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Citizenship at key stage 3 (Year 7-9)
Unit 05: How the law protects animals - a local-to-global study
Section 3: How does Parliament debate an issue?
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Objectives |
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- to debate an issue that has already been debated in Parliament
- about how issues are debated in Parliament, and how legislation is developed
- to make a formal presentation in Standard English (NSE)
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Activities |
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Outcomes |
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- With the pupils, consider a topical issue related to the law and animal welfare,
eg the use of animals in scientific research, fox-hunting, factory farming. Examine the arguments surrounding the issue and then, rather than hold a generalised 'for and against' debate, hold a debate in the style of Parliament. This involves:
- setting out an initial motion with a proposal to make or change a law
- allowing pupils to introduce amendments of their own and propose new clauses
- taking a vote, first on the changes and then on the overall motion.
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- discuss an issue from a social, moral and political standpoint, and express and justify their own opinion orally and in writing
- outline the parliamentary process
- understand how governments can be influenced by public opinion and lobby groups
- understand the function of opinion polls in public life, and relate this to the importance of being informed citizens who take an interest in public affairs
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Points to note |
- A debate in this format reflects the way in which Parliament debates new laws. It provides opportunities for changes and amendments to be made to an original proposal, sometimes in response to the views of particular organisations, eg pressure groups, and sometimes as a result of public and media opinion. Further guidance about organising debates is available at www.dfes.gov.uk/citizenship
- Link with NSE: year
7 S&L3, year
8 S&L3, year
9 S&L2.
- Information can be obtained from the RSPCA (www.rspca.org.uk)
and from Compassion in World Farming (www.ciwf.co.uk).
- Material from the Countryside Alliance, which is against
a ban on hunting, can be found at www.countryside-alliance.org/edu
- Newspapers are a good source of material on current issues, and many have a wide selection of daily features on their websites.
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This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of
activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by
moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
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