Citizenship
Using debate and active learning to compare parliamentary procedure in Westminster, Scotland and Germany
A version of this article by Harold Raitt, Noisy Classroom trainer and webmaster, originally appeared in the Association for Citizenship Teaching‘s Teaching Citizenship magazine in summer 2012. The short scheme of work at the bottom of this page requires, as a prerequisite for the whole class, expererience of using the debate model outlined in Debbie Newman’s article for the same …
Role Play lesson plan: Who should have the power?
These lesson plans were developed by Unlock Democracy for their Autonomy Project. Learning objectives To understand different levels of decision making To empathise with different decision making figures To form judgements on levels of local autonomy Starter Who makes what decisions in your house? Write down three decisions you make yourself, three decisions your guardian makes for you …
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Role Play for Humanities Teachers
Introducing debate in the Citizenship classroom
A version of this article by Debbie Newman, Director of the Noisy Classroom, originally appeared in the Association for Citizenship Teaching‘s Teaching Citizenship magazine in summer 2012, an issue which also included an article on using debating techniques to compare parliamentary procedure. Where do debates fit in? It’s hard to think of a single issue which you cover in …
There should be children and teenagers in government
Do you think children and adults have different opinions on things? Is it important that politicians represent every different view point? Why do you think this is? What issues affect children more than adults? Is it enough if politicians are parents? Can they speak for their children? Do children and teenagers have enough experience and …
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