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What Was on the Polish Round Table? What was on the Polish Round Table? What was on the Polish Round Table? Lesson plan (Polish) Lesson plan (English) What was on the Polish Round Table? Session of the Polish Round Table Source: Damazy Kwiatkowski, PAP. Link to the lesson You will learn to list the most significant polish events from the 80's; to explain what „The Polish Round Table” was and why it was called so; to describe what led to the historic change in 1989; to characterize the implications of the election which took place in June 1989; to define the consequences of the changes later known as the „Revolutions of 1989”/”Autumn of Nations”. Nagranie dostępne na portalu epodreczniki.pl Nagranie abstraktu The deepening economic crisis and yet another storm of protest prompted the communistic government to take concessions. During the negotiations in „Magdalenka”, and later during The Polish Round Table, the government representatives reached an open discussion with some of the leaders of the opposition ( right‐wing activists were not invited ). As a result on the 4th of June 1989 the partially free elections to Government in session. Prime Minister Tadeusz the polish Sejm were held, as well as fully Mazowiecki and next to him, Treasury Minister Leszek Balcerowicz. democratic elections to the polish Senate, Source: Krzysztof Wójcik, 1989. which hadn't existed since the war. The opposition attained a landslide victory. The coalition government was forged ( which included ministers from the Polish United Workers' Party ), at the helm of Tadeusz Mazowiecki, a representative of the opposition. Leszek Balcerowicz was chosen as the Treasury Secretary and given the mission to transform the Polish economy from the socialist to the capitalist one. As a result of the agreement between the opposition and the communistic representatives, General Wojciech Jaruzelski was chosen the president of the Polish People's Republic. Poland had embarked on the path of the real democratization. Exercise 1 Connect each year with the respecve public protest and the city in which it occur. 1980, 1980, 1970, 1956, 1976, 1968, 1970, 1976 Poznań Danzig Gdynia Warsaw Radom Ursus Exercise 2 The sessions of the Polish Round Table Agreement began on the 6th of February 1989, and lasted unl the 5th of April 1989. How many days was it? How many months? Task 1 Analyze the most famous elecon poster of „Solidarity”. The poster was made by Tomasz Sarnecki. It's referring to the movie called „High Noon”, a western with Gary Cooper as a lead. In the hand of the American actor we can find a vong sheet in place of a revolver and above his sheriff's badge there is the logo of „Solidarity”. The tle of the movie itself - „High Noon” - was meant to movate the Poles to go the polls to support „Solidarity”. The most important bale that was ever to be fought by the Polish people – the bale between good and evil. Task 2 Analyse the chart and answer the quesons. PRL Decisions made by the Polish Round Table Agreement Today Did the Senate The Senate was called together – upper chamber of Does the exist? Parliament Senate exist? Who would Who 35% of the Sejm’s representaves and all propose the proposes the representaves of the Senate were choses in free candidates to candidates elecons; 65% of the Sejm’s representaves were the of the proposed by the communisc authories. Parliament? Parliament? Is there Was there an a President An office of the President was constuted by the office of the of the Parliament – a joint session of Sejm and the Senate President? Republic of Poland? Who could Who can The opposion gained access to the Media: the right to issue the issue the issue „Tygodnika Solidarność” and „Gazety Wyborczej” press? press? Exercise 3 Search the internet for the Solidarity elecon posters in 1989 and mark which symbol they represent. The Kotwica. V sign. White Eagle. Lech Wałęsa The logo of Solidarity Exercise 4 Read the fragments of the exposé and mark it’s content according to the key. The Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki delivers his expose Source: Krzysztof Wójcik, Agencja FORUM. Mark the content with the right colour. new state philosophy replacing the socialist economy with capitalism promong entrepreneurship the rule of law and concern for human rights freedom of the media Panie Marszałku, Wysoka Izbo! Chcę utworzyć rząd zdolny do działania dla dobra społeczeństwa, narodu i państwa. Będzie to rząd koalicji na rzecz gruntownej reformy państwa. Musi ulec zmianie dotychczasowa filozofia państwa. Nie może ono zajmować się wszystkim i wszystkiego gwarantować, powinno ułatwiać i regulować działalność. Najważniejszą rolą rządu i administracji w tej chwili jest otwarcie możliwości działań zbiorowych i indywidualnych. Sprawą najważniejszą dla społeczeństwa jest stan gospodarki narodowej, który