1. Warm –up – pens, paper, journal, note
(note) A T.D. or Teachta Dála is an elected member of Dáil Éireann,
the lower house of the Oireachtas.
(note) A senator is chosen member of the Seanad, the upper house
of the Oireachtas.
(Discuss) For any task, would you rather be voted for by your classmates or chosen
by your teacher ? Which would make you feel better?
Homework
Will be action report.
Skills
Expressing ideas and managing information.
Today's Objectives
1. Examine the Dáil (Irish Parliament).
2. Understand who is in power in Ireland today.
Heading: Democracy 5 Date:
2. We are going to read pages 226 to 228 of the book.
We will take notes along the way.
In your activity book there is a list of ten things that
TDs do and you shall rank them from 1-10 and how
important they are in your opinion.
Plan for today
3. I will need about eleven people to read about a paragraph each
today. Raise hands after each paragraph.
(note) The Dáil may not continue more than five years without
elections. Those who win are called ‘the government’.
(note) The opposition are the parties who were not elected. Their
job is to question and keep watch of those in power.
(note) Constituency: There are 40 areas in Ireland, each of which
elects representatives. How many TDs they get depend on
population.
(Discuss) Take a look at the picture on page 227 with the colour
dots. Do you know what the initials stand for: FG, IND,FF, etc?
Page 226-228 reading and writing notes
4. I will need about four more people to read about a paragraph
each. Raise hands after each paragraph.
(note) Louth TDs: Fergus O'Dowd (FG) Peter Fitzpatrick (Ind)
Gerry Adams (SF) Declan Breathnach (FF) Imelda Munster (SF)
Taoiseach: Ireland’s prime minister or head of government, Leo
Eric Varadkar (FG)
Tánasite: Ireland’s deputy prime minister or second-in-command,
Simon Coveney (FG)
Senators: TDs, the Taoiseach and Graduates of Universities elect
60 people to discuss and debate issues in our country.
(Task) Start page 89 of your activity book.
Page 227-228 reading and writing notes
5. There are 10 reasons why we have a government from
providing information to having a voice on an
international stage. Rank these from what you consider to
be the most important to the least important. There is no
wrong answer as long as you can explain whether you
think it is important or not.
Tip for the bottom – process of elimination is a strong tool
in any students arsenal.
I suggest you tackle A-E in this order: E D B C A
Task – Activity Book page 89
6. An important part of the project is having learned stuff about
charities and the world works.
I suggest you go online and discover some facts about
charities – 5 bullet points or a half page is expected.
Homework – write about information gathered
