETWEEN THE CELTSAND NATURE, IN PARTICULAR THEIR BELIEF THAT THEY COULD CALLUPON VARIOUS ANIMALS TO HARNESS THEIR POWERS AND TRAITS.

AS A CLASS DISCUSS CÚ CHULAINN'S POWER ANIMAL, THE HOUND,

WHICH PUPIL'S SHOULD BE ABLE TO GUESS AFTER WATCHING THEEPISODE ABOUT HOW HE GOT HIS NAME.

EXPLAIN THAT 'CÚ CHULAINN' IS GAELIC FOR CULANN'S HOUND, THE

WORD 'CÚ' MEANING 'HOUND'.

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TEACHER GUIDE

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TEACHER GUIDE

DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET ' DESIGN A WARRIOR'S HELMET'. PUPILSWILL DESIGN A WARRIOR'S HELMET USING THE PROVIDED OUTLINE WITH THEIRCHOSEN POWER ANIMAL AND CELTIC KNOTWORK.

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COLOURING IN PENS

RESOURCES NEEDED...


SOFTWARE...

WHITEBOARD

HARDWARE...

PUPIL WORKSHEETS: POWER ANIMALSACTIVITY: WARRIORS AND THEIR POWER ANIMALSART ACTIVITY: DESIGN A WARRIOR'S HELMET



THE WHITEBOARDRESOURCE FOR THIS

LESSON HAS A SAMPLE HELMET,ANIMAL DESIGNS AND CELTICKNOTWORK TO DISPLAY ONTHE WHITEBOARD TO HELPGUIDE PUPILS WITH OWN

DESIGNS

DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'ACTIVITY:DRESS THE WARRIOR'

PUPILS MUST DRESS THE WARRIOR ON THE WORKSHEETIN THE APPROPRIATE UNIFORM AND THEN COLOUR HIMIN.

ITEMS WHICH MIGHT BE INCLUDED:SPEAR, SWORD, SHIELD, BLUE DYE TATTOOS (WOAD),DAGGER, KNIFE BELT, HELMET, WOOLLEN TUNIC,LEATHER SHOES, TORC, CLOAK, CLOAK FASTENER,BROOCH

HAVE PUPILS COMPARE THEIR COMPLETED DRAWINGS.

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TEACHER GUIDE

LESSON 5: WARRIORS IN CELTIC SOCIETYCÚ CHULAINN'S TRAINING IN THE ARTS OF WAR, CELTIC WARRIORS,

CELTIC SOCIETY, WOMEN IN SOCIETY

WATCH THE EPISODE 'IN LOVE AND WAR' FROMTHE CÚ CHULAINN ANIMATED SERIES.

CÚ CHULAINN FALLS IN LOVE WITH EMER - ONE OF

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN IN IRELAND. THEYPLEDGE LOYALTY BUT SOON THEY MUST PART ASHE HAS TO CONTINUE HIS MILITARY STUDIES INSCOTLAND WITH SCATHACH. AS A TEST HE ISPITTED AGAINST A MULTI-FACETED ENEMY.

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DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEETS 'CELTIC WARRIORS’.

DISCUSS 'CELTIC WARRIORS' AS A CLASS. THISWORKSHEET CONTAINS VARIOUS IMAGES OF THE WARRIOR,INFORMATION ABOUT HOW WARRIORS DRESSED AND WORETHEIR HAIR, THE WEAPONS THEY USED AND HOW THEYDECORATED THEIR BODIES WITH PAINT BEFORE GOINGINTO BATTLE.

DISCUSS AS A CLASS.

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DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEETS 'CELTIC SOCIETY'AND 'WOMEN IN CELTIC SOCIETY'. DISCUSS THE CLASSSTRUCTURE OF CELTIC SOCIETYHIGHLIGHTING THE FACTS THATWARRIORS WERE WELL RESPECTED,AS WERE THE MEN OF ART ANDLEARNING, AND WOMEN WERETREATED EQUALLY IN EARLY CELTICSOCIETY.


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DISTRIBUTE THE PUPILWORKSHEET 'ACTIVITY: CELTICSOCIETY QUIZ'. PUPILS MUSTDECIDE TO WHICH GROUP OF CELTICSOCIETY VARIOUS CHARACTERSWOULD BELONG.

DISCUSS ANSWERS AS A CLASS -SEE 'CELTIC SOCIETY QUIZ'ANSWERS PAGE.

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COLOURING IN PENS

RESOURCES NEEDED...


SOFTWARE...

WHITEBOARD

HARDWARE...

PUPIL WORKSHEETS: CELTIC WARRIORSACTIVITY: DRESS THE WARRIORCELTIC SOCIETYWOMEN IN CELTIC SOCIETYACTIVITY: CELTIC SOCIETY QUIZ




ANSWERS...

CELTIC SOCIETY

CELTIC SOCIETY QUIZ

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF CELTIC SOCIETIES.

IN WHICH CLASS WOULD THESE CHARACTERS HAVE BELONGED?