dziś musi być uznany za krytyczny. Długofalowym strategicznym celem poczynań rządu będzie powrót do gospodarki rynkowej oraz roli państwa zbliżonej do rozwiniętych gospodarczo krajów. Moim największym pragnieniem jest, by rząd obecnej koalicji otworzył Polakom możliwość podniesienia gospodarczego kraju. Potrzebujemy takich mechanizmów prawnych i ekonomicznych, które dadzą ludziom przedsiębiorczym poczucie bezpieczeństwa dla ich działalności i pozwolą wszystkim odnaleźć moralny i materialny sens pracy. Konieczne jest wprowadzenie rządów prawa, przyznanie każdemu obywatelowi praw zgodnych z paktami, umowami i konwencjami. W stosunkach między rządem i obywatelami niezastąpioną rolę pełnią we współczesnych warunkach środki społecznej informacji, zwłaszcza radio i telewizja. Muszą one mieć dziś charakter pluralistyczny. Przejście od monopolu do pluralizmu uważam w tej dziedzinie za niezbędne. Task 3 Compare the maps of Poland and its neighbours in the years 1988 and 1992, and fill the chart. Europe aer the Second World War Source: Krysan Chariza i zespół. The Neighbours of Poland in the year 1988 in the year 1992 Exercise 5 Connect the words to its definions. an extraordinary state in which the army takes control of the country’s administrave powers., control and deprivaon of the freedom of speech which aims to convey only that kind of informaon that is in line with the government's views., civil milia which tried to fight off the demonstraons and bring back order., polical system in which the majority of cizens decides in free elecon the fate of the state., the kind of market in which the trade between the buyer and the seller takes places on any terms agreed and decided by them., naonwide polish labour union forged in 1980 to defend the rights of workers, it became the centre of opposion in PRL., discussions between the government and the democrac opposion, their goal was to find and implement socio-polical reforms in Poland Censourship Maral Law ZOMO The Polish Round Table Agreement Democracy Free market Solidarity Keywords The Polish Round Table Agreement, transformation, democracy Glossary Democracy Nagranie dostępne na portalu epodreczniki.pl Nagranie słówka: Democracy Demokracja – ustrój polityczny i system sprawowania władzy, w którym jej źródło stanowi wola większości obywateli wyrażona niezależnych w wyborach. Independence Nagranie dostępne na portalu epodreczniki.pl Nagranie słówka: Independence Niepodległość – niezależność państwa od wpływu innych państw, instytucji na swoje działania. Negoaons Nagranie dostępne na portalu epodreczniki.pl Nagranie słówka: Negotiations Negocjacje – sposób rozwiązywania sporów polegający na dobrowolnym podjęciu rozmów przez strony w celu wypracowania porozumienia i rozwiązania konfliktu. The Polsh Round Table Agreement Nagranie dostępne na portalu epodreczniki.pl Nagranie słówka: The Polsh Round Table Agreement Okrągły stół – Polish Round Table Agreement – rozmowy prowadzone przez demokratyczną opozycję z władzami PRL pomiędzy lutym a kwietniem 1989 roku. Miały na celu doprowadzenie do reform politycznych, gospodarczych i społecznych. Rozpoczęły przemiany ustrojowe Polski i doprowadziły do częściowo wolnych wyborów w czerwcu 1989 roku. Elecon Nagranie dostępne na portalu epodreczniki.pl Nagranie słówka: Election Wybory – proces polegający na wybieraniu przez obywateli swojego kandydata spośród zgłoszonych przedstawicieli, najczęściej poprzez głosowania. Jest to podstawowy mechanizm funkcjonowania demokracji. Expose Nagranie dostępne na portalu epodreczniki.pl Nagranie słówka: Expose Expose – przemówienie, w którym osoba desygnowana na premiera określa główne cele swojego rządu i działania jakie zamierza podejmować. The Senate Nagranie dostępne na portalu epodreczniki.pl Nagranie słówka: The Senate Senat – druga izba, tradycyjnie określana jako izba wyższa parlamentu w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, w której zasiadają senatorowie, w liczbie 100. Capitalism Nagranie dostępne na portalu epodreczniki.pl Nagranie słówka: Capitalism Kapitalizm – system gospodarczy, którego podstawową wartością jest własność prywatna, czerpanie z niej zysków i swobodny obród towarów i usług w ramach wolnego rynku. Lesson plan Polish Temat: Co serwowano przy Okrągłym Stole? Adresat Uczniowie klasy VIII szkoły podstawowej Podstawa programowa Klasa VIII szkoły podstawowej XL. Dekada 1981–1989. Uczeń: 1. wyjaśnia przyczyny wprowadzenia stanu wojennego, opisuje jego przebieg i konsekwencje; 2. przedstawia postawy Polaków wobec stanu wojennego, fenomen oporu społecznego; 3. wyjaśnia przyczyny zawarcia porozumienia Okrągłego Stołu, przedstawia jego głównych uczestników i opisuje postanowienia. XLI. Narodziny III Rzeczypospolitej. Uczeń: 1. opisuje kluczowe przemiany ustrojowe w latach 1989–1997; 2. wyjaśnia przyczyny napięć
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