taster session 2012

A level Government & Politics: Taster Day

Taster Session

Welcome to A level Politics

Matt Phillips & Helen Marks


Welcomefrom Team G&P

Icebreaker: Pair up and discuss…


What is politics?

What was your motivation to choose to study A Level Politics?


Government & Politics @ Burnley College

UNIT 1: People & Politics (January exam)

UNIT 2: Governing the UK (May / June exam)

UNIT 3: Ideologies (January exam)

UNIT 4: Political issues: ideologies in action (May / June exam)

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How will you learn?

Lots of discussion Debate

New technologiesActive learning zone

Handouts Facebook / Moodle

Trips

Diversity

External speakers

How will you learn?


Let’s take a look at a taster topic…


UNIT ONE: People & Participation

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Political Participation


Democracy

What is ‘democracy’?


Democracy

DEMOS (people) + KRATIA (rule of) =

DEMOCRACY (rule of the people)


DIRECT DEMOCRACY INDIRECT DEMOCRACY

Two types of democracy

What’s the difference?


What other ways can people participate in politics?

There is more to democracy than voting!

In competition with the other tables, work together as a group to make a giant list on the flip chart paper of

ways to get involved in politics.


IN FOCUS: Pressure groups


Activity: REAL OR FAKE?


Welsh Language Society


Championing Cheerleading group


OutRage!


NO2ID


Strong and Humorous Women


Surfers Against Sewage


Why do people join pressure

groups?


Who do you think is more likely to join a pressure

group?


GROUP CHALLENGE


Thanks for your fantastic

contributions

Enjoy the rest of your day at Burnley College

See you on results day……

Team G&P

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