This is a Y9 SOW focusing on the GCSE content learning about the UK democratic system.
L1) Types of government - democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, federal, anarchy, totalitarian etc.
L2) Elections, manifestos and political parties
L3) Elections and voting - first past the post and proportional representation - what's the difference?
L4) The difference between parliament and government, how power is shared in the UK
L5) How laws are made in the UK
L6) What MPs do
L7) Local and regional government
A set of powerpoints covering all topics in S2. Examples labelled WB correspond to the separately attached 'Workbook&' (I give this as a single booklet so pupils have a clear model answer to each topic). References to Exercises are from the Pearson Edexcel S2 textbook.
This presentation and worksheet can be used to introduce the subjunctive in French or as a revision tool.
There are links to interactive websites for consolidation.
The presentation looks at how the subjunctive is formed and used using the research from an article on the qualities of an ideal president. Topical at the moment as the French elections have just been held.
GCSE Citizenship 9-1: A 1 hour lesson on FPTP, PR and the philosophies of the main UK political parties. As required by the AQA spec (but also suitable content for other specs), this lesson covers:
1.The major political parties contesting UK general elections; key philosophical differences between the political parties operating in UK general elections.
2.The nature of the ‘First Past the Post’ system based on parliamentary constituencies; the frequency of Westminster elections. Other voting systems used in UK elections, including proportional systems and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Created for Citizenship GCSE - Politics and Participation - perfect for revision too. Includes:
1 hour PP, worksheets, exam practice question, clips, well differentiated and easily adapted. Made for AQA Citizenship 9-1 but suitable material for any of the Citizenship GCSE courses or could be used for non-GCSE British Values lessons.
This lesson has been planned for Citizenship AQA 9-1 : Politics and Participation, specifically spec point 3.4.3 Where does political power reside: with the citizen, parliament or government?
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Revision articles and materials for exam comparing similarities and differences between the US and UK political systems - can be combined into a revision booklet for pupils or used individually to supplement lesson materials.
liberal welfare reforms
world war one
votes for women
source based exam revision and skills
How was British society changed, 1890–1918?
History B Modern world
This resource contains a fully editable 100 question PowerPoint quiz on politics and the UK parliament, government and elections. It is a fun way of extending the students' knowledge of the UK electoral system, government, parliament, political parties and some interesting historical facts about our democracy.
There are 100 questions with multiple choice answers and varying degrees of challenge. It is divided into the following sections:
- Elections
- The Government
- Parliament
- Political Parties
- Miscellaneous
- Picture Round
The quiz can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. The answers can be found by clicking on the voting box image on the bottom right-hand corner of each slide. Answers can be given either as you go through the quiz or at the end. An answer sheet is included to record answers.
Sample questions:
- How often is an election held in the UK?
- When no party wins more than half the seats in an election, the parliament is said to be a …
- In the UK, what is the official name given to the place where people go to vote?
- On what day are general elections usually held?
- Who normally lives at 11 Downing Street?
- Who is The Speaker of the House of Commons?
- How many rows of benches are there in the House of Commons either side of The Speaker?
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Half a term’s planning with resources. My y8 are investigating the theme of ‘power and protest’ this year (y7 is ‘lives of ordinary people’ and y9 is ‘conflict and resolution’ - these are the themes i have chosen in line with the new KS3 national programme of study). This is the introductory unit. so far my students are loving it. its not content heavy, as it allows for much discussion in class. am pursuing the ‘do less, more effectively’ concept with my planning this year!
4th half termly unit in Y8 scheme of work, looking at variety of different protests. Designed to prompt students to see effective protest as context specific. assessment is drawing of political cartoon and writing the accompanying interpretation - GCSE style
This SOW is designed to introduce KS3 students to campaigning and active citizenship by teaching them about methods of campaigning and then getting them to participate in a current Amnesty campaign.
Parts of the pressure group lesson have also worked well in revision with KS4
L1) Methods of campaigning - evaluating methods
L2) What is a pressure group?
L3) Why write letters? Amnesty case studies
L4) Writing Amnesty letters - letter templates, example worksheets and adapted case studies from Amnesty
The legacy debate, the secret of Brazil's football success and public protests causing social unrest.
News article written for classroom use with activities, debating points and an explanation of the issues. These articles on the World Cup 2014 look at what benefits it will bring to Brazil, the social unrest in the country about the event, and the secrets to Brazil&'s footballing success. Keywords: Brazil, World Cup 2014, Economics, Poverty, Football, Protest
A literacy topic of four lessons focusing on persuasive writing. This topic looks at four parties' leaflets, with a child-friendly approach to politics. The main point of disagreement is how much playtime children should get. There is a 'moderate party' which demonstrates the appeal of a middle-of-the-road approach, whilst drawing attention to the more extreme views of the other parties, who want to abolish/dramatically extent break. The fourth party is a 'bad' example, which doesn't highlight any policies. An activity could look at improving this party's leaflet.
The PP includes a word of the day, focusing on unfamiliar words within the topic, and sentence level work focusing on brackets and repetition. The first lesson extracts the success criteria from the examples, the second lesson is hot-seating a party leader, and the third lesson is planning/writing. The PP is quite open for modifications. Great for 'British Values'.
Scheme of work overview and lesson plans for GCSE English Language - Unit 3(c) - Spoken Language Study Controlled Assessment. Investigate a type of public talk: Explore the ways that President Obama uses language to influence the American people. Supporting teaching resources also included. For submission in Jan 2011, June 2011, Jan 2012 and June 2012.
A PowerPoint considering some of the main issues for the General Election 2019 - Key Priorities, NHS and Care, Economy and Taxes, Education, Housing and Transport and Environment. Students will then have the chance to vote based on policies (parties not revealed until the end). Parties included are: Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems, Greens, Brexit (no SNP as I teach in a school in England).
PPT consists of:
Why should people vote?
Why some people choose not to vote.
Who to vote for - policies laid out
The vote itself
Elected party revealed.
Resources and summary sheets at end of PPT.
Please review.
Student resource/booklet covering the rise of Stalin and consolidation of power including:
1) The death and funeral of Lenin; the background of Stalin and Trotsky; Lenin’s Testament.
2) To what extent had Stalin become a personal dictator in Communist Russia by the end of the 1920’s?
3) Stalin and Trotsky’s claims to power; how their policies differed.
4) The power struggle between other rivals in the 1920's; emergence of Stalin as sole ruler of the USSR.
5) Communist rule in the later 1920's: government, censorship and propaganda.
6) The purges: the reasons for; the extent of; show trials; the Great Terror; the army; consequences
Lesson asking pupils to consolidate knowledge from constitution topic so far to make judgements as to who holds the power, and apply new knowledge to 15 mark exam questions.
