Lesson examining the political spectrum in the UK including 2 questionnaires for students to reflect on where they would place themselves on the spectrum.
Y8 SOW - Unit 3; How are we kept safe?
Lesson 1; What are civil and criminal offences?
Learning Objectives
To define civil and criminal law
To distinguish between actions that are considered civil and criminal offences
To analyse a case study of a civil offence
Y9 SOW - Unit 3; How can I be financially responsible?
Lesson 1 - Why is budgeting important?
Learning Objectives
To assess the items I think are essential and those which are non essential.
To keep to a budget by shopping around.
Enquiry Question: What is government?
Learning Objectives
To understand the concept of government
To explain the different ways in which countries can be governed
To research examples of different government systems
Civics curriculum designed to be delivered in an International school to a largely American student body.
Learning Objectives
To identify some key attributes of a good citizen
To create a “Good Citizen Guide”
Students complete and activity then assessment identifying key attributes of good citizens. Assessment/marking criteria included but with new GCSE grades matched against old NC level criteria - this will not be appropriate for all schools.
Lesson examining key events in the changing relationship between monarch and government, through student role play/sketches allowing creative interpretations. Events include; Gunpowder Plot, Votes for Women, Magna Carta and Simon De Montfort. Lesson makes use of resources supplied by Parliament Education Service and all available online.
Y8 SOW - Unit 1; Why are civil liberties worth protecting?
Lesson 4 - What is racism and how can we stop it?
*Activities focus on defining racism, and exploring an allegory "The Sneetches" by Dr Seuss, before a role play exercise encouraging students to give advice in response to real ChildLine calls about racist bullying*
Book inserts for students to be used in Y7 Civics.
Civics curriculum designed to be delivered in an International school to a largely American student body.
Enquiry Question: How were Jews treated throughout history?
Learning Objectives
To identify the origins and history of anti-Semitism
To describe the ways that antisemitism has changed over time
To reflect on the dangers of prejudice and hate speech
Enquiry Question: How could you run a country?
Learning Objectives
To explain the concept of fairness in a community
To analyse the advantages and disadvantages of different forms of government
Civics curriculum designed to be delivered in an International school to a largely American student body.
Enquiry Question: What do you already know about the Holocaust?
Learning Objectives
To establish your prior knowledge of the Holocaust
To combat myths and misconceptions about the Holocaust
Activities to consolidate and extend vocabulary to be used in Civics.
Civics curriculum designed to be delivered in an International school to a largely American student body.
Enquiry Question: How do we define the Holocaust?
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Learning Objectives**
To define the term “Holocaust”
To explain the importance of learning about the Holocaust
Enquiry Question: How did the Nazis use legal means to persecute Jewish people?
Learning Objectives
To examine how laws were used in Nazi Germany to persecute Jewish people
To gain an appreciation of the evolution of Nazi policies against Jewish People
To apply this understanding and to use our skills of empathy to examine Jewish experiences in the 1930s and 40s
Enquiry Question: How did Jewish life change in the ghettos?
Learning Objectives
To identify the four phases of the Holocaust
To explain the meaning of the word ‘ghetto’
To understand and reflect on what life was like in ghettos
Enquiry Question: How did Jewish life change in the concentration camps?
Learning Objectives
To clarify the difference between death camps/ killing centers and concentration camps
To explore survivor testimony about life in Auschwitz
Enquiry Question: How were those responsible for the Holocaust punished?
Learning Objectives
To examine their own views guilt and responsibility during wartime.
To analyze who should have been judged - the individuals who gave orders, the people who carried them out, or the people allowed the atrocities to occur
To evaluate whether justice was achieved at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials.
Enquiry Question: What dilemmas and choices did people face during the Holocaust?
Learning Objectives
To define the typical categories used to classify those who were involved in the Holocaust
To consider the moral dilemmas and complexities of the events
To explain the role of ordinary people in why the Holocaust happened