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Stories of the People and Rulers

At a glance

Focus question 1: Who rules?

Content
Activities
(Assessment activities
are in bold italics.)

Preparation
  • absolute power
     
  • rulers and decision-makers
  • list and share information
  • create a concept map
  • poster paper
    and markers
  • student folders to store work

Teaching and learning activities

Focus question 2: Should one person rule?

Content
Activities
(Assessment activities are in bold italics.)

Preparation
  • Ancient Egypt
     
  • monarchy
     
  • rights and
    responsibilities
  • conduct a role-play
     
  • construct a power
    pyramid
  • present oral/written
    reports
  • complete a CD ROM interactive
  • 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

Teaching and learning activities

Focus question 3: Should the people rule?

Content
Activities
(Assessment activities
are in bold italics.)

Preparation
  • Ancient Greece
     
     
  • direct democracy
  • Assembly and the
    Council of 500
  • majority voting
  • conduct a ballot
    simulation
     
  • use source material
  • present oral
    and written reports
  • complete a CD ROM interactive
  • complete information charts
  • prepare captions
    for drawings
  • whole class:
    Handouts 5, 6, 7,
    9, 10
  • OHT: Handout 8
  • Stories of Democracy
    CD ROM

Teaching and learning activities

Focus question 4: Who rules in Australia?

Content
Activities
(Assessment activities are in bold italics.)

Preparation
  • representative
    democracy
  • Australian
    government
  • Australian
    citizenship
  • interpret visuals
     
  • apply criteria
     
  • compile retrieval
    charts
  • design a ballot form
  • vote for representatives
  • 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

Teaching and learning activities

Focus question 5: How should a nation be ruled?

Content
Activities
(Assessment activities
are in bold italics.)

Preparation
  • different forms
    of rule
  • complete a
    simulation
     
  • form comparisons
  • conduct a role-play
  • create a poster
  • create and play
    a game
  • complete a CD ROM interactive
  • 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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