CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS UNIT OF STUDY ...... 3
LESSON 1: WHO WERE THE CELTS?...... 4
LESSON 2: SETANTA - A CHILD OF THE GODS ...... 8
LESSON 3: LIFE IN A ROUNDHOUSE ...... 15
LESSON 4: THE HOUND OF ULSTER ...... 18
WARRIORS IN CELTIC SOCIETY LESSON 5: ...... 20
'THE LIFE OF A CELT' ICT PRESENTATIONS LESSON 6: ...... 23
2 EXPLORING THE WORLD OF THE CELTS - TEACHER GUIDE 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 RELIGION AND 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 PLUS A VARIETY OF PUPIL ACTIVITIES WHICH CAN HELP REINFORCE OR TEST PUPILS' KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF CELTIC LIFE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EXAMINING ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE, STORY COMPREHENSION, PLANNING A ROUNDHOUSE, COMPARING LIFE TODAY TO THAT OF AN ANCIENT CELT, 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 TO THIS UNIT OF STUDY IS FOUND AT THE BACK OF THE PUPIL WORKBOOK.
ICT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DESIGNING A CELTIC SEASONAL GREETING CARD AND CREATING A MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION ABOUT THE LIFE OF A CELT. THESE ICT ACTIVITIES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO ICT ACCREDITATION BY COVERING THE DESIRABLE FEATURES: WORKING WITH TEXT; WORKING WITH IMAGES; PRESENTATIONS; DESKTOP PUBLISHING; AND RESEARCHING. PUPILS' WORK CAN BE SHARED ONLINE TO COVER THE DESIRABLE FEATURE 'ONLINE COLLABORATION'. ALL OF THESE SKILLS CAN BE FORMALLY ASSESSED BY CCEA.
THE TEACHER GUIDE INCLUDES STEP-BY-STEP LESSON PLANS, ACTIVITY AND POP QUIZ ANSWERS, A DETAILED GUIDES TO ICT ACTIVITIES AND OTHER HELPFUL INFORMATION. THE TEACHER GUIDE SHOULD BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD RESOURCE DESIGNED FOR THIS UNIT, WHICH IS A DOWNLOADABLE MULTIMEDIA POWERPOINT PRESENTATION TO BE USED BY TEACHERS TO DISPLAY KEY 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 THE HEROIC DEEDS OF THE HOUND OF ULSTER FROM HIS BOYHOOD ADVENTURES TO HIS TRAGIC DEATH IN THE EPIC ENCOUNTER BETWEEN ULSTER AND CONNAUGHT.
HOW DOES THIS UNIT OF STUDY SUPPORT THE NORTHERN IRELAND CURRICULUM?
AREAS OF LEARNING LANGUAGE & LITERACY: READING; WRITING; TALKING AND LISTENING THE WORLD AROUND US: HISTORY - LIFE IN EARLY TIMES PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT & MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING: MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING 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 WITH OTHERS 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; MOVING IMAGES AND RESEARCHING. PUPILS CAN SHARE THEIR COMPLETED WORK ONLINE TO COVER THE DESIRABLE FEATURE 'ONLINE COLLABORATION'.
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LESSON 1: WHO WERE THE CELTS? THE ORIGIN OF THE CELTS, CELTIC DRESS AND JEWELLERY, ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE. THE INFORMATION 1 ON THESE AND OTHER INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT TOPICS IN THIS UNIT IS ALSO FOUND ON THE INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD 2 RESOURCE. DISTRIBUTE WORKSHEETS ON 'WHO WERE THE CELTS?', 'CELTIC DRESS', AND 'CELTIC JEWELLERY'.
THESE WORKSHEET EXPLAINS THE ORIGIN OF THE CELTS AND WHAT THEY LOOKED LIKE. DISCUSS AS A CLASS.
3 DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'ART ACTIVITY: CELTIC BROOCHES'. MATERIALS NEEDED: IN THIS ACTIVITY PUPILS CAN DESIGN A CELTIC BROOCH, WHICH WAS SCISSORS, WORN BY BOTH MEN AND WOMEN IN CELTIC SOCIETY TO FASTEN CARDSTOCK, THEIR CLOAKS. COLOURED PENS, GLUE, LARGE SAFETY PINS, PLUS FULL INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOUND ON THE PUPIL WORKSHEET ALONG SEQUINS, GLITTER, WITH SIX BROOCH TEMPLATES FOR PUPILS TO COLOUR IN, CUT OUT OR JEWELS TO AND DECORATE. DECORATE.
