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Stories of the People and Rulers
At a glance
Focus question 1: Who rules?
Content
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Activities (Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- absolute power
- rulers and decision-makers
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- list and share information
- create a concept map
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- poster paper
and markers
- student folders to store work
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Teaching and learning activities
Focus question 2: Should one person rule?
Content
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Activities (Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- Ancient Egypt
- monarchy
- rights and
responsibilities
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- conduct a role-play
- construct a power
pyramid
- present oral/written
reports
- complete a CD ROM interactive
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- whole class:
Handouts 1, 2, 3
- atlas or globe
- groups: Handout 4
- cut out the eight
boxes from Handout 4
- Stories of Democracy
CD ROM
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Teaching and learning activities
Focus question 3: Should the people rule?
Content
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Activities (Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- Ancient Greece
- direct democracy
- Assembly and the
Council of 500
- majority voting
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- conduct a ballot
simulation
- use source material
- present oral
and written reports
- complete a CD ROM interactive
- complete information charts
- prepare captions
for drawings
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- whole class:
Handouts 5, 6, 7, 9, 10
- OHT: Handout 8
- Stories of Democracy
CD ROM
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Teaching and learning activities
Focus question 4: Who rules in Australia?
Content
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- representative
democracy
- Australian
government
- Australian
citizenship
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- interpret visuals
- apply criteria
- compile retrieval
charts
- design a ballot form
- vote for representatives
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- copy and cut up:
Handout 11
- OHT: Handout 12
- whole class:
Handout 13
- Parliament@Work website
- prepare about 17 (in a class of 28) 'right to vote' cards: 5 'Born in Australia'; 5 'Born overseas, Australian parent'; 2 'Adopted in Australia'; and 5 'Naturalised'. See Activity 3 for full details
- cut students' names from a class list, fold the strips of paper and place them in a hat
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Teaching and learning activities
Focus question 5: How should a nation be ruled?
Content
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- complete a
simulation - form comparisons
- conduct a role-play
- create a poster
- create and play
a game - complete a CD ROM interactive
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- whole class:
Handouts 14, 16 (on card) - OHT: Handout 15
- drawing materials,
poster paper - game tokens and dice
- The Time Tube poster
- Stories of Democracy
CD ROM |
Teaching and learning activities
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