Are you ready to think outside of the box? |
The topics covered during this year include:
- Conflict
- Masarang / Business
- Forms of Government
- Brazil
- Documentary
Topic 5 - How does Truth and Spirituality work in Society?
Lesson 1 - What is Truth?Click for Powerpoint
Click for task & information sheet
How do we know something is true? What even is truth?
Task - The nature of truth
Sort the statements in the table and make a Venn diagram:
Innocent until proven guilty
I saw it therefore it happened
Seeing is believing
I heard from a trusted friend
These people love each other
We are going to die
I just know it’s true
God loves us
Everyone believes it’s true
The death penalty is wrong
Earth’s climate is changing
The world is flat
Trees are green
Dreams predict the future
We live in a computer simulation
1. What is the difference between proof and probability?
2. Does having more evidence always end in proof?
Task - What types of truth are there?
Teacher-Learner information
In your groups of 4, You have 6 minutes to become an expert on ONE type of truth. You should make notes in your exercise book in your OWN words!
Once done, you will teach the others in your group your expertise and they will teach you.
Task - What is Truth?
Standard
What do you feel is the most reliable form of truth? Why?
Challenge
“Spiritual truth is just personal opinion. It cannot be trusted.”
How far do you agree? Give explained reasons for your answer
Click for task & information sheet
How do we know something is true? What even is truth?
Task - The nature of truth
Sort the statements in the table and make a Venn diagram:
Innocent until proven guilty
I saw it therefore it happened
Seeing is believing
I heard from a trusted friend
These people love each other
We are going to die
I just know it’s true
God loves us
Everyone believes it’s true
The death penalty is wrong
Earth’s climate is changing
The world is flat
Trees are green
Dreams predict the future
We live in a computer simulation
1. What is the difference between proof and probability?
2. Does having more evidence always end in proof?
Task - What types of truth are there?
Teacher-Learner information
In your groups of 4, You have 6 minutes to become an expert on ONE type of truth. You should make notes in your exercise book in your OWN words!
Once done, you will teach the others in your group your expertise and they will teach you.
Task - What is Truth?
Standard
What do you feel is the most reliable form of truth? Why?
Challenge
“Spiritual truth is just personal opinion. It cannot be trusted.”
How far do you agree? Give explained reasons for your answer
Question
Is the version of you reassembled still you? Do you count the disassembling process as death if you are reassembled at the other end?Lesson 2 - What is Spirituality? Click for PowerPoint Task What does it mean to be human? Eddie the alien has landed on earth. He has questions. Give 5 criteria that, if fulfilled, make someone a human The Teletransportation paradox An amazing new invention has been created! A teleporter has been invented that will revolutionise travel worldwide. The machine works by disassembling all of the particles in your body and uploading all the data of your individual cells into a computer. The data is then sent across the internet to the reassembler at your destination. Your body is reassembled in a form that is absolutely identical down to the atomic and even sub-atomic level. No particles are sent across the internet, it is just the data. The version of you built at the other end is chemically and physically exactly the same as the version that went into the disassembler. here to edit. |
QUSETION:
CASE STUDY
One day you get some terrible news that says you need to urgently take teletransportation device to the other side of the world. It is the only method that will get you there in time.
You go to the disassmbler and the data from your cells gets transported across the internet....but...you wake up a day later to find that you are still in Hong Kong! You assume that something went wrong and figure you just cannot get to the other side of the world. You go home and a few days pass.
Three days later you get a phone call...from you! A version of you was reassembled on the other side of the world! Your current body is now a mistake. You are an error. The voice on the end of the phone tells you that you need to go back to the Teletransportation station to be disassembled. You should not exist in your current form.
QUESTION:
How do people of religious faith experience and express spirituality?
Like it or not...the human experience has an element of spirituality no matter what your religious views are. Humans simply do not work like robots...and that’s a good thing!
Spirituality can be expressed and experienced in many different ways.
For members of the major world religions this usually takes the form of;
1) Belonging to a wider faith-based community
2) Individual commitments and duties
Use the handout here to help fill in the table below (You should recreate this in your exercises books using an entire page turned landscape);
Use the headings below to create your Table:
ReligionWhat is the faith community like?
Describe it in detail.What acts of individual commitment are required?
*Religion
*What is the faith community like? Describe in detail
*What acts of individual commitment are required?
Task
Create a mood board explaining how humanity expresses and experiences spirituality.