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4 DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'BOG BODIES'.
THIS WORKSHEET EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS AND THE DISCOVERY OF IRON AGE BOG BODIES IN IRELAND. DISCUSS AS A CLASS.
5 DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'ACTIVITY: DIRT DETECTIVE' AND HAVE PUPILS COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY.
DURING THIS ACTIVITY PUPILS MUST INVESTIGATE TWO IRON AGE BOG BODIES WHICH WERE FOUND IN IRELAND AND ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BOG BODIES BASED ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE.
DISCUSS THE ANSWERS AS A GROUP. SEE THE 'DIRT DETECTIVE' ANSWERS PAGE.
6 DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'BOG MAN RECONSTRUCTION' AND HAVE PUPILS COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY.
DURING THIS ACTIVITY PUPILS MUST RECONSTRUCT WHAT A BOG MAN MIGHT HAVE LOOKED LIKE BASED ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE AND THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF CELTIC DRESS AND JEWELLERY.
DISPLAY THE LESSON 1 WHITEBOARD RESOURCE: CELTIC DRESS AND CELTIC JEWELLERY AS A GUIDE FOR PUPILS TO USE WHEN MAKING THEIR DRAWINGS.
7 DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'ACTIVITY: WHO WERE THE CELTS? TRUE OR FALSE' AND HAVE PUPILS COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY.
THIS WORKSHEET TESTS PUPILS' KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THIS LESSON'S TOPICS, AND ASKS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THE CELTS, KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CELTS, CELTIC DRESS AND JEWELLERY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS.
DISCUSS THE ANSWERS AS A GROUP. SEE THE 'WHO WERE THE CELTS? TRUE OR FALSE' ANSWERS PAGE.
RESOURCES NEEDED... SOFTWARE... HARDWARE...
COLOURED MARKERS NONE WHITEBOARD
HANDOUTS AND GUIDES...
PUPIL WORKSHEETS: WHO WERE THE CELTS? • CELTIC DRESS • CELTIC JEWELLERY • BOG BODIES • ACTIVITY: DIRT DETECTIVE • ACTIVITY: BOG MAN RECONSTRUCTION • ACTIVITY: WHO WERE THE CELTS? TRUE OR FALSE LESSON 1 WHITEBOARD RESOURCE
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OLD CROGHAN MAN DO YOU THINK I WAS A POOR PEASANT OR RICH WITH WHAT WAS UNUSUAL SERVANTS? ABOUT MY DEATH? WHY DO YOU THINK IT HAPPENED?
IT IS CLEAR THAT HE DID NOT DIE A NORMAL DEATH HIS FINGERNAILS BECAUSE CELTS WERE NORMALLY CREMATED DURING THE WERE EXTREMELY TIME PERIOD OF HIS DEATH. HE HAD BEEN ATTACKED WELL MANICURED, AND CUT INTO PIECES BEFORE HIS DEATH. INDICATING HE HADN'T WORKED A PERHAPS THE MOST TELLING INDICATION OF WHY HE DAY IN HIS LIFE AND WAS KILLED WAS HIS LAST MEAL OF BUTTERMILK AND WAS MOST LIKELY CORN, WHICH INDICATED HE MAY HAVE BEEN A VERY WEALTHY WITH SACRIFICE TO THE GODS AS PART OF A PAGAN RITUAL. SERVANTS.
CLONYCAVAN MAN
DO YOU THINK I DIED DURING THE WINTER WAS I RICH OR SUMMER? OR POOR?
HE WAS MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT HIS STOMACH CONTENTS WEALTHY SINCE HE COULD SHOWED HE HAD RECENTLY EATEN A RICH DIET AFFORD INGREDIENTS FOR OF FRESH VEGETABLES, HE MOST LIKELY DIED HIS HAIR GEL WHICH CAME DURING THE WARMER SUMMER MONTHS WHEN FROM ABROAD. VEGETABLES WERE APLENTY.
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TRUE OR FALSE? ANSWERS... CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER.
