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Politics Home Learning Pack Challenges Politics Home Learning NAME_____________________ Please use this pack if you are interested in continuing studying Politics Politics Home Learning Pack Challenges Please find attached a pack of work to help prepare you for Sixth Form. I am delighted that you have shown an interest in Politics. In order to get you thinking about the subject, I have drawn up a challenge pack to help you prepare for studies in the 6th form such as politics research activities, books to read, films to watch on a rainy afternoon, useful websites to browse when Snapchat, Instagram gets dull. For a look at the syllabus: please visit AQA’s website here: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/politics/as-and-a-level/politics-7152 Please email me on [email protected] if you have any queries or questions. In the meantime, I want to say a big thank you for your hard work and I am so very sorry you have lost your opportunity to complete the exams. During these unprecedented times it’s important to keep going and know we will be back to normal soon. Kind regards Jessica Baggaley Politics & History Teacher; Subject Lead, Politics Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form 1 | Page Politics Home Learning NAME_____________________ Please use this pack if you are interested in continuing studying Politics CONTENTS Home Learning Activities Challenges Task 1: How Are We Governed? P. 3 Task 2: Who’s Who in UK Politics? P. 4 Task 3: A Week In Politics P. 4 Task 4: Political Satire: An Analysis Task P. 5-6 Task 5: Write Your Own Manifesto P. 6 Reading Text Books P. 7 Politics Books P. 8 Websites P. 9 Films P. 10 Documentaries P. 11 TV Programmes P. 12 Podcasts P. 13 Key Terms P. 14 2 | Page Politics Home Learning NAME_____________________ Please use this pack if you are interested in continuing studying Politics Home Activities Task 1: How Are We Governed? In the UK, like most countries in the world today, the political system we have is called a democracy. This means that we elect the people that run our country for us. But who are the people we have elected into these important jobs? a) Conduct some research into the below questions: • How many MPs (Members of Parliament) are in the House of Commons? • How many of these MPs are women and how many are men? • How many of these MPs are from a BAME background? • How many of these MPs went to private school and how many went to state school? • What are the age ranges of MPs sitting in the House of Commons? b) Following your research decide how representative of the UK as a whole you think the House of Commons is? Does this matter? Why/why not? c) Watch this Ted Talk video and note down your thoughts about the ideas being discussed in relation to: democracy, alternative ways of running the country, advantages and disadvantages of random selection: https://www.ted.com/talks/brett_hennig_what_if_we_replaced_politicians_with_ randomly_selected_people?language=en d) What do you think? Should the UK replace politicians with randomly selected people? Write a paragraph in answer to this question, making sure you are using evidence from your research and the ideas discussed in the video. 3 | Page Politics Home Learning NAME_____________________ Please use this pack if you are interested in continuing studying Politics Task 2: Who’s Who in UK Politics? Boris Johnson Dominic Raab Rishi Sunak Priti Patel Kier Starmer Ed Davey Caroline