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Lesson plan: Planning for action
From the Developing Rights online resource
Age group: 11 - 14
Aims:
To give pupils an opportunity to generate their own ideas on taking
action over a rights issue.
What to do:
Preparation: you will need a board or flip chart to write up
ideas.
Brainstorm examples of rights that pupils think are denied to them,
or of things which they feel are unfair and which they would like
to see changed. Write down all ideas, without rejecting any. Alternatively,
you may wish to start with issues that have been generated from
a previous Unit.
Now divide pupils into groups of four. Ask each to choose two different
rights and discuss how they would like things to be. They should
then note down possible actions which could be taken to achieve
this.
As a class, discuss the suggestions that each group has made. What
are the difficulties in carrying out the actions? These might include
time, money, danger, resistance, etc. How would their actions affect
the rights of others? Now evaluate whether the difficulties would
make the action impossible, or whether there might be ways around
them. Choose one or two possible actions that the class feels are
most practical.
Curriculum links:
| England |
Scotland |
Wales |
| English:
- Group discussion and interaction - different contributions;
different views into account; sift and summarise.
Citizenship/PSHE:
- Take responsibility; participate; make real choices and
decisions; develop relationships. |
English:
- Talking in groups; talking about experiences, feelings and
opinions; listening in groups.
Religious and Moral Education:
- Relationships and moral values.
PSD:
- Social development. |
English:
Group discussion and interaction - different contributions;
different views into account; sift and summarise.
PSE:
- Be committed to practical involvement; action plan and set
targets; review and reflect; work both independently and co-operatively. |
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