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Parliament versus Monarch
At a glance
Focus question 1: What does it mean to have absolute power?
Content
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Activities
(Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- introducing absolute
monarchy
- King John and
Magna Carta
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- listen to narratives
- use sources
- collate information
- complete oral or written reports
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- whole class:
Handout 5
- groups: Handouts
3, 4
- OHTs: Handouts 1, 2
- student folders to store information sheets throughout the unit
- one envelope of 'clues' for each group (see Activity 3)
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Teaching and learning activities
Focus question 2: What is a parliament?
Content
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Activities
(Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- introducing parliament
- Westminster system
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- OHTs: Handouts 2, 6
- whole class: Handout 7
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Teaching and learning activities
Focus question 3: What is the difference between 'divine right' and 'citizen's right'?
Content
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Activities
(Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- Stuart Parliament
- divine right
- King Charles I
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- listen for
information
- develop student
glossaries
- complete a simulation
- use source material
- construct a timeline
- prepare oral or written reports
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- one copy (cut up):
Handout 8
- whole class:
Handouts 9, 13
- groups: Handouts 10-12
- Stories of Democracy CD ROM
- clue envelopes containing Handouts 10-12 (cut up)
- container, money (food or tokens)
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Teaching and learning activities
Focus question 4: How has the power moved from the monarch to the people?
Content
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Activities
(Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- William and Mary
of Orange
- constitutional
monarchy
- Declaration of
Rights
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- translate diagrams
- complete a diagram
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- OHTs: Handouts
14, 15
- whole class:
Handouts 5, 7, 16
- Parliament versus Monarch poster
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Teaching and learning activities
Focus question 5: How does Australian parliamentary democracy reflect its British inheritance?
Content
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Activities
(Assessment activities are in bold italics.)
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Preparation
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- Australia's system
of government
- comparing systems
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- develop student
glossaries
- summarise ideas
- compare systems
- complete oral and written reports
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- whole class:
Handouts 7, 17, 18, 19
- Stories of
Democracy and Parliament at Work CD ROMs
- The Commonwealth Government poster
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Teaching and learning activities
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