Lesson examining the ideas behind lowering the voting age, with homework and debate assessment lesson to support oral assessment in citizenship (grades/levels may not correlate to other school assessment systems but can be easily adapted.

Learning Objectives To describe our local identity To explore the concept of ‘Britishness’ as our national identity Students identify what links they have with their city (Birmingham) then explore their national identity using a VisitBritain clip as stimulus.

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

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 the role and powers of the Prime Minister, with task of creating job advertisement for PM.

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.

Baseline assessment and answers. Civics curriculum designed to be delivered in an International school to a largely American student body.

Enquiry Question: How do we define the Holocaust? ** 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.