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Politics Session Plan

Submitted by AFAN team member afan a Worldview on 08/11/2011 09:51
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 SESSION PLAN (TUTORIAL 30-50mins) – TOPIC – POLITICS - LEVEL 1/2

Teacher Activities


Learner Activities

Big Questions

Resources

Starter Options – (5-10 mins)

  • Flash up Big Questions and/or Common Themes and/or Quotes

  • Introduce video-clip, distribute question(s) if required

 

Contribute further questions, respond to quotes.

What is Politics for? Is it about helping us or controlling us? Can I really make a difference?
Should Religion influence Politics? And vice versa?
Are all politicians corrupt? Is democracy best?

Bqs: http://www.afan.uk.net/category/2

Quotes:

Common Themes:

 

 

Activities (10-20 mins)

  • Play video-clip eg Made in Dagenham

  • Introduce ‘Hot Topic’ eg Women in Politics, Occupy the City

  • Discuss Faith Perspective on Politics and Religion

In Group (or plenary):

  • explore responses to video

  • each group discusses 1 or 2 questions: one presents response

 

Yes Minister Politics/Education

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeF_o1Ss1NQ&feature=relmfu

Occupy City – St Pauls Crisis

http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/world-views/christian/political-firestorm-e...
Made in Dagenham Women's rights
http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/social-action/made-dagenham

Conclusion (10-20) mins

  • Invite student responses

  • Introduce discussion on current topics in politics

  • Report back – how did video make you feel?

  • What moral questions does it raise?

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment Options: Write up and compare responses

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end of the session the learners will have: (1)Reflected on politics, their views, how they are affected, (2) Explored own questions on politics (3) Identified own faith/belief community’s views around politics and political action

KEY DIFFERENTIAL CRITERIA: Level, Gender, Individual Learning Need, Ethnicity, Faith/Belief Background,

ECM CRITERIA: Awareness of moral development, social well-being

EMPLOYABILITY CRITERIA: Self confidence, Team working in diverse contexts, Communication, Personal Effectiveness, Reliability

 

 

 

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