You should include;
-As many elements from your table as you can
-Any personal ideas you can think of with regards to how you might experience spirituality in your own life=
CASE STUDY
One day you get some terrible news that says you need to urgently take teletransportation device to the other side of the world. It is the only method that will get you there in time.
You go to the disassmbler and the data from your cells gets transported across the internet....but...you wake up a day later to find that you are still in Hong Kong! You assume that something went wrong and figure you just cannot get to the other side of the world. You go home and a few days pass.
Three days later you get a phone call...from you! A version of you was reassembled on the other side of the world! Your current body is now a mistake. You are an error. The voice on the end of the phone tells you that you need to go back to the Teletransportation station to be disassembled. You should not exist in your current form.
QUESTION:
How do people of religious faith experience and express spirituality?
Like it or not...the human experience has an element of spirituality no matter what your religious views are. Humans simply do not work like robots...and that’s a good thing!
Spirituality can be expressed and experienced in many different ways.
For members of the major world religions this usually takes the form of;
1) Belonging to a wider faith-based community
2) Individual commitments and duties
Use the handout here to help fill in the table below (You should recreate this in your exercises books using an entire page turned landscape);
Use the headings below to create your Table:
ReligionWhat is the faith community like?
Describe it in detail.What acts of individual commitment are required?
*Religion
*What is the faith community like? Describe in detail
*What acts of individual commitment are required?
Task
Create a mood board explaining how humanity expresses and experiences spirituality.
You should include;
-As many elements from your table as you can
-Any personal ideas you can think of with regards to how you might experience spirituality in your own life=
Lesson 3 - How are crime and punishment considered and treated by society?
Click for PowerPoint Click for handout Discussion questions: What is a crime? Why do people commit crimes? What are the aims of punishment? In every society on the planet, those who are found guilty of an offence are usually punished. However, a judge or magistrate is supposed to consider what they hope to achieve with a punishment before they give it out. What purpose does it serve? Task- Match the aim of punishment with its definition on the handout sheet
Questions 1. Which aims of punishment do you feel work best for society? Why? 2. Which work least well? What forms of punishment are there? Most societies have a range of punishments for criminal acts. These are usually handed down to convicted criminals depending upon;
Task- In your pairs you will; -Conduct research into a method of punishment -Consider the aims and outcomes of the method -Consider the benefits and negatives of the method -Give some examples of where this type of punishment is used or has been controversial |
(March- April) Unit 3-Forms of government
Who is in charge of a government?
***Please use this to help you identify the key terms in this unit: Feel free to add words as you come across them in your research
year8-government_vocabulary_help-sheet.docx
What Is Good Government?
"Different forms of government shape the functionality of communities and bring rise to changes and evolution of the political system."
Lesson 1 - The Political Spectrum - It gives you wings!
Click for PowerPoint
Should children be allowed to vote?
Should the government provide healthcare to people?
How far should a government help or control its people?
These are all valid and important questions with no real right answer. What makes this really hard to get to grips with is that you can't really answer any of these questions fully with a "yes" or "no".
This is where the idea of a Political Spectrum becomes useful. A spectrum is a word used to describe a variety of viewpoints.
The political spectrum can be roughly represented as this;
Political Spectrum Diagram:
year8-government_vocabulary_help-sheet.docx
What Is Good Government?
"Different forms of government shape the functionality of communities and bring rise to changes and evolution of the political system."
Lesson 1 - The Political Spectrum - It gives you wings!
Click for PowerPoint
Should children be allowed to vote?
Should the government provide healthcare to people?
How far should a government help or control its people?
These are all valid and important questions with no real right answer. What makes this really hard to get to grips with is that you can't really answer any of these questions fully with a "yes" or "no".
This is where the idea of a Political Spectrum becomes useful. A spectrum is a word used to describe a variety of viewpoints.
The political spectrum can be roughly represented as this;
Political Spectrum Diagram:
Task A
1. Click on this link.
Use the green box from the political spectrum in the link above for this task
2. Make a copy of the diagram for yourself (File- Make a Copy). Move the text boxes to where you think they fit best - do they ALL go to the extreme edges? Or are some along the line?
3. Insert your Google Drawing into your LiveDoc.
Task B
Standard
1. Where do you think your views lie on the Political Spectrum?
Explain using a clear example from your Google Drawing and use phrases like, "this is important because."
Challenge
1. How consistent are your political views on the Political Spectrum? E.g. Free healthcare, voting rights, free education, tax rates etc.
