Yr11: Pressure Groups + Protest Campaigns

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Lesson 3 pressure groups from DB3igs

Protest campaigns are launched every day about all sorts of issues, from the future of our planet to the rage against the X Factor domination of the pop charts!
We're looking at citizen-led campaigns and pressure/protest groups, though big business is quick to mimic the tactics and style of such campaigns, as this list of 20 of the most innovative Facebook campaigns, and this list of 10 top Facebook campaigns, demonstrates.

As a starting point, to demonstrate how campaigns can attract wide attention, consider the various x for Number One campaigns that sought to keep Simon Cowell's latest X Factor protegy off the Xmas number one spot - how many of these campaigns can you name?

Here's music magazine Q's list of their top 5 such campaigns.

TASK ONE: 2010 STUDENT PROTESTS

Yr11: L1 Recap + Creating Quiz

In this lesson you will:

1. familiarise yourself with the resources offered on this blog!
2. look back at some of the key terms and concepts you learned last year
3. research an area arising from this and...
4. create a '3 facts 3 questions 3 sources' briefing/quiz for the rest of the class

By the end of the lesson you should have answers to the initial quiz worksheet questions (25 in total); have researched a topic; created a PowerPoint with 3 facts and 3 questions and 3 useful online resources listed on this topic which can be shared with the class; have heard the other groups' 3 briefing facts and had a go at answering their 3 questions.


TASK ONE: 6 GROUPS TACKLE 4 QUESTIONS EACH FROM THE QUIZ SHEET