Successful Pressure Group Campaigning

The Millennium Development Goals

Lesson aims

To learn what the G8 and the Millennium Development Goals are

To think about whose goals they are

To assess whether and why they are being achieved or not

What are your personal goals?

Work related?Family?

Hobbies?Qualifications?

Why do we set goals?

To challenge us to achieve more than we would without goals

To develop a clear vision of where we want to be by what date in the future

To help us work out what we need to help us achieve what we are aiming for

What makes a worthwhile goal?

The Millennium Development Goals

1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger2. Achieve primary education for all3. Promote gender equality, empower women4. Reduce child deaths5. Improve the health of mothers and pregnant

women6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases7. Ensure environmental sustainability8. Build a global partnership for development

Which MDG does each picture relate to?

Which MDG does each picture relate to?

Whose goals are these?

Who do you think will benefit if these goals are achieved?

Who is responsible for achieving them?

Are there any ways in which YOU can help achieve the MDGs?

Activities – in pairs

Which two do you think are MOST important?

Rank the goals in order of importanceGive three reasons the MDGs need to be

achieved. You could start by using this phrase: “These goals need to be achieved because…..”

Is there any one MDG that needs to be met before the rest can be achieved?

Feedback

Share your responses with the class

Can you list three of the MDGs?

Can you state one thing you can do to help achieve them?

Homework

Go to the Citizenship room and the homework page on Fronter (eg 9HMB/Cz)

Do the homework on Pressure Groups and Smoking

This is another example of successful pressure group action for you to learn from for coursework and quote in the exam