Explain where you might have differing views using at least two examples (you don't have to just stick to the ones given above)
Keywords this lesson
Political Spectrum - A phrase used to describe a range of opinions about how a government should function
Rugged Individualism - A society that is theoretically set up so that the harder you work, the richer you get. The government won't help you, or stop you.
Socialism - A society that is set up so that people work for the betterment of everyone, including themselves. The government should help this happen.
Lesson 2 - Should a Democracy be Fair or Efficient?
Click for Lesson PowerPoint
How should a democratic country function? Do you think it's more important to hear everyones view, or choose someone who roughly fits your ideas?
The aim this lesson is to understand the advantages and disadvantages of the two types of democracy.
Task 1
1. Make a copy of either the Standard (click me) or the Challenge (click me) task.
2. Use the information below (and anything else you find on the web!) to move the statements to where you feel they best fit.
3. Insert the GoogleDrawing into your LiveDoc!
We'll use America as an example to understand.
First Past the Post
America uses the First Past The Post system of democracy to choose its Presidents.
The two major parties fight over each individual state (or constituency). If they get a majority of votes in a state, it means they win that state - but it doesn't mean they can elect their Presidential candidate! You can only become President if you win a majority of States.
This works efficiently because there is always a clear majority.
However, this does not necessarily represent all viewpoints across the nation! Some states have more people than others, some states are huge, some are small. None of that is considered here- the only thing that matters is the party that wins that state.
The results of the 2012 election.
The Democrats (in blue) won the Election, even though it looks like a greater areas of red (The Republicans) on the map. However, many of these large states have low levels of population - a clear, efficient majority....but is it far?
Proportional Representation
Now, if America wanted to make its democracy a little fairer, it might consider representing ALL views across the entire nation. This would mean the American would not vote as states (constituencies), but have a single ballot paper for the entire country with EVERY party represented.
This would mean that specific interest parties that would have no hope of ever winning a state might have small amounts of support from the across the entire nation and thus be a part of government. It would mean that more than two parties would have a chance of electing their Presidential choice.
However, it would be hard to show a clear majority in this system - parties would have to join together and make compromises to gain a majority and make a decision!
This system would be extremely fair, but all political decisions might take a long time. This would make it inefficient.
Austria uses Proportional Representation - Look how many views are represented across the nation!
List of Political Parties in Austria;
Social Democratic Party of Austria
Austrian People's Party
Freedom Party of Austria
The Greens – The Green Alternative
Team Stronach
NEOS – The New Austria
Alliance for the Future of Austria
Citizens' Forum Austria
Communist Party of Austria
Forward Tyrol
List Burgenland
Animal Rights Party
Black-Yellow Alliance
Christian Electoral Community
Christian Party of Austria
Enotna Lista
EU Exit Party
Left
Neutral Free Austria Federation
Party of Labour of Austria
Pirate Party of Austria
Save Austria
Socialist Left Party
The Social Liberals
Young Liberals Austria
Task 2
1. Which form of democracy do you think works best for you? Is it more important to be fair or efficient?
Explain as clearly as you can using evidence and phrases like, "this means that...' and "this is important because...".
Keywords
Fair - Treating all people's viewpoints with equal consideration
Efficient - Being as productive as possible wasting no time
First Past The Post - Voting takes place in constituencies. The losers in a constituency get no representation at all. The party with the most constituencies forms a government
Constituency - A group of voters in a specified area.
Proportional Representation - A single voting paper across an entire country showing every political party. The party with the most votes in total across the nation forms a government.
Click for Lesson PowerPoint
How should a democratic country function? Do you think it's more important to hear everyones view, or choose someone who roughly fits your ideas?
The aim this lesson is to understand the advantages and disadvantages of the two types of democracy.
Task 1
1. Make a copy of either the Standard (click me) or the Challenge (click me) task.
2. Use the information below (and anything else you find on the web!) to move the statements to where you feel they best fit.
3. Insert the GoogleDrawing into your LiveDoc!
We'll use America as an example to understand.
First Past the Post
America uses the First Past The Post system of democracy to choose its Presidents.
The two major parties fight over each individual state (or constituency). If they get a majority of votes in a state, it means they win that state - but it doesn't mean they can elect their Presidential candidate! You can only become President if you win a majority of States.
This works efficiently because there is always a clear majority.
