Uk British Parties

British Political Parties

Davide Penzo - Oral exam - May, 15th 2024

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Index

Context

Aims

Activity

Plan

Assessment

Inter-disciplinary Links

Context

Who and where?

SCHOOL:

It is a Science School which is trying to implement new techonogies and innovative methods to the didactic offer. Teachers and the Manager are young and very active and pay much attention to projects and school clubs.

Chioggia, southern part of the Venice Lagoon

AREA:

CULTURAL BACKGROUND:

The majority of students are into music and sports. They are also interested in international topics (Climate Change, Palestinian War). There is a very big gap among students who really enjoy the school subjects, and students who happen to be there because they did not know what to study at high school.

Context

Who and where?

CLASS:

4th Year of a Science High School

COMPOSITION:

15 Students of which 9 males and 7 females

Mostly B2, a couple of B2+

CEFR Level:

Second half of second term

TIME OF THE YEAR:

5 Hours (2h + 2h + 1h)

TIMING:

Context

Who and where?

GENERAL BEHAVIOUR :

Students are responsible but get bored easily. They use their phone in every possible quiet moment.

Students often tend to form fixed groups, but they have their own balance.

HETEROGENITY/HOMOGENITY:

SENs & SPLDs:

1 student with Dyslexia, 1 with Adhd (without 104/1992)

Used to training and tests online on several online platforms, either in class and at home. They can easily reach the platforms from Google Classroom.

DIGITAL COMPETENCE:

Aims

Language and Notions

soft skills

BritishState System

Use critical thinking

BritishPoliticalParty

HistoricalandPresent-dayParties

Expressand SustainIdeas

Researchand selectSources

SpecificVocaboulary

Keys to Success and Inclusion

• Familiar topics
• Feeling connected to others
• Feeling effective and able

Student Motivation

LearnerCentered

• Alternative materials
• Cooperative peer to peer tutoring
• Compensative ITC Use

Individualisation

Personalisation

• Using Personal Ideas and Opinions
• Creative outputs
• Continuous feedback

Sources: L. 104/1992 - L. 107/2015 - Dir. MIUR 27/12/2012

SAMR

Sources: PNSD L. 107/2015

Activity - Debate

Cooperative Learning - Debate

Why?

• It allows discussions on familiar topics
• It is a simulation of a democratic procedure
• It improves critical thinking
• Students can express themselves freely even remaining in an organized discussion

• It promotes autonomy in researching and selecting sources

Activity

Pre-requisites

Political Knowledge

Geography

Grammar

• Modal Verbs
• Past Simple
• Present Perfect
• Conditionals
• Futures

• UK State division
• Capitals

• What is a Democracy?
• UK main Institutions
• General History

Activity

Source Materials

Classic Materials

Wikipedia

Textbook

Activity

Source Materials

Alternative Materials

HUB:

Debate - Phase 1

Cooperative Learning

Class Setup:

Groups (5 students each):

• Labour Party
• Conservative Party
• Journalists

Role of the Students:

• 2 students dedicated to each topic
• 1 coordinator

Topics:

• Climate Change
• Palestine and Ukraine situation

Role of the Teacher:

• Guiding students in selecting materials
• Giving feedback
• Suggesting how to deepen details

Debate - Phase 2

Role Play

Class Setup:

• Each party presents its general opinions on the topics.( 10 minutes each - Presentation recommended

• Journalists alternately ask 2 questions per topic to the parties. Then, the other group can counter the answer. Finally, the first group can clarify its position. (20minutes in total, about 3-5 minutes per speech)

• Journalists resume the main points of the debate and decleare the winner.
• (10 minutes)

• Feedback and assessment (Remaining time)

Plan - Day 1

Let's get prepeared - 2 hours

Brief History of the parties and their evolution

Analising materials and research phase.

Introducing the activity in detail.

10 minutes

20 minutes

1 hour 20 minutes

Formation of the groups and setting

Deepen the materials and the platform of research.

10 minutes

10 minutes

Plan - Day 2

Let's get prepeared - 2 hours

Prepearing Debate Phase 1*

Simulations

1 hour

30 minutes

Prepearing questions (journalists) and possible answers (parties).

30 minutes

*Journalists prepeare a form with the criteria for establishing the winner.

Assessment

Main criteria

Clarity of exposition concerning the presentation and the questions/answer.

Use of specific vocabulary concerning the topics presented and the Institutions/parties

Respecting the assigned role and the ideology of the party represented.

Quality of the sources aimed at sustaining opinions.

Inter-disciplinary Links

Science

History

Civic Education

Geography

Lesson learned!