S2 MODERN STUDIES THE COURSE

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S2MODERN STUDIESTHE COURSE
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Knowledge and Understanding

• Pressure Groups
• People in Need
• Rights and Responsibilities

The information we cover in these topics will
make up the Knowledge and Understanding part of
theS2 course.
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Topic 1 - Pressure Groups

• Using our rights

• Pressure groups and charities

• Direct action by pressure groups

• Groups against nuclear weapons

• Effects of nuclear weapons

• Protests against French nuclear tests

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Enquiry Skills

• Selecting information from sources
• Sources include books, videos, slides and
  Internet
• Deciding what information is useful
• Detecting bias
• Presenting findings in an organised way
• Drawing conclusions

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The Methods

• Work booklet
• Books
• Leaflets

• Video
• Slides
• Internet

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The Work

• Jotter answers
• Prepare a Pressure Group Leaflet
• Print information from the Internet

• ALL pupils will complete Section A work

• MOST pupils will complete Section B work

• SOME pupils will complete Section C work

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Topic 2 - People in Need

• Unemployment in the UK
• Living in poverty
• Government help to reduce unemployment
• Homelessness

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Topic 2 - Rights and Responsibilities

• The rights of the child
• Rules and responsibilities in the family
• Rules in school and society
• Balwearie High Schools Multicultural Policy

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The METHODS for People In Need and Rights and
Responsibilities will be similar to Pressure
Groups
The WORK will include jotter answers with pupils
covering Section A, B and C questions.
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Tests!

• There will be ONE test on Knowledge and
  Understanding
• There will be ONE test on Enquiry Skills
• GRADES will be based on 5 -14 Guidelines

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After the Tests!

• A 3 period Case Study of People With Disabilities
  
• Why? - They are People in Need
• Why? - They have Rights and Responsibilities
• Why? - They have their own Pressure Groups

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Last Period of Modern Studies

• Tests returned
• Report card grades given out
• Profile completed
• Thats about it - Sounds like fun to me!

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The End!
This wonderful, highly innovative and
exceptionally designed presentation was created
by Mr. Bingham with a little bit of help from his
favourite assistant Mary Husband.