Week 4, Third Year CSPE

1. Warm –up – pens, paper, journal, note
(note and draw) Our Government is called the Oireachtas
(ear – ock – tas) and has three parts.
(1) The President
(2) The Seanad
(3) Dail Eireann
Homework
Will be action report.
Skills
Expressing ideas and managing information.
Today's Objectives
1. Examine the President of Ireland.
2. Understand what a president should do.
Heading: Democracy 4 Date:
1 2 3
Oireachtas
Discuss after note:
Based off the diagram
(also on page 223), is one
part of the government
more important than the
other?

2.  We are going to read pages 223 to 225 of the book.
 A class representative shall swear the same oath of
office as the President, journal in hand.
 We will take notes along the way.
 After taking sown some information about the
current president then, you shall write a small note
in your activity book inviting him to the school. You
are free to try sending a real one any time then.
Plan for today

3.  I will need about six people to read about a paragraph each today.
Raise hands after each paragraph.
 (note) parliament: the main legislative (law-making) body of a
country.
 (note) President: the elected head of a republican state (one
which the people who hold supreme power).
 (note) A Presidents job is to uphold the constitution (equality,
freedom, human rights).
 (note) In his or her seven years, a president’s main roles are to sign
bills into law and represent Ireland.
 (discuss) Has anyone ever been to Aras on Uactarain (or the zoo)?
Page 223-225 reading and writing notes

4.  Fill in the following information into page 88.
 Michael D. Higgins
 April 18th 1941
 November 2011
 2nd term began November 2018
 Inclusive Citizenship: every citizen participates and everyone is
treated with respect.
 Creative Society: recognise people’s achievements on a national
stage.
 He’s a poet and worked in the Gaeltacht
The final two questions are personal ones you can answer on your own.
Task – Activity Book page 88

5.  An important part of the project is learning and using skills.
1. Communication: talking and listening to others.
2. Organisation: planning and setting up things (big and small).
3. Creativity: coming up with ideas.
4. Staying well: considering people’s feelings, including your own.
5. Managing information: thinking about what you see.
 Managing myself, Being literate, Being numerate and more
specific skills based on your committee or job.
Homework – write about skills used