Diversity Lesson 2

Life Education Year 7

Learning Objectives

• Discuss and debate what its like to live in Plymstock

• Think about what its like to live and go to school in other areas (international example: Iraq)

• Think about what its like to live and go to school in other areas (local example: Hackney, East London)

• To start to create presentations on our local area

Learning Outcomes

• To have debated and discussed the positives and negatives of living in Plymstock

• To have considered what it is like to live and go to school in other areas (international example: Iraq; local example: Hackney)

• To have begun to create a presentation on our local area to students in Hackney

What’s it like living in Plymstock?

• What do you like about living in Plymstock?

• What do you dislike?

• How could things be better?

• How could you improve the area?

What would it be like going to school here?

• New Delhi, India

What would it be like going to school here?

• Afghanistan

Going to School in Iraq

Going to School in Iraq

• http://www.teachers.tv/videos/iraqi-children-speak

Discussion

• What was it like to go to school in these countries?

• How was it similar?• How was it different?• How did it make you feel?• What have you learnt?• What are you going to do now?

Going to School in London: Hackney

• Hackney is in the East end of London

• Hackney is a multicultural area

• There are many different ethnicities, cultures and religions

• Many students are classified as EAL (English as an Additional Language)

• Hackney is an inner city area of London

• Poverty, gun and knife crime are considerable problems

Discussion

• What was it like to go to school in these countries?

• How was it similar?• How was it different?• How did it make you feel?• What have you learnt?• What are you going to do now?

Task:

• Your Task is to make a presentation explaining what it is like to live in Plymstock to the students who go to school in Hackney.

• You must also explain what it is like to go to school in Plymstock

• You must explain what life is like?• What do you do with your time?• What do you like about the area?• What could be improved?

Success CriteriaSuccess Criteria Red Amber Green

Presentation explains what its like to live in Plymstock

Presentation explains what its like to go to school in Plymstock

Explains what’s good about the area

Explains what’s bad or could be better

Has photos or pictures of the area

Involves all group members

Uses ICT skills

Homework

• Continue working on your presentations• You will need to present them next lesson• As you may not have access to ICT you

may want to create a PowerPoint with photos of the area!

• You could interview other people to find their views

• Why not use registration time to help with your presentations!