However, this does not necessarily represent all viewpoints across the nation! Some states have more people than others, some states are huge, some are small. None of that is considered here- the only thing that matters is the party that wins that state.
The results of the 2012 election.
The Democrats (in blue) won the Election, even though it looks like a greater areas of red (The Republicans) on the map. However, many of these large states have low levels of population - a clear, efficient majority....but is it far?
Proportional Representation
Now, if America wanted to make its democracy a little fairer, it might consider representing ALL views across the entire nation. This would mean the American would not vote as states (constituencies), but have a single ballot paper for the entire country with EVERY party represented.
This would mean that specific interest parties that would have no hope of ever winning a state might have small amounts of support from the across the entire nation and thus be a part of government. It would mean that more than two parties would have a chance of electing their Presidential choice.
However, it would be hard to show a clear majority in this system - parties would have to join together and make compromises to gain a majority and make a decision!
This system would be extremely fair, but all political decisions might take a long time. This would make it inefficient.
Austria uses Proportional Representation - Look how many views are represented across the nation!
List of Political Parties in Austria;
Social Democratic Party of Austria
Austrian People's Party
Freedom Party of Austria
The Greens – The Green Alternative
Team Stronach
NEOS – The New Austria
Alliance for the Future of Austria
Citizens' Forum Austria
Communist Party of Austria
Forward Tyrol
List Burgenland
Animal Rights Party
Black-Yellow Alliance
Christian Electoral Community
Christian Party of Austria
Enotna Lista
EU Exit Party
Left
Neutral Free Austria Federation
Party of Labour of Austria
Pirate Party of Austria
Save Austria
Socialist Left Party
The Social Liberals
Young Liberals Austria
Task 2
1. Which form of democracy do you think works best for you? Is it more important to be fair or efficient?
Explain as clearly as you can using evidence and phrases like, "this means that...' and "this is important because...".
Keywords
Fair - Treating all people's viewpoints with equal consideration
Efficient - Being as productive as possible wasting no time
First Past The Post - Voting takes place in constituencies. The losers in a constituency get no representation at all. The party with the most constituencies forms a government
Constituency - A group of voters in a specified area.
Proportional Representation - A single voting paper across an entire country showing every political party. The party with the most votes in total across the nation forms a government.
Lesson 3- How can democratic nations avoid corruption?
- Baron de Montesquieu
- -was a French Philosopher
- -suggested the 'separation of powers' in a democratic system to avoid corruption-POWER should be divided between the following:
*The Legislature &
*The Judiciary
Click for PowerPoint
Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain
1. What is corruption?
2. Why is this a problem in a democracy?
Task
1. Explain who Baron de Montesquieu was in 2 sentences.
The idea here is that if any one branch of government becomes too powerful, the other two can work together to limit its power and potential for corruption.
Task: Teacher-Learner
1. Choose who will become an “expert” on each of the three branches of government - Executive, Legislative, Judicial
2. You will have 5mins to read and summarise the information in this link in 4-5 explained bullet points.
3. Executive branch will “teach” first. Teachers need to close their laptops! You will have 5 mins to teach the “learners” in your group what you know! Learners should aim to explain in their own words what they are being taught in 4-5 bullet points.
4. We will switch round teachers every 5mins!
Checks and Balances
The idea behind this is that if one branch of government becomes too powerful, the other two can act against them.
1. Explain why Checks and Balances are important in a democratic system
2. What might happen if someone was a member of the executive branch of government and one of the others?
Keywords
Corruption - Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain.
Lesson 4 - How much POWER should a King or Queen have?
The picture above on the Right, is King Charles the First, of England. He ruled England from 1625 to 1649
Big questions were considered under Charles' rule, the biggest one being how much power a King should really hold. Charles himself, as well as many in Britain, believed in the Divine Right of Kings.
Let's see what issues this caused and whether you could do a better job!
Rules for decision game
- You will be asked to decide upon some of the same issues that Charles did in his reign as King.
- You MUST make a decision for each one, skipping questions is not allowed!
- The decision you take is up to you, but it must try to do as many of the following things as possible;
1. Keep control of your Kingdom
2. Keep the Kingdom calm and peaceful
3. Keep the Kingdom rich!
Click for Questions (also being displayed on the board!)
Click for answer sheet - please make a copy for yourself!
Keywords
Divine Right - The source of a King or Queen's power is often stated to come from God. The word "Divine" means "God" here.
Lesson 5 - Gross National Happiness: Is a Monarch necessarily corrupt?