1 THE FIRST CELTS CAME FROM SCOTLAND.
2 GREEK MERCHANTS WHO FIRST CAME ACROSS THE CELTS CALLED THEM 'KELTOI'.
3 THE EARLY CELTS ARE SOMETIMES CALLED BRONZE AGE CELTS.
4 THE CELTS WERE KNOWN FOR BEING FIERCE WARRIORS.
5 CELTIC ART IS CHARACTERISED BY DETAILED DESIGNS AND KNOT PATTERNS.
6 CELTIC GAELIC IS SPOKEN ON AN ISLAND ON THE EASTERN COAST OF CANADA.
7 THE TORC WAS A METAL BRACELET WORN ON THE ARM.
8 THE CELTS WORE TUNICS WHICH WERE USUALLY BRIGHTLY COLOURED.
9 THE CELTS USED RIBBONS TO FASTEN THEIR CLOAKS.
10 MANY ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS OF CELTIC PEOPLE AND OBJECTS ARE FOUND BY ACCIDENT.
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LESSON 2: SETANTA - A CHILD OF THE GODS SETANTA'S BIRTH, CELTIC RELIGION, GODS AND GODDESSES, HUMAN HEAD HUNTERS, CELTIC FESTIVALS
1 WATCH THE EPISODE 'THE BIRTH OF SETANTA' FROM THE C CHULAINN ANIMATED SERIES. Ú IN THIS EPISODE THE STORY OF CÚ CHULAINN BEGINS WITH HIS UNUSUAL BIRTH. PUPILS ARE INTRODUCED TO THE MYSTICAL WORLD OF THE CELTS WHERE MORTALS MIX WITH GODS, MAIDENS MAGICALLY TURN INTO SWANS, AND GREAT HEROES ARE BORN.
2 DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'BIRTH OF SETANTA PICTURE MATCH' AND HAVE PUPILS COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY. THIS ACTIVITY IS A RECAP ON SOME OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS AND EVENTS IN THE EPISODE THEY HAVE JUST WATCHED.
DISCUSS THE ANSWERS AS A GROUP - SEE 'BIRTH OF SETANTA PICTURE MATCH' ANSWERS PAGE.
3 DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEETS 'CELTIC RELIGION' AND 'CELTIC GODS AND GODDESSES'.
4 DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'THE CELTIC GOD AND GODDESS QUIZ' AND HAVE PUPILS COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY.
THIS WORKSHEET TESTS PUPILS' KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CELTIC GODS AND GODDESSES. THEY ARE GIVEN A LIST OF KEY WORDS AND PHRASES AND MUST MATCH THEM TO THE GOD OR GODDESS THEY BEST DESCRIBE.
REVIEW ANSWERS AS A CLASS - SEE 'THE CELTIC GOD AND GODDESS QUIZ' ANSWERS PAGE.
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5 DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'HUMAN HEAD HUNTERS' AND 'CELEBRATING THE SEASONS' AND REVIEW AS A CLASS.
THESE WORKSHEETS DISCUSS THE PRACTICE OF HUMAN HEAD HUNTING AND THE SEASONAL FESTIVALS THE CELTS CELEBRATED.
6 DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'CELTIC SEASONAL GREETING CARDS'. THIS IS A PLANNING WORKSHEET FOR PUPILS TO PLAN AND DESIGN A SEASONAL GREETING CARD AROUND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CELTIC FESTIVALS: SAMHAIN, IMBOLC, BELTAIN, OR LUGHNASA.
THE CARD CAN BE DRAWN OR CREATED ON THE COMPUTER USING A PAINT PACKAGE, MICROSOFT WORD OR COMIC LIFE SOFTWARE.
IF PUPILS ARE USING THE COMPUTER, THEY CAN DOWNLOAD PICTURES FROM THE INTERNET TO USE ON THE CARD, OR DRAW THEIR OWN PICTURES USING A PAINT PACKAGE.
THE COMPLETED CARD DESIGN CAN BE PRINTED OUT AND GLUED ONTO A FOLDED PIECE OF COLOURED CARDSTOCK.
PUPILS CAN USE CELTIC LETTERING AND KNOTWORK TO MAKE THE CARD LOOK MORE AUTHENTIC.
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IF PUPILS ARE MAKING DRAWINGS, SCAN IN PUPILS' DRAWINGS AND SAVE THEM AS JPEGS.
COPY THEM INTO A SHARED FOLDER ON THE COMPUTER NETWORK THAT PUPILS CAN ACCESS.
