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These master classes are intended to aid students of many abilities with aspects of both the Philosophy and the Government and Politics AS specifications. They have been developed primarily to help review and revise topics that have already been taught. They are set out as follows…
- A lesson plan
- Teachers notes
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The first two 45 minute lessons are on AS Government and Politics. The aim is to revise and test the topic of pressure groups from the GOV2 module. The focus will be on the key political theorists concerning pressure groups and the main concepts that they use. Lesson One consists of a drag and drop activity and a second activity with 3 gap-fill exercises. Lesson Two is an electronic board game designed to contextualize what has been taught. This latter activity is designed to further extend their understanding of the topic.
Pressure Groups
Lesson One – The Parliamentary Process, Classifications, Tactics and Resources
Activity One revises and tests students’ knowledge of how the actions and processes of Government and Parliament are central to understanding pressure group activity, from the development of Green Papers through to a change in the law. Activity Two revises and tests students’ knowledge and understanding of some of the key areas concerning pressure groups: how they can be classified; direct action as an effective tactic and the importance of a pressure group’s resources for their success.
Lesson Two – ‘Justice in Education’
This activity involves an electronic board game which contextualises what has been taught about pressure groups and the political process by means of an imaginary but lifelike pressure group, ‘Justice in Education’, which is campaigning against tuition fees. The internal and external factors that affect a pressure group’s success in the ‘real world’ are explored here.
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These master classes are intended to aid students (of many abilities) through part of the Philosophy AS specification. These classes are aimed at students who have already been taught the topics. These master classes have been developed to help review and revise the topics. They are set out as follows…
- A lesson plan
- Teachers notes
The aim of these three 45 minute lessons is to guide students through the 3 key normative theories, Utilitarianism, Kantian and Virtue ethics that they should be familiar with. All are taken from the philosophy of ethics in the PLY2 module. The first two lessons are computer based activities, whereas the third lesson, which reinforces and extends students’ knowledge, is largely paper-based and is based around a group discussion.
Ethical Theories
Lesson One – Utilitarian and Kantian ethics
The aim of this lesson is twofold. It is firstly to revise the key concepts of the Utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham and to a lesser extent, John Stuart Mill. Secondly it is to revise the key concepts of the Kantian ethicist, Immanuel Kant. There are therefore two activities in this first lesson, with ten concepts for each theory. The lesson will test students’ knowledge of their most important concepts which form the foundations of their respective theories.
Lesson Two – Virtue ethics
The aim of this lesson is to test and revise the key concepts of the philosopher Aristotle and Virtue ethics. It is a continuation of the first lesson, but is a stand alone activity.
Lesson Three – A moral dilemma: putting the theories into practice.
The aim of this lesson is to reinforce and extend students’ prior knowledge of Utilitarian, Kantian and Virtue ethics, as practised in Lessons One and Two. It is a group discussion designed to see how the ideas and concepts of the three theories could be practically applied to a lifelike, but imaginary, moral dilemma. |
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