DRAW THE CHARACTERS OR WRITE THEIR NAMES INTO THE CORRECT BOXES BELOW.

THE NOBLES

CÚ CHULAINN

CÚ CHULAINN

FARMER

CULANNTHEBLACKSMITH

KING CONOR

FARMER'S WIFE

POTTER

QUEEN MAEVE

DRUID

CULANNTHE BLACKSMITH

KING CONOR QUEEN MAEVE

FARMER POTTER DRUID FARMER'S WIFE

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THE AES DANA, PEOPLE OF ART AND LEARNING

THE COMMONERS

DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'THE LIFE OF ACELT PRESENTATION PLAN'.

HAVE PUPILS COMPLETE THEIR PRESENTATION PLAN BYFILLING IN INFORMATION THEY HAVE LEARNED ABOUTDIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE CELTS.

LESSON 5: THE LIFE OF A CELT' ICT PRESENTATIONS

DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'ICT ACTIVITY:THE LIFE OF A CELT PRESENTATION' AND DISCUSSACTIVITY.

PUPILS MUST MAKE A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE LIFE OF ACELT USING COMPUTER SOFTWARE SUCH AS POWERPOINT ORSLIDESHOW.

THE PRESENTATION IS A DEMONSTRATION OF KNOWLEDGEAND UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE WORLD OF THE CELTSWHICH HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN THIS UNIT OF STUDY.

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POSSIBLE TOPICS:THE ORIGIN OF THE CELTSCELTIC LANGUAGEARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDSBOG BODIESDRESSJEWELLERYARTSETTLEMENTSROUNDHOUSESFOODCELTIC SOCIETYWOMEN IN CELTIC SOCIETYPOWER ANIMALSWARRIORSCELTIC WARFARECELTIC ARMOURRELIGIONFESTIVALS

HEAD HUNTERS

OR ANYTHING ELSETHEY'VE LEARNED!

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MAKING A MULTIMEDIAPRESENTATION


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GATHERING IMAGESPUPILS CAN DRAW IMAGES TOUSE IN THEIR PRESENTATIONS,DOWNLOAD THEM FROM THEINTERNET, OR TAKE PICTURES WITHA DIGITAL CAMERA (FOR EXAMPLEPUPILS COULD DRESS LIKE A CELT).PICTURES MUST BE SCANNED AND DOWNLOADED INTO A FOLDERON THE COMPUTER THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS LATER.

TEXTPUPILS SHOULD HAVE THEIR PRESENTATION PLAN WORKSHEETS COMPLETED ANDBRING THEM TO THE COMPUTER SESSION.

PREPARINGCONTENT...

OPEN SOFTWAREOPEN PRESENTATION SOFTWARE, E.G. POWERPOINT OR SLIDESHOW.

OPENING TITLE SLIDEADD TEXT TO THIS SLIDE. IT SHOULD CONTAIN THE PRESENTATION'S TITLE AND THEPUPIL'S NAME. FORMAT THE TEXT'S SIZE, FONT, AND COLOUR.

CHANGE BACKGROUND COLOURSELECT THE BACKGROUND COLOUR FOR THE SLIDES.

TOPIC SLIDESADD A NEW SLIDE AND TYPE IN THE FIRST TOPIC'S TEXT. FORMAT THE TEXT'S SIZE, FONT,AND COLOUR.

ADD THE PICTURES TO ILLUSTRATE THIS TOPIC. RESIZE THE PICTURES AND REPOSITIONTHEM.

REPEAT ADDING NEW SLIDES UNTIL EACH TOPIC HAS BEEN INCLUDED.

TIMING, SLIDE TRANSITIONS AND ANIMATIONSPOWERPOINT ALLOWS YOU TO SET SLIDE TIMINGS OR HOW LONG THE SLIDE APPEARS ONTHE SCREEN, SET THE SLIDE TRANSITIONS OR HOW ONE SLIDE BLENDS INTO THE NEXTAND ANIMATIONS WHICH CHANGES HOW TEXT AND IMAGES APPEAR ON SCREEN.

PROOFREAD THE PRESENTATIONSPELL-CHECK ALL TEXT IN THE PRESENTATION, PUNCTUATION AND GRAMMAR.

VIEW SLIDESHOWTEST THE PRESENTATION BY VIEWING IT AS A SLIDESHOW.

SAVING THE PRESENTATIONPUBLISH THE FINAL VERSION OF THE PRESENTATION AND VIEW THE COMPLETEDSLIDESHOWS.

GETTING STARTED...


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SCANNER, DIGITAL CAMERA, WHITEBOARD

HARDWARE NEEDED...

NONE

RESOURCES NEEDED...

PRESENTATION SOFTWARESUCH AS POWERPOINT ORSLIDESHOW

SOFTWARE...

PUPIL WORKSHEETS:ICT ACTIVITY: 'THE LIFE OF A CELT' PRESENTATIONPRESENTATION PLANNING WORKSHEET



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