TIP: YOU CAN ALSO USE A DIGITAL STILLS CAMERA TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE DRAWINGS. THIS IS A FASTER WAY TO DIGITISE THE DRAWINGS RATHER THAN SCANNING, BUT THE QUALITY WON'T BE AS GOOD.
1 GET STARTED... PUPILS SHOULD HAVE THEIR COMPLETED GREETING CARD PLANNING SHEET.
2 OPEN THE COMIC-MAKING SOFTWARE
3 USE THE LESSON 7 USE THE INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD WHITEBOARD TO DEMONSTRATE HOW TO USE THE RESOURCE FOR ON SOFTWARE. OVERHEAD GUIDE. DEMONSTRATE EACH STEP BEFORE YOU ASK PUPILS TO DO A STEP ON THEIR OWN COMPUTER.
FIRST, POINT OUT TO PUPILS THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE SOFTWARE'S WHITEBOARD WORKSPACE, E.G. COMIC LIFE'S 'LIBRARIES' PANEL, 'BUBBLES' PANEL, ETC..., SO THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT EACH SECTION OF WORKSPACE ALLOWS YOU TO DO.
CLICK ON 'HELP' IN COMIC LIFE FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO USE THE SOFTWARE.
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4 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 CHANGE THE PAGE FORMAT TO A5 (HALF THE SIZE OF AN A4 PIECE OF PAPER). CHOOSE A PAGE TEMPLATE 5 HAVE PUPILS SELECT A PAGE TEMPLATE AND DRAG IT ONTO THEIR PAGE. ADD PICTURES 6 SHOW PUPILS WHERE TO FIND THE SHARED FOLDER ON THE COMPUTER NETWORK WHERE THEIR DRAWINGS ARE STORED.
7 PUPILS SHOULD SELECT AND DRAG THE PICTURES THEY WANT TO USE INTO THE SQUARE PANELS. ADD TEXT 8 PUPILS CAN ADD TEXT BY USING TEXT BOXES, LETTERING, OR SPEECH BUBBLES. FORMAT THE TEXT BY CHANGING THE COLOUR, FONT, SIZE AND STYLE. FORMAT THE BACKGROUND 9 CHANGE THE BACKGROUND OF THE PAGE AND SQUARE PANELS BY SELECTING EITHER 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. SAVE 10 SAVE THE WORK INTO AN APPROPRIATE FOLDER ON THE COMPUTER. PRINT & ASSEMBLE 11 PRINT OUT THE COMPLETED CARD DESIGNS. PUPILS CAN CUT OUT THEIR DESIGN AND PASTE IT ONTO A FOLDED PIECE OF COLOURED CARD STOCK TO FINISH THE PROJECT.
RESOURCES NEEDED... SOFTWARE...
‘CU CHULAINN ANIMATED SERIES’ DVD PLAYING SOFTWARE OR INTERNET CONNECTION DVD OR VIEW EPISODES ONLINE SCANNING SOFTWARE COLOURED PENS AND PAPER PAINT PACKAGE, MICROSOFT WORD OR COMIC LIFE
HARDWARE... WHITEBOARD • SCANNER (OPTIONAL) • DIGITAL CAMERA (OPTIONAL)
HANDOUTS AND GUIDES... PUPIL WORKSHEETS: ACTIVITY: THE BIRTH OF SETANTA PICTURE 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 LESSON 1 WHITEBOARD RESOURCE
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THE BIRTH PICTURE MATCH OF SETANTA ANSWERS...
THE CHARACTERS BELOW ARE FROM THE STORY ABOUT THE BIRTH OF SETANTA. MATCH EACH PICTURE WITH ITS BEST DESCRIPTION BY DRAWING A LINE BETWEEN THEM.
LUGH THIS IS SETANTA'S FATHER FROM ANOTHER WORLD, WHO WAS ALSO KNOWN AS THE GOD OF LIGHT.
SWANS DECHTIRE AND HER 50 MAIDENS WERE TURNED INTO THESE CREATURES AT THE PARTY.
MAYFLY THIS FLEW INTO DECHTIRE'S GOBLET AT THE PARTY IN EMAIN MACHA. IT WAS REALLY THE GOD LUGH IN DISGUISE.
EMAIN MACHA THIS IS WHERE KING CONOR MAC NESSA HAD HIS PALACE. HE THREW A PARTY HERE FOR HIS SISTER DECHTIRE. THIS PLACE WAS THE ROYAL SEAT OF ULSTER FROM 700BC TO 500AD.
