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You have two minutes to study the posters. Go to the poster in the room you most agree with – be prepared to say why you went to this poster

1) Britishness is all about tea, cricket and green villages2) Britishness is dead3) Britishness cannot be defined. Even people who live in the same

period disagree about what Britishness means4) Britishness is about tolerance and clubbing together when times are

hard5) Britishness can not be defined. It is constantly changing. 6) Britishness never existed. Other people believe other things such as

the region they live in are more important. They believed that in the eleventh century and as “think of England” showed they believe it now

7) Britain’s history is one of constant immigration – the Romans, theNormans, French Hugeunots, Jews from all over the world, Jamaicans,

Indiansall these people brought something different, therefore Britishness hasnever really existed

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How did Britain become so diverse?

Are we all immigrants really?

What have immigrants contributed to British society?

How was the UK formed?

How were Jamaicans treated when they came to Britain?

How has immigration changed Britain?

Diversity

Multiculturalism

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Content:By the end of this lesson you will be able to:Explain what people in 2008 think it means to be BritishExplain why interpretations of Britishness have changed overtimeConstruct an interpretation of Britishness

Skills:By the end of this lesson you will have learnt how to :Summarise information. Breaking down lots of information into

afew key points

This lesson will benefit me because:It will enable me to better understand the people around me

and help me think about my own national identity

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Mass immigration London 2012 Feeling of loss of national identity Terrorism Individuality

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Make a list of all the things this group of people think makes up identity

Write down one phrase that most interests you

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kEzi6rjGtOg

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The bbc is appealing for more stories about identity

People are sometimes sterotyped because of their facial features

“People like to put other people in little boxes”

Identity is not something that is fixed

Being given the wrong label often causes annoyance or offence

You should be proud of your heritage

Often prejudice results from a lack of understanding

Food is an important part of national identity

Being labelled at all can cause damage

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Now look at The Broomfield History Department’s A3 sheet showing what they think Britishness in 2008 is about

Make a final list of ten words to sum up what we thinkBritishness is about

Look closely at the images. What clues are there as to the whyPeople in 2008 might have different ideas of Britishness thanpeople in 1940?

How might our interpretation be influenced by us being historyteachers, living and working in North London?

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You have 3 minutes to: Add 3 words to you list Are there any you would take away?

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Although different people seem to have thought different things about being British at similar times in history, there are some general points we can make about how ideas of Britishness have changed.

In 1940 some people in Britain thought that Britishness was about.....

By 2008 this has changed some people now see Britishness as about......

This changed has happened because....

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• What do you think Britishness is?• Why has it changed?• Why do people hold different opinions of it?

• How did you sum up what you thought?• Are there any useful words or phrases you can use to sum up?

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To be successful: Come up with at least five images Under each image fully explain your choices

E.g. I have chosen this image because it

shows being British is not just about

England, but also Scotland Ireland and

Wales

I have chosen this image because it

shows being British is now about being culturally diverse


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