Capital Punishment KS3 Citizenship

A ready to use lesson (from KS3 upwards) to meet the National Citizenship Curriculum which introduces Capital Punishment. Fully editable lesson and resources, with 60 minutes worth of content. Lesson interleaves the concepts of human rights and justice. It is engaging and challenges students to become critical thinkers. The lesson can be used as part of a series when teaching human rights or as part of the GCSE Citizenship programme of study. (Themes A and C-Edexcel)

Learning Intentions
-I can recall key facts about the Capital Punishment and its use globally.
-I can evaluate arguments for and against the use of Capital Punishment by identifying counter-arguments.
-I can create a reasoned and well-informed opinion on whether Capital Punishment should be reinstated in the UK.

The lesson challenges students to evaluate their own opinions and beliefs about Capital Punishment. Students are tasked with using technical vocabulary such as Retribution, Deterrence, Rehabilitation & Miscarriage of Justice when evaluating the pros and cons of Capital Punishment in society and the Legal System. Students are shown statistics from a recent UK poll and through differentiated comprehension questions, must explore and analyse the data.
Students are encouraged to debate controversial issues, such as whether the organs of executed offenders should be used to save the lives of others.

What is included?
-Powerpoint-9 slides
-Resources- Keyword match up task (Word), Arguments for and Against Task (Publisher), Capital Punishment Missing Word task (Word), Capital Punishment Poll and Question Sheet (Publisher) Debate Question Group Sheet (PPT)

PowerPoint is in comic sans, with size 14 font and slides have a yellow background to ensure that it is SEN inclusive. The lesson includes differentiated learning tasks and includes assessment for learning opportunities. The lesson also seeks to develop wider literacy skills and opinion writing. The PowerPoint has teacher notes with suggested teaching ideas and teaching tips, as well as suggested timings. The Lesson and resources are non-specialist friendly.
Tried and tested lesson used by both specialist and non-specialist staff across inner city schools in the Northwest.

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