DECHTIRE THE WOMAN WHO WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE WORLD OF THE GODS SO THAT SHE MAY BEAR A SPECIAL CHILD.
SETANTA THE CHILD OF THE GODS WHO WAS DESTINED TO BECOME FAMOUS THROUGHOUT IRELAND.
SUALTAM THE NOBLEMAN WHO WAS MARRIED TO DECHTIRE.
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THE CELTIC GOD & GODDESS QUIZ ANSWERS...
BELOW IS A LIST OF KEY WORDS AND PHRASES ASSOCIATED WITH SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS CELTIC GODS AND GODDESSES.
CAN YOU DECIDE WHO THEY BEST DESCRIBE?
WRITE THE KEY WORDS UNDERNEATH THE BEST MATCH.
WAR, LIFE AND DEATH MOTHER OF IRELAND PROTECTOR OF CROPS
FATHER OF THE GOD OF WAVES DANGER GOD OF THE SEA
LUGHNASA FESTIVAL MOTHER GODDESS GAVE BIRTH TO ALL THINGS
GOD OF LIGHT & HARVEST GODDESS OF FERTILITY FATHER GOD
DAGDA DANU BRIGID
FATHER GOD MOTHER OF IRELAND GODDESS OF FERTILITY
PROTECTOR OF CROPS GAVE BIRTH TO ALL THINGS MOTHER GODDESS
LUGH LIR MORRIGAN
LUGHNASA FESTIVAL GOD OF THE SEA WAR, LIFE AND DEATH
GOD OF LIGHT & HARVEST FATHER OF THE GOD OF WAVES DANGER
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LESSON 3: LIFE IN A ROUNDHOUSE SETANTA'S CHILDHOOD, SETTLEMENTS, INSIDE A CELTIC ROUNDHOUSE, DIET AND COOKING.
1 WATCH THE EPISODE 'GROWING UP' FROM THE CÚ CHULAINN ANIMATED SERIES. Granda is persuaded by his grandchildren to tell them one of his Irish stories. He relates to them the story of Setanta (a.k.a. Cu Chulainn) who enjoys a happy school free childhood until he feels that he must fulfil his destiny,- so beginning his career as a warrior and a legend. HAVE PUPILS LOOK OUT FOR WHERE SETANTA LIVED AND WHAT HIS HOME LOOKED LIKE. DISCUSS AFTER VIEWING.
2 DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEETS 'SETTLEMENTS', 'INSIDE A CELTIC ROUNDHOUSE' AND 'INSIDE A CELTIC ROUNDHOUSE: DIET AND COOKING FOOD'. DISCUSS AS A CLASS.
3 DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'ACTIVITY: PLAN A ROUNDHOUSE'.
IN THIS ACTIVITY PUPILS MUST DRAW A FLOOR PLAN OF A TYPICAL CELTIC ROUNDHOUSE AND THE 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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4 DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'FROM THE ROUNDHOUSE TO YOUR HOUSE'.
IN THIS ACTIVITY PUPILS MUST COMPARE LIFE IN AN ANCIENT CELTIC ROUNDHOUSE TO THEIR LIFE TODAY, IN PARTICULAR HOW THE HOME WAS BUILT, FURNITURE, COOKING AND FOOD, HEATING AND ENTERTAINMENT.
DISCUSS PUPILS' RESPONSES AS A CLASS.
5 DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'ACTIVITY: LIFE IN A ROUNDHOUSE QUIZ'.
THIS QUIZ CAN BE USED TO TEST PUPILS' KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DAILY LIFE IN A ROUNDHOUSE AND TEST THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF RELATED VOCABULARY WORDS.
DISCUSS ANSWERS AS A CLASS - SEE 'LIFE IN A ROUNDHOUSE QUIZ' ANSWERS PAGE.
RESOURCES NEEDED... SOFTWARE... HARDWARE... ‘CU CHULAINN ANIMATED SERIES’ DVD PLAYING SOFTWARE WHITEBOARD DVD OR VIEW EPISODES ONLINE OR INTERNET CONNECTION
HANDOUTS AND GUIDES...
