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The Image of Irelande, with a Discoverie of Woodkarne

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/the-image-of-irelande-with-a-discoverie-of-woodkarne

Step 2 · Questions

1. Who wrote The Image of Irelande, with a Discoverie of Woodkarne?
2. What is the publication date?
3. What is the dedicatee?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

Colonial Discourse
Wood Kerns
Renaissance
Propaganda

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Answer key (teacher copy)

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who wrote The Image of Irelande, with a Discoverie of Woodkarne?John Derricke
2. What is the publication date?1581
3. What is the dedicatee?Philip Sidney

Colonial Discourse: The ways in which colonial powers represented and discussed colonized peoples and lands.
Wood Kerns: Lightly armed Irish foot soldiers, often depicted as rebels in English accounts.
Renaissance: A period in European history (roughly 14th-16th centuries) marked by a revival of classical art, literature, and learning.
Propaganda: Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.