Could a Monarch be corrupt?
Click for news article Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein The small European nation of Liechtenstein voted in 2003 to restore absolute power to their King - seems odd right? Is a monarchy necessarily a bad thing? There are many that argue that, perhaps, monarchy is the best form of government. SO, sounds like a debate! Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck - King of Bhutan. Moved the nation to a democracy-which they didn't like and asked for him to be absolute King again! He said no. Task Put your arguments and evidence together. You can do this however you want, but I recommend using a structure like this one. Links List of current Monarchies on the world Advantages of monarchies to get you started |
Lesson 6 - How involved should religion be in running a nation?
Click for PowerPoint
We learned in a previous lesson the importance of separating power in a government between the Executive, the Judiciary and the Legislature. This, theoretically, reduces the chance of corruption and the mismanagement of power. However, there is one force that extends beyond National borders and often wields global power; religion. Then religion effectively commands a country, we call that nation a Theocracy. Many European nations in the Medieval period had to contend with the power of the Catholic Church acting as their legislature, as well as their judiciary. The bible was interpreted by Church leaders and people were tried according to methods dictated by the Church. Task - Trial by Ordeal: God decides! The idea here was that the accused would undergo some kind of ordeal. God would be expected to intervene if the accused were innocent and ensure that they made it through the ordeal. Use the following link to complete the table; OrdealWhat did this involve? Ordeal by Fire Ordeal by Water Ordeal of the Cross Ordeal of Ingestion Ordeal of Poison Task - Executive orders from Religious leaders 1. Given the belief most religions have in some form of afterlife, why might a law or rule from a religious leader carry extra significance to a population living in a theocracy? 2. What might the consequences be of protest and dissent in a theocracy? How would that be justified? Keywords Theocracy - A government consisting of religious leaders ruling in the name of God. |
Lesson 7 - Do Political Extremes work? Case Study - Communism
Click for PowerPoint
How do you feel about sharing?
On the plus side, if you someone has something really great, it's great to have them share that with you - totally fair right?
On the other side, if you own something really great that you worked hard for and were forced to share it...less great?
On a very basic level, Communism works in a similar way.
The image above is Karl Marx.....
Marx was a German Sociologist, economist, journalist and diehard Socialist. He believed that, eventually, society would form itself into a system fair to everyone...in essence he was the founder of Communism as a Political philosophy.
To really understand Communism, however, you really need to look at the world in which Marx lived - that of Europe in the 1800s.
Europe at this point was, except for a very small, very lucky few, extremely hard to live in. This was the era of the Industrial Revolution, where families had to move to cities because new factories full of machines had been invented which completely wiped out most small-scale family-owned businesses.
This meant that cities across Europe went through incredibly accelerated growth. As more people arrived each day, rents skyrocketed along with competition for jobs. This was a race to the bottom- whoever would work for the cheapest wage would be given jobs. Factory owners got outrageously rich, creating a rigid class system with a tiny portion of wealthy people propped up on a mass of poverty stricken workers.
Task
1. Click this link to open a copy of the cartoon (the image on the right above) on the left in Google Drawing. Make a copy of this for yourself
2. Label the drawing where the arrows are. Pick out two things;
i) What can you see happening?
ii) What do you think this represents/ means?
3. Insert the Google Drawing into your LiveDoc.
4. What do you think the message of this cartoon is? (This question is effectively asking you what you think the artist feels about the historical situation being shown)
Tips - Use the following sentence starters to fully answer the question;
"The message of this question is..."
"This can be seen in the cartoon where it shows..."
"At this point in history..."
Communism
A Communist system essentially aims to remove all class divisions between people in a society and have everyone as equal.
It was invented by a German philosopher called Karl Marx. Marx was writing at a time that saw monumental inequalities in the living conditions faced by people in Europe. He saw the working class, or "proletariat" (Pro - leh - tear - ee - at) as being exploited by the upper classes, or "bourgeoisie" (Boar - jer - wah - zie). He decided that this could not continue forever and that, eventually, the proletariat would rise up and overthrow the bourgeoisie. In their place, small local governments called "collectives" would be established. Everyone would get a vote.
All land and wealth would be taken from the bourgeoisie and distributed evenly amongst the collectives. Everyone would now work for the good of everyone else, not just the few at the top of the system. People would not need to feel hard done by as everyone was to be exactly the same!
Unfortunately, Marx died just before he finished writing about how this would actually happen.