PUPIL WORKSHEETS: SETTLEMENTS • INSIDE A CELTIC ROUNDHOUSE • INSIDE A CELTIC ROUNDHOUSE: DIET AND COOKING FOOD ACTIVITY: PLAN A ROUNDHOUSE ACTIVITY: FROM THE ROUNDHOUSE TO YOUR HOUSE ACTIVITY: LIFE IN A ROUNDHOUSE QUIZ
LESSON 3 WHITEBOARD RESOURCE
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CRAFTSMEN ROUNDHOUSE WILLOW
WATTLE AND DAUB FEASTS HERBS
QUERN CAULDRON WEAVING LOOM
CLAY POTS FIRE HILL FORTS
CARVINGS DRINKING HORNS MEAD
1 SOME CELTS LIVED INSIDE HILL FORTS WHICH WERE BUILT ON HIGH MOUNDS OF SOIL WITH DITCHES AROUND THEM TO PROTECT THEM FROM INVADERS.
2 MANY FAMILIES OFTEN LIVED IN A SINGLE ROUNDHOUSE WHICH HAD ONE LARGE ROOM.
3 THE WALLS OF THEIR HOMES WERE MADE WITH WATTLE AND DAUB, OR WOVEN WOOD, STRAW AND MUD.
4 THE CELTS USED A WEAVING LOOM TO WEAVE CLOTH INTO BRIGHTLY COLOURED PATTERNS.
5 THE CELTS COOKED THEIR FOOD IN A CAULDRON WHICH HUNG OVER THE FIRE.
6 BASKETS WERE MADE BY WEAVING FRESH WILLOW INTO SHAPES BEFORE LEAVING TO DRY.
7 DRINKING HORNS WERE OFTEN USED FOR DRINKING ALE BECAUSE THEY COULD HOLD A LOT OF LIQUID.
8 HERBS WERE USED TO FLAVOUR FOOD AND FOR MEDICINE.
9 AS THE CELTS WERE TALENTED CRAFTSMEN, THEIR FURNITURE WAS OFTEN DECORATED WITH SKILLFUL CARVINGS.
10 THE CELTS LOVED TO HAVE FEASTS WHERE THEY WOULD EAT ROASTED MEATS AND DRINK ALE.
11 THEY LOVED TO SIT AROUND THE FIRE IN THE EVENING LISTENING TO STORIES.
12 A QUERN WAS MADE OF TWO HEAVY ROUND STONES AND WAS USED TO GRIND CORN AND WHEAT.
13 CLAY POTS WERE USED FOR STORING FOOD AND FOR HOLDING THE CREMATED REMAINS OF RELATIVES.
14 THE DOOR OF THE ROUNDHOUSE OFTEN HAD SPECIAL CARVINGS TO KEEP AWAY EVIL SPIRITS.
15 THE CELTS LIKED TO DRINK MEAD WHICH WAS MADE OUT OF HONEY, WATER, FRUIT AND HERBS.
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LESSON 4: THE HOUND OF ULSTER HOW CÚ CHULAINN GOT HIS NAME, POWER ANIMALS
1 WATCH THE EPISODE 'THE NAME' FROM THE CÚ CHULAINN ANIMATED SERIES.
IN THIS EPISODE SETANTA IS INVITED WITH HIS FRIENDS TO A GREAT FEAST BUT HE STARTS TO DAYDREAM AND IS LEFT BEHIND. BY THE TIME HE ARRIVES THE FEAST HAS BEGUN, THE GATES ARE LOCKED AND WORSE, THE GUARD DOG ATTACKS HIM.
2 DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEETS 'POWER ANIMALS' AND 'ACTIVITY: WARRIORS AND THEIR POWER ANIMALS'. THESE WORKSHEETS EXPLORE THE CLOSE LINK BETWEEN THE CELTS AND NATURE, IN PARTICULAR THEIR BELIEF THAT THEY COULD CALL UPON 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 THE EPISODE ABOUT HOW HE GOT HIS NAME.
EXPLAIN THAT 'CÚ CHULAINN' IS GAELIC FOR CULANN'S HOUND, THE WORD 'CÚ' MEANING 'HOUND'.
3 HAVE PUPILS COMPLETE THE POWER ANIMALS WORKSHEET. THEY WILL EXAMINE A CELTIC WARRIOR'S HELMET WHICH IS DECORATED WITH A POWER ANIMAL. THEY MUST CHOOSE THEIR OWN POWER ANIMAL AND EXPLAIN WHY THEY CHOSE IT.
DISCUSS RESPONSES AS A CLASS.
