passport to democracy lesson 10. so far we’ve: identified the three principles that underpin...
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Passport to Democracy
Lesson 10
So far we’ve:
Identified the three principles that
underpin Democracy
Looked at the 3 levels of government
Researched our chosen issues &
examined ideas for action
Explored who is a ‘citizen’
Learning Intentions
Apply the ‘actions’ we’ve seen to our
issue
Determine what we want to change
about our issue
We have completed our action plan
(pg 25)
Finished our Group Pitch
We know we can do this when:
What were our results for the quiz?
Get going on your plan!
Text or tweet
Write a text message or tweet (aim for no more than 150 characters!!) that summarises your issue, your viewpoint and the action plan.
E.g: Local Creek filthy. Polluted & rubbish filled. Not gd enuf! Lobby council 4 working b. Email guy @ council ASAP.
Swap messages with another member of your group. If they don’t understand it, then write it again.
Developing the group pitch. You now need to develop a pitch which will
convince your classmates that your action plan is the best!
The class will vote on it next lesson
Refer to research and sources
No more than five minutes long
Aim to involve everyone in your group
Success Criteria Quality of research
- Where did you get your information? Did you look at more than one source? Prove it!
- What evidence did you collect? Statistics? Graphs? Interviews? Survey? Questionnaires?
- Was your research relevant? Did you find out causes of the problem? Did you look at a range of opinions?
Success Criteria Quality of information
Have you shown you understand this issue?
Can you explain your research in your own words? Can you talk about the issue in a way that your classmates will understand?
If you use Power point – no more than 25 words per slide.
Success Criteria Effectiveness of action plan
Is it :Specific - it says exactly what you’re going to do, it’s not too
broad
Measurable - there is a way of counting the outcome
Achievable - you can actually do it
Relevant – it helps you achieve your aims and suits the people it’s aimed at
Time- limited – you have a date when it will end
Success Criteria: Delivery and persuasiveness of presentation
- Are you keeping people interested?
- Does it have a clear beginning, middle and end where everyone knows their part?
- Have you used persuasive techniques?(appealing to emotions, giving examples, involving
the audience, rhetorical questions, repetition, gesture, voice...)
Homework:
Complete Group Pitch (you should
divide up the tasks needed to
complete this amongst your group)