Learning Path
Politics and Society Learning Path - Human rights : State executions Learning Path
By PDST
The resources in this learning path could be used as stimuli for students, with the teacher creating tasks around an essential question, or set of questions. Students could be asked to use the resources included to create; a paragraph response, discursive essay response, voice clip of their response, research of further data on this topic or to critically evaluate the sources, amongst other ideas.
Possible NCCA key thinker biographies - Hobbes, Locke, Nozick, Marx
These key thinkers have contributed to the development of some of the key ideas within this learning path. Teachers may also choose to invite students to make links with other Key Thinkers in the booklet provided in the learning path.
Learning Outcomes:
5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3,7.5
Topics:
Topic 6: Human Rights and responsibilities in Europe and the Wider World.
Topic 7: Globalisation and Identity
7 resources in this Learning Path
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Politics and Society Key Thinker Booklet
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/32068/31810.pdf Added: 25 Mar 2020 Contributor: PDST Resource type: Reference / ArticleThis booklet contains the NCCA biographies of all the Key thinkers named in the updated Politics and Society specification. This is an updated version of one previously linked from the site.
View full descriptionHow it maps to the curriculum
- SC
- Politics & Society
Suggestions for use: Background reading on the key thinkers for students. Can be assigned as reading alongside a topic or strand to encourage students to make links to the perspectives of the prescribed key thinkers.
2
Guardian article dealing with the links between Saudi Arabia and the western world.
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...stere-and-unforgiving-house-of-saud Added: 22 Apr 2020 Contributor: PDST Resource type: ReferenceThis is an article from The Guardian newspaper which highlights the links between the Saudi government and human rights issues.
The article could serve as an introduction to this topic, using an accessible and relevant discussion of the relationship between English soccer and potential Saudi Arabian owners of a club.
How it maps to the curriculum
- SC
- Politics & Society
Strand: 6. Human Rights+Responsibilities: Wider World
Strand unit: 2. Argument about Rights: Wider World
Suggestions for use: The resources in this learning path could be used as stimuli for students, with the teacher creating tasks around an essential question, or set of questions. Students could be asked to use the resources included to create; a paragraph response, discursive essay response, voice clip of their response, research of further data on this topic or to critically evaluate the sources, amongst other ideas.
Learning Outcomes:
5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3,7.5
Topics:
Topic 6: Human Rights and responsibilities in Europe and the Wider World.
Topic 7: Globalisation and Identity
3
Human Rights Watch website exploring human rights issues globally.
https://www.hrw.org/ Added: 22 Apr 2020 Contributor: PDST Resource type: ReferenceThis is a website which allows for a greater exploration of human rights issues on a global level.
This website could be used to allow students to discover a variety of human rights issues allowing them to read and research articles from this website.
How it maps to the curriculum
- SC
- Politics & Society
Strand: 6. Human Rights+Responsibilities: Wider World
Strand unit: 1. Rights in Wider World
Suggestions for use: The resources in this learning path could be used as stimuli for students, with the teacher creating tasks around an essential question, or set of questions. Students could be asked to use the resources included to create; a paragraph response, discursive essay response, voice clip of their response, research of further data on this topic or to critically evaluate the sources, amongst other ideas.
Learning Outcomes:
5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3,7.5
Topics:
Topic 6: Human Rights and responsibilities in Europe and the Wider World.
Topic 7: Globalisation and Identity
4
BBC Article - Saudi Arabia executed record number of people in 2019 - Amnesty
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-52358476 Added: 22 Apr 2020 Contributor: PDST Resource type: ReferenceThis is a BBC Article about the execution rates in Saudi Arabia, reported by Amnesty International for 2019.
This article could be used to explore the latest key information and data about the execution rights in Saudi Arabia, as a human rights issue.