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4 DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET ' DESIGN A WARRIOR'S HELMET'. PUPILS WILL DESIGN A WARRIOR'S HELMET USING THE PROVIDED OUTLINE WITH THEIR CHOSEN POWER ANIMAL AND CELTIC KNOTWORK.
THE WHITEBOARD RESOURCE FOR THIS LESSON HAS A SAMPLE HELMET, ANIMAL DESIGNS AND CELTIC KNOTWORK TO DISPLAY ON THE WHITEBOARD TO HELP GUIDE PUPILS WITH OWN DESIGNS
RESOURCES NEEDED... SOFTWARE... HARDWARE... ‘CU CHULAINN ANIMATED SERIES’ DVD PLAYING SOFTWARE WHITEBOARD DVD OR VIEW EPISODES ONLINE OR INTERNET CONNECTION COLOURING IN PENS
HANDOUTS AND GUIDES...
PUPIL WORKSHEETS: POWER ANIMALS ACTIVITY: WARRIORS AND THEIR POWER ANIMALS ART ACTIVITY: DESIGN A WARRIOR'S HELMET
LESSON 4 WHITEBOARD RESOURCE
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LESSON 5: WARRIORS IN CELTIC SOCIETY CÚ CHULAINN'S TRAINING IN THE ARTS OF WAR, CELTIC WARRIORS, CELTIC SOCIETY, WOMEN IN SOCIETY
1 WATCH THE EPISODE 'IN LOVE AND WAR' FROM THE CÚ CHULAINN ANIMATED SERIES. CÚ CHULAINN FALLS IN LOVE WITH EMER - ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN IN IRELAND. THEY PLEDGE LOYALTY BUT SOON THEY MUST PART AS HE HAS TO CONTINUE HIS MILITARY STUDIES IN SCOTLAND WITH SCATHACH. AS A TEST HE IS PITTED AGAINST A MULTI-FACETED ENEMY.
2 DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEETS 'CELTIC WARRIORS’. DISCUSS 'CELTIC WARRIORS' AS A CLASS. THIS WORKSHEET CONTAINS VARIOUS IMAGES OF THE WARRIOR, INFORMATION ABOUT HOW WARRIORS DRESSED AND WORE THEIR HAIR, THE WEAPONS THEY USED AND HOW THEY DECORATED THEIR BODIES WITH PAINT BEFORE GOING INTO BATTLE.
DISCUSS AS A CLASS.
3 DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'ACTIVITY: DRESS THE WARRIOR' PUPILS MUST DRESS THE WARRIOR ON THE WORKSHEET IN THE APPROPRIATE UNIFORM AND THEN COLOUR HIM IN.
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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4 DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEETS 'CELTIC SOCIETY' AND 'WOMEN IN CELTIC SOCIETY'. DISCUSS THE CLASS STRUCTURE OF CELTIC SOCIETY HIGHLIGHTING THE FACTS THAT WARRIORS WERE WELL RESPECTED, AS WERE THE MEN OF ART AND LEARNING, AND WOMEN WERE TREATED EQUALLY IN EARLY CELTIC SOCIETY.
5 DISTRIBUTE THE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'ACTIVITY: CELTIC SOCIETY QUIZ'. PUPILS MUST DECIDE TO WHICH GROUP OF CELTIC SOCIETY VARIOUS CHARACTERS WOULD BELONG.
DISCUSS ANSWERS AS A CLASS - SEE 'CELTIC SOCIETY QUIZ' ANSWERS PAGE.
RESOURCES NEEDED... SOFTWARE... HARDWARE... ‘CU CHULAINN ANIMATED SERIES’ DVD PLAYING SOFTWARE WHITEBOARD DVD OR VIEW EPISODES ONLINE OR INTERNET CONNECTION COLOURING IN PENS
HANDOUTS AND GUIDES...
PUPIL WORKSHEETS: CELTIC WARRIORS ACTIVITY: DRESS THE WARRIOR CELTIC SOCIETY WOMEN IN CELTIC SOCIETY ACTIVITY: CELTIC SOCIETY QUIZ
LESSON 5 WHITEBOARD RESOURCE
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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.