The first Communist nation was Russia, when a revolution in 1917 resulted in the deaths of the Royal family and a Communist system taking their place.
Task - Aspects of Communism
1. Click this link to take you to a Google Drawing. Make a copy for yourself!
2. Use the Paint Fill tool to change the colour of each text box. Colour it RED if you think this is a positive aspect of Communism. Colour it Blue if you feel it a negative aspect.
3. Insert your work into your LiveDoc with the title "Aspects of life in a Communist system"
Keywords
Communism - Essentially a Political system that tries to make everyone in society equal
Bourgeoisie (Boar - jer - wah - zie) - The rich at the top of society
Proletariat (Pro - leh - tear - ee - at) - The exploited poor at the bottom of a society
Collective - A small group working together to make decisions equally
How do you feel about sharing?
On the plus side, if you someone has something really great, it's great to have them share that with you - totally fair right?
On the other side, if you own something really great that you worked hard for and were forced to share it...less great?
On a very basic level, Communism works in a similar way.
The image above is Karl Marx.....
Marx was a German Sociologist, economist, journalist and diehard Socialist. He believed that, eventually, society would form itself into a system fair to everyone...in essence he was the founder of Communism as a Political philosophy.
To really understand Communism, however, you really need to look at the world in which Marx lived - that of Europe in the 1800s.
Europe at this point was, except for a very small, very lucky few, extremely hard to live in. This was the era of the Industrial Revolution, where families had to move to cities because new factories full of machines had been invented which completely wiped out most small-scale family-owned businesses.
This meant that cities across Europe went through incredibly accelerated growth. As more people arrived each day, rents skyrocketed along with competition for jobs. This was a race to the bottom- whoever would work for the cheapest wage would be given jobs. Factory owners got outrageously rich, creating a rigid class system with a tiny portion of wealthy people propped up on a mass of poverty stricken workers.
Task
1. Click this link to open a copy of the cartoon (the image on the right above) on the left in Google Drawing. Make a copy of this for yourself
2. Label the drawing where the arrows are. Pick out two things;
i) What can you see happening?
ii) What do you think this represents/ means?
3. Insert the Google Drawing into your LiveDoc.
4. What do you think the message of this cartoon is? (This question is effectively asking you what you think the artist feels about the historical situation being shown)
Tips - Use the following sentence starters to fully answer the question;
"The message of this question is..."
"This can be seen in the cartoon where it shows..."
"At this point in history..."
Communism
A Communist system essentially aims to remove all class divisions between people in a society and have everyone as equal.
It was invented by a German philosopher called Karl Marx. Marx was writing at a time that saw monumental inequalities in the living conditions faced by people in Europe. He saw the working class, or "proletariat" (Pro - leh - tear - ee - at) as being exploited by the upper classes, or "bourgeoisie" (Boar - jer - wah - zie). He decided that this could not continue forever and that, eventually, the proletariat would rise up and overthrow the bourgeoisie. In their place, small local governments called "collectives" would be established. Everyone would get a vote.
All land and wealth would be taken from the bourgeoisie and distributed evenly amongst the collectives. Everyone would now work for the good of everyone else, not just the few at the top of the system. People would not need to feel hard done by as everyone was to be exactly the same!
Unfortunately, Marx died just before he finished writing about how this would actually happen.
The first Communist nation was Russia, when a revolution in 1917 resulted in the deaths of the Royal family and a Communist system taking their place.
Task - Aspects of Communism
1. Click this link to take you to a Google Drawing. Make a copy for yourself!
2. Use the Paint Fill tool to change the colour of each text box. Colour it RED if you think this is a positive aspect of Communism. Colour it Blue if you feel it a negative aspect.
3. Insert your work into your LiveDoc with the title "Aspects of life in a Communist system"
Keywords
Communism - Essentially a Political system that tries to make everyone in society equal
Bourgeoisie (Boar - jer - wah - zie) - The rich at the top of society
Proletariat (Pro - leh - tear - ee - at) - The exploited poor at the bottom of a society
Collective - A small group working together to make decisions equally
Lesson 8 - Do Political Extremes work? Case Study - The Far Right
Task
List all of the different subgroups that you fit into within society.
Example;
I am an English speaker
I am a foreigner in Hong Kong
I am English by birth
List all of the different subgroups that you fit into within society.