How it maps to the curriculum
- SC
- Politics & Society
Strand: 6. Human Rights+Responsibilities: Wider World
Strand unit: 1. Rights in Wider World
Suggestions for use: The resources in this learning path could be used as stimuli for students, with the teacher creating tasks around an essential question, or set of questions. Students could be asked to use the resources included to create; a paragraph response, discursive essay response, voice clip of their response, research of further data on this topic or to critically evaluate the sources, amongst other ideas.
Learning Outcomes:
5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3,7.5
Topics:
Topic 6: Human Rights and responsibilities in Europe and the Wider World.
Topic 7: Globalisation and Identity
5
Death penalty in 2019: Facts and figures - Amnesty International
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/n...-penalty-in-2019-facts-and-figures/ Added: 22 Apr 2020 Contributor: PDST Resource type: ReferenceThis is an article on the Amnesty International website about the death penalty facts and figures from around the world, recorded in 2019.
This article could be used to research information about human rights issues around the world, using many examples, but can also be used to gather more information directly about execution rates in Saudi Arabia as one human rights example
How it maps to the curriculum
- SC
- Politics & Society
Strand: 6. Human Rights+Responsibilities: Wider World
Strand unit: 2. Argument about Rights: Wider World
Suggestions for use: The resources in this learning path could be used as stimuli for students, with the teacher creating tasks around an essential question, or set of questions. Students could be asked to use the resources included to create; a paragraph response, discursive essay response, voice clip of their response, research of further data on this topic or to critically evaluate the sources, amongst other ideas.
Learning Outcomes:
5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3,7.5
Topics:
Topic 6: Human Rights and responsibilities in Europe and the Wider World.
Topic 7: Globalisation and Identity
6
Death penalty 2019: Saudi Arabia executed record number of people last year amid decline in global executions - Amnesty International
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/n...-amid-decline-in-global-executions/ Added: 22 Apr 2020 Contributor: PDST Resource type: ReferenceThis is a news article on the Amnesty International website about the fact that Saudi Arabia executed a record number of people in 2019, despite the fact that there was a global decline in executions.
This article could be used to research information about human rights issues around the world, using many examples, but can also be used to gather more information directly about execution rates in Saudi Arabia as one human rights example.
How it maps to the curriculum
- SC
- Politics & Society
Strand: 6. Human Rights+Responsibilities: Wider World
Strand unit: 2. Argument about Rights: Wider World
Suggestions for use: The resources in this learning path could be used as stimuli for students, with the teacher creating tasks around an essential question, or set of questions. Students could be asked to use the resources included to create; a paragraph response, discursive essay response, voice clip of their response, research of further data on this topic or to critically evaluate the sources, amongst other ideas.
Learning Outcomes:
5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3,7.5
Topics:
Topic 6: Human Rights and responsibilities in Europe and the Wider World.
Topic 7: Globalisation and Identity
7
An Integrated Approach to Learning, Teaching and Assessment
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/29422/29158.pdf Added: 08 Apr 2019 Contributor: PDST Resource type: Reference / ActivityThe following PDST booklet 'An Integrated Approach to Learning, Teaching and Assessment' aids teachers in considering what methodologies could be used in class to support the inquiry process.
View full descriptionHow it maps to the curriculum
- SC
- Agriculture Science
Strand: Teaching and Learning
Strand unit: Pedagogy
Suggestions for use: Placemat: (Page 73)
Placemat can be used to encourage students to share ideas and reach a consensus about a topic or goal. It can be used to activate prior knowledge of a topic among students. It can help students share problem solving techniques, take group notes during a video/oral presentation, to summerise learning after the class or to begin an opening review of a subsequent lesson.
Anticipation Exercise: (Page 35/36)
The anticipation exercise could be utilised to assess students prior knowledge of a topic. This will give the teacher a picture of the students’ awareness of the concepts involved. However it could also be used as an assessment tool after the learning to see if the students have understood the concepts which they were presented with.
Think-Pair-Square-Share (Page 71)
The think-pair-square-share methodology can be used throughout the inquiry process to enable reflection and discussion among the pupils on the stage of the inquiry or the economic knowledge being explored.