CÚ CHULAINN CULANN KING CONOR QUEEN MAEVE THE BLACKSMITH
FARMER POTTER DRUID FARMER'S WIFE CELTIC SOCIETY
THE NOBLES
CÚ CHULAINN KING CONOR QUEEN MAEVE
THE AES DANA, PEOPLE OF ART AND LEARNING
CULANNTHEBLACKSMITH POTTER DRUID
THE COMMONERS
FARMER FARMER'S WIFE
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LESSON 5: THE LIFE OF A CELT' ICT PRESENTATIONS
1 DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'ICT ACTIVITY: THE LIFE OF A CELT PRESENTATION' AND DISCUSS ACTIVITY.
PUPILS MUST MAKE A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE LIFE OF A CELT USING COMPUTER SOFTWARE SUCH AS POWERPOINT OR SLIDESHOW.
THE PRESENTATION IS A DEMONSTRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE WORLD OF THE CELTS WHICH HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN THIS UNIT OF STUDY.
POSSIBLE TOPICS: THE ORIGIN OF THE CELTS CELTIC LANGUAGE ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS BOG BODIES DRESS JEWELLERY ART SETTLEMENTS ROUNDHOUSES FOOD CELTIC SOCIETY WOMEN IN CELTIC SOCIETY POWER ANIMALS WARRIORS CELTIC WARFARE CELTIC ARMOUR RELIGION FESTIVALS HEAD HUNTERS
OR ANYTHING ELSE THEY'VE LEARNED!
2 DISTRIBUTE PUPIL WORKSHEET 'THE LIFE OF A CELT PRESENTATION PLAN'. HAVE PUPILS COMPLETE THEIR PRESENTATION PLAN BY FILLING IN INFORMATION THEY HAVE LEARNED ABOUT DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE CELTS.
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MAKING A MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION
PREPARING CONTENT...
GATHERING IMAGES PUPILS CAN DRAW IMAGES TO USE IN THEIR PRESENTATIONS, DOWNLOAD THEM FROM THE INTERNET, OR TAKE PICTURES WITH A DIGITAL CAMERA (FOR EXAMPLE PUPILS COULD DRESS LIKE A CELT). PICTURES MUST BE SCANNED AND DOWNLOADED INTO A FOLDER ON THE COMPUTER THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS LATER.
TEXT PUPILS SHOULD HAVE THEIR PRESENTATION PLAN WORKSHEETS COMPLETED AND BRING THEM TO THE COMPUTER SESSION. GETTING STARTED... OPEN SOFTWARE OPEN PRESENTATION SOFTWARE, E.G. POWERPOINT OR SLIDESHOW.
OPENING TITLE SLIDE ADD TEXT TO THIS SLIDE. IT SHOULD CONTAIN THE PRESENTATION'S TITLE AND THE PUPIL'S NAME. FORMAT THE TEXT'S SIZE, FONT, AND COLOUR.
CHANGE BACKGROUND COLOUR SELECT THE BACKGROUND COLOUR FOR THE SLIDES.
TOPIC SLIDES ADD 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 REPOSITION THEM.
REPEAT ADDING NEW SLIDES UNTIL EACH TOPIC HAS BEEN INCLUDED.
TIMING, SLIDE TRANSITIONS AND ANIMATIONS POWERPOINT ALLOWS YOU TO SET SLIDE TIMINGS OR HOW LONG THE SLIDE APPEARS ON THE SCREEN, SET THE SLIDE TRANSITIONS OR HOW ONE SLIDE BLENDS INTO THE NEXT AND ANIMATIONS WHICH CHANGES HOW TEXT AND IMAGES APPEAR ON SCREEN.
PROOFREAD THE PRESENTATION SPELL-CHECK ALL TEXT IN THE PRESENTATION, PUNCTUATION AND GRAMMAR.
VIEW SLIDESHOW TEST THE PRESENTATION BY VIEWING IT AS A SLIDESHOW.
SAVING THE PRESENTATION PUBLISH THE FINAL VERSION OF THE PRESENTATION AND VIEW THE COMPLETED SLIDESHOWS.
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RESOURCES NEEDED... NONE
HARDWARE NEEDED...
SCANNER, DIGITAL CAMERA, WHITEBOARD
SOFTWARE...
PRESENTATION SOFTWARE SUCH AS POWERPOINT OR SLIDESHOW
HANDOUTS AND GUIDES... PUPIL WORKSHEETS: ICT ACTIVITY: 'THE LIFE OF A CELT' PRESENTATION PRESENTATION PLANNING WORKSHEET
LESSON 6 WHITEBOARD RESOURCE
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