East Glendalough School
Section 1
Question 1
Photograph Questions
Section 1
Photograph Questions
Question 1
• Know political party leaders
Enda Kenny, Fine Gael (Taoiseach)
Eamon Gilmore, Labour (Tanaiste)
Micheal Martin, Fianna Fail
Gerry Adams, Sinn Fein
Section 1
Photograph Questions
Question 1
• Know political party leaders
• Know some key buildings
Aras an Uachtarain
The Four Courts
Courts of Criminal Justice
United Nations Building, New York
Leinster House (The Dail & Seanad)
Government Buildings
Section 1
Photograph Questions
Question 1
• Know political party leaders
• Know some key buildings
• Use a little bit of cop on
Ban Ki Moon or Jose Manuel
Barroso?
United Nations or European
Commission?
Section 1
Question 2 & 3
Factual Questions
Section 1
Factual Questions
Question 2 & 3
• It’s very simple – learn the
yellow handout
Section 1
Factual Questions
Question 2 & 3
• It’s very simple – learn the
yellow handout
• Have a go at every question!
Section 2
Question 1-4
Reading Questions
Section 2
Reading Questions
Question 1-4
• Try all four questions
• Write out the answer DIRECTLY from the
fact sheet
• THINK about each question – what will get
the marks?
• Read the questions – what is the focus?
What is the focus?
What is the focus?
- your CSPE class?
What is the focus?
- your CSPE class?
- the school?
What is the focus?
- your CSPE class?
- the school?
- the local community?
What is the focus?
- your CSPE class?
- the school?
- the local community?
- other?
What is the activity?
What is the activity?
- fundraising?
What is the activity?
- fundraising?
- raising awareness?
What is the activity?
- fundraising?
- raising awareness?
- protesting?
What is the activity?
- fundraising?
- raising awareness?
- protesting?
- other?
Possible Actions
CRUCIAL!!
Possible Actions
CRUCIAL!!
“Name of Action”
= Give the TYPE of action – not the name or
slogan you would use for your own project
Possible Actions
Also…
Possible Actions
Also…
Be careful not to be too ambitious
Possible Actions
Possible Actions - Fundraising
Possible Actions - Fundraising
- Cake Sale
- Non-Uniform Day
- Sponsored Event
- Bag-Packing
- Street Collection
Possible Actions
Possible Actions - Awareness
Possible Actions - Awareness
- Hold an Assembly
- Posters and Fliers Campaign
- Design a website
- CSPE class talks to younger year groups
or primary schools
- Radio/local newspapers asked to give the
issue coverage
Section 3
Long Questions
Question 1-4
• One strong question – perhaps a second
• Again, THINK about how the marks will be
given for each question
• Again, read the questions to find out the focus?
• If you need more paper, just ASK!!
Issues for 2011
1. General Election
2. Presidential Election/Mary McAleese
3. Ireland’s EU/IMF Bailout
4. The recession (including
poverty/homelessness)
5. ???