1. Objectives: -
To understand the role played by Daniel O’Connell.
To be able to use contemporary evidence to effectively analyse a point of significance.
Outcomes: -
D grade – will be able to support an enquiry with evidence from contemporary sources.
C grade – will be able to evaluate the strength of individual contemporary sources.
B grade – will be able to analyse the strength of the argument created by evaluating how far the evidence is influenced by the context of its production.
A grade – will be able to reach a substantiated conclusion by weighing up the strength of evidence.
Differentiated learning : -
Differentiation by task and support.
Literacy: -
Vocab triangle used – some keywords already inputted and need defining, others to be added.
SMSC: -
Cultural – role of individuals and their impact on history.

2. Write your initial answer on the A4 piece of paper.
Vocab
prominent
Connectives
therefore
Opening sentence
Clearly, without O’Connell
Punctuation ;
Without O’Connell, political developments in Ireland would have stagnated in the early C19th.
Write your initial answer on the A4 piece of paper.
Total agreement
Total disagreement

3. How significant was Daniel O’Connell in the development of the relationship between Britain and Ireland?
Subject Objective(s)
To understand the role played by Daniel O’Connell.
To be able to use contemporary evidence to effectively analyse a point of significance.
Learning Outcomes:
D grade – will be able to support an enquiry with evidence from contemporary sources.
C grade – will be able to evaluate the strength of individual contemporary sources using NOPA.
B grade – will be able to analyse the strength of the argument created by evaluating how far the evidence is influenced by the context of its production.
A grade – will be able to reach a substantiated conclusion by cross-referencing and weighing up the strength of evidence.

4. Remember the significance criteria:
Remarkable - the event/development was remarked upon by people at the time;
Remembered - the event/development was important at some stage in history within the collective memory of a group or groups;
Resonant - people like to make analogies with it; it is possible to connect with experiences, beliefs or situations across time and space;
Resulting in change - it had consequences for the future;
Revealing - of some other aspect of the past.

5. O’Connell Vocabulary Pyramid
Test Acts
Catholic Board
Henry Grattan William Plunkett
Protestant Ascendancy
Veto Controversy
O’Connell Vocabulary Pyramid

6. 1. Catholic Emancipation
What, in your view, was the short-term significance of Daniel O’Connell?
1. Catholic Emancipation
Step 1: Read the contemporary sources. What points of significance do they raise?

8. Total agreement Total disagreement
Vocab
prominent
Connectives
therefore
Opening sentence
Clearly, without O’Connell
Punctuation ;
Without O’Connell, political developments in Ireland would have stagnated in the early C19th.
Total agreement
Total disagreement

9. 1. Catholic Emancipation
What, in your view, was the short-term significance of Daniel O’Connell?
1. Catholic Emancipation
Step 2: Evaluate the contemporary evidence:
What is the context?
How does the NOPA and context affect the weight given to it?

10. Nature
Origin
Purpose
Audience

11. NOPA
B Grade Task:
Put two of the sources into the context of the time by:
Explaining what was happening at that specific time which might have influence that person’s point of view.
Explaining whether the evidence is reflective of the time.
A Grade – what weight can be given to the sources? Do they create a strong and coherent argument?
C Grade support:
Annotate the sources using the questions.
C Grade no support:
Complete a NOPA table for two of the sources.

12. Total agreement Total disagreement
Vocab
prominent
Connectives
therefore
Opening sentence
Clearly, without O’Connell
Punctuation ;
Without O’Connell, political developments in Ireland would have stagnated in the early C19th.
Total agreement
Total disagreement