starter activity

What’s happening in this picture? Who is breaking the law? Are there any occasions when it is not wrong to break the law?

Was poaching Was poaching really a crime?really a crime?

TBAT explain the origins of TBAT explain the origins of the ‘the ‘Bloody CodeBloody Code’’

To debate whether To debate whether poachingpoaching was a crimewas a crime

Learning objectives

Key words: game keeper

Your task

Watch the clip from ‘Crime &

Punishment’ by Tony

Robinson and answer

the questions

on the sheet

provided

One reason why the Bloody Code evolved as you saw from

the film was the threat felt by the ruling classes from poaching. But with so much poverty in

Britain at the time, and people forced to turn to stealing to feed

their families, was poaching really such a terrible crime?

Study the information on p. 38-9 (Cummins) or p.86-7 (Dawson)

and gather evidence for and against

This House believes that it is sometimes justifiable (right) to break the law

Extension taskExtension task

Is poaching ever justifiable? Conduct Is poaching ever justifiable? Conduct some research into modern day some research into modern day

poaching. Which countries is it most poaching. Which countries is it most common? What is poached and why?common? What is poached and why?

HomeworkHomework

Your are an MP in the House of Your are an MP in the House of Commoons. Write a speech either in Commoons. Write a speech either in support or opposition to poaching. support or opposition to poaching. Include the following:Include the following: Explanation of what poaching isExplanation of what poaching is The punishments for poachingThe punishments for poaching Examples of poaching in the C17th or Examples of poaching in the C17th or

C18thC18th Your explanation of why it is wrongYour explanation of why it is wrong

Success criteriaSuccess criteriaRoom for

improvementGood Wow factor!

Includes 2 or fewer bullet points

Limited use of evidence from notes or technical vocab

Includes 3 or more bullet points

Uses many examples from own notes and some technical vocab e.g. ‘Bloody Code’, game keeper

Includes all bullet points

Uses examples from class notes and own research

Confident and appropriate use of technical vocab

Written as a persuasive speech

Was poaching Was poaching really a crime?really a crime?

TBAT explain the origins of TBAT explain the origins of the ‘the ‘Bloody CodeBloody Code’’

To debate whether To debate whether poachingpoaching was a crimewas a crime

Learning objectives

Key words: game keeper

Plenary