E.Q: Can a City be Responsible for its Past?

Liverpool……

“We can’t hide our history, it is built into the foundations of many institutions and buildings.

What we can do is apologise. This is what we are doing, offering our unreserved remorse for the history of slave trading….”

Apologies so far…..

• Liverpool's in 1999• London's in 2007• The Church of England 2006/7 began to

apologise and one of their members said "We the Church of England were at the heart of it".

• Bristol 2014??

What is an apology?

• Apology: an acknowledgement of an offence or failure

• Firstly: say "I'm sorry I hurt you" • Secondly: I admit I did something wrong.• Finally: what can I do to make it right? We

know that something bad went wrong in the past and the legacy of that is quite profound.

• What can we do to make it right?

A European apology

Which of the statements made do you think are the most powerful or effective?

Order them most-least powerful

Word bank

• Acknowledge• Commerce• Bequeath• Legacy • Reconcile

The Liverpool Apology

The Liverpool Apology

The Liverpool Apology vs European

I believe that the………..statement is the most convincing because……….

• ALL: correct spelling and punctuation in your opinion• MOST: use the PEE structure to complete the

statement• SOME: explain exactly which words or phrases are

persuasive• Extra: can you use any technical terms for the words?

E.g. adjective, verb etc.

Is it time for us?

• http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/may/07/ameliahill.theobserver

• Let’s make some notes whilst reading through the article together

City apology?• OBJ: to understand the main arguments for and against Bristol saying sorry, beginning by analysing a newspaper article.

• SKILLS:

• Reading comprehension

• Skimming and scanning

• Deeper reading and analysis

Reading comprehension

• Level 3:• Highlight and label one argument FOR and one AGAINST

apologising. • Level 4:• Find 3 other sources that the newspaper quote in their

article.• Level 5:• Find 2 words that emphasise the argument that apologising

is a useless gesture.• Level 6:• Highlight where the article discusses that an apology is just

the first step. Who does it quote? • Level 7:• Highlight where the article states what an apology could

lead to and why it is really important. Who does it quote?

Discussion• What are the main points to come out of this article?

• Do you agree with any one point more strongly than another?

• What has persuaded you the most?

• Have you changed your mind? By how much?

• Which words or phrases made the most impact on you?

Adding to your mind map

• Can you add any points from the article to your mind map?

Summary statement• Write a paragraph summarising your thoughts about Bristol

apologising AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME. It may change and that's ok!

• ALL: will use your own opinion backed up with why (from the article)

• MOST: will use a direct quotation in the correct PEE structure

• SOME: may explain which particular words and phrases had an impact on them - how do you think they we persuasive?

The Assessment

• Write a formal letter in which you apologise for Bristol’s involvement in the slave trade. Your letter should be persuasive and convince the reader that this should happen.

• Who can we write to?• Who is apologising?

Who are we writing to?

Who should we apologise to?