Example;
I am an English speaker
I am a foreigner in Hong Kong
I am English by birth
BUSINESS PLANNING November 2017
Business Assessment for a charitable cause
Assessment dates:
TBA
Click here for Business Plan TBA
Click here for Rubric -TBA
Click here for Business vocabulary sheet year_8_vocabulary_list-business_unit.docx
Businesses with a charitable outcome:
http://www.gandyslondon.com/
http://www.toms.com/
http://project7.com/
http://skylinesocks.com/
http://www.betterworldbooks.com/go/book-for-book
http://fortune.com/2016/06/22/fortune-500-most-charitable-companies/
Watch the following: Dragons's Den, UK.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiFVdvU10L4 Trunkie-Part1 www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQTEwIz6Ehg Trunkie Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQTzLJCUtjk Levi Roots-Reggae Reggae sauce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtMfiWDQHT8 How it's made Extra information Research: The Apprentice Asia (Singapore) The Apprentice UK/ USA 1). What is it? 2). How does it work? 3). What is a Business Plan? 4). Why is a team succesful? 5). How does a Leader encourage & support their team? 6). How do the team divide the responsibilities? 7). How does the team deal with conflict issues? 8) Do they refelct on what went well & what did not go well? |
3). Week commencing: TBA OR your lessons after your SAP testing
Your job : Brainstorm as many Charitable organisations as you can which are based in Hong Kong. In teams of 2 or above
*Choose between 3-5 (If you are a team of 4 or above) of these from your brainstorm and research, the following questions are here to help guide you:
Your job : Brainstorm as many Charitable organisations as you can which are based in Hong Kong. In teams of 2 or above
*Choose between 3-5 (If you are a team of 4 or above) of these from your brainstorm and research, the following questions are here to help guide you:
- 1).How did it begin?
- 2). Where does it get its funding from?
- 3). Do they advertise? If so, how & where?
- 4). Who runs it?
- 5). Do they employ full-time or/ and part-time staff?
- 6). Who is in charge?
- 7). What do they do?
- 8). Who or what does the charity support?
- 9). What activities/ fund raising do they do?
- Unit 2-
- Business with a focus on Masarang
QUESTIONS ????
w/c Monday 4th December-
TASK in groups of 2/3 (Class groups)
"How healthy/ unhealthy/ dangerous/ evil.......... is palm oil?". (What are monocultures?)
You have to use one of the following mediums to show your answers:
Click for the lesson PowerPoint
In this lesson we will look at Palm Oil, its uses and the impact of its use on the environment and local communities. Is it "evil"? Well some would certainly say so.
The main task this lesson will be answering the lesson title through one of the following mediums;
•A government interruption announcement on TV
•An Airplane safety speech
•A weather report
•A Supervillain
•A half time team talk
TIP - REMEMBER that the question asks HOW EVIL, not "Give me some facts about Palm Oil" - You MUST answer the question!
You will be self assessing your work- we will be looking at Communication and Thinking Critically.
Click for the template self assessment sheet
The following are resources that should help your research and learning;
The amazing sugar palm
Masarang Resources Weebly
WWF.org - What is Palm Oil?
WorldWildlife.org - Palm Oil
Rainforest Rescue - Facts about palm oil and rainforests
wwf.panda.org - Palm Oil
TASK in groups of 2/3 (Class groups)
"How healthy/ unhealthy/ dangerous/ evil.......... is palm oil?". (What are monocultures?)
You have to use one of the following mediums to show your answers:
Click for the lesson PowerPoint
In this lesson we will look at Palm Oil, its uses and the impact of its use on the environment and local communities. Is it "evil"? Well some would certainly say so.
The main task this lesson will be answering the lesson title through one of the following mediums;
- A cartoon in Powtoon
•A government interruption announcement on TV
•An Airplane safety speech
•A weather report
•A Supervillain
•A half time team talk
TIP - REMEMBER that the question asks HOW EVIL, not "Give me some facts about Palm Oil" - You MUST answer the question!
You will be self assessing your work- we will be looking at Communication and Thinking Critically.
Click for the template self assessment sheet
The following are resources that should help your research and learning;
The amazing sugar palm
Masarang Resources Weebly
WWF.org - What is Palm Oil?
WorldWildlife.org - Palm Oil
Rainforest Rescue - Facts about palm oil and rainforests
wwf.panda.org - Palm Oil
- UNIT 1
- CONFLICT
Children's Rights & responsibilitieswww.unicef.org/crc/
- UN Global Goals (17)
- www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/
Assessment:
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