Welsh Baccalaureate – Year 10 Who Influences Our Lives?
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Darganfod Dadlau Dewis — Discover Debate Decide Welsh Baccalaureate – Year 10 Who influences our lives? What is the National Assembly for Wales? The National Assembly for Wales is made up of 60 Assembly Members from across Wales. They are elected by the people of Wales to represent them and their communities, make laws for Wales and to ensure the Welsh Government is doing its job properly. Unit 01 – What are young people’s views about politics? Who influences our lives? Aims: To understand who has influence on our lives and how do different people affect our lives. Resources: Resource 01:‘Famous people’ cards. Resource 02:‘Thinking pyramid’ worksheets. Task 01: You will need to split the class into groups. Share the ‘Famous People’ cards out amongst the groups. One set of cards for each group. Once you have done this, ask the students to explain who of all the people on the cards is the most influential and who is the least influential. Note on the ‘thinking pyramid’ worksheet – the least influential on the bottom and the most influential on the top. Resources: Resource 03: Spiderchart worksheet. Task 02: From the previous task we have two groups of people, the politicians and the famous people. Of these people, who can they vote for? For whom else can they vote? eg. School councillors Class discussion – Class to think about their own lives and who influences them the most. Individuals to note answers on the spider chart worksheet – they can work on their own or in pairs. Note who is the most influential and ask them to expand on this by noting why they are influential, what the person’s special features are and how these contribute to the fact that they influence their lives? Adnodd 01 - Cardiau / Sleidiau Pobl Enwog Ar gyfer Uned 1- Beth yw barn pobl ifanc am wleidyddiaeth? Resource 01- Famous People Cards / Slides For Unit 1- What do young people think about politics? Carwyn Jones AC / AM Prif Weinidog Cymru / First Minister of Wales Dame / Y Fonesig Rosemary Butler AC / AM Llywydd y Cynulliad / the Assembly’s Presiding Officer David Cameron AS / MP Prif Weinidog y DU / UK Prime Minister Nick Clegg AS / MP Dirprwy Brif Weinidog y DU / UK Deputy Prime Minister Huw Lewis AC / AM Y Gweinidog Addysg a Sgiliau / Minister for Education and Skills Antoinette Sandbach AC / AM Aelod Rhanbarthol Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Regional Member Leanne Wood AC / AM Arweinydd Plaid Cymru / Plaid Cymru Leader Guto Bebb AS / MP Aelod Seneddol Etholaeth Aberconwy / Member of Parliament for Aberconwy Constituency Adele Cantores / Singer Olly Murs Canwr / Singer One Direction Grŵp pop / Pop group Wynne Evans Canwr operatig a chymeriad hysbysebion teledu / Operatic singer and television advert character Meddyg / Doctor Athro neu Athrawes / Teacher David Beckham Chwaraewr pêl-droed / Football player Gavin Henson Chwaraewr rygbi a chymeriad teledu realiti / Rugby player and reality tv character Barack Obama Arlywydd America / President of America Kate Middleton Duges Caergrawnt/ Duchess of Cambridge Dick + Dom Cyflwynwyr teledu i blant / Children’s television presenters Kerry Katona Cyn-gantores a seren teledu realiti / Ex-singer and reality tv star Nelson Mandela Cyn-Arlywydd De Affrica / Ex-President of South Africa George Osborne AS / MP Canghellor y Trysorlys / Chancellor of the Exchequer Resource 02 – Thinking Pyramid Who is the most influential? Place the name at the top of the pyramid. Who is the least influential? Place the name at the bottom of the pyramid. Resource 03 Who affects my life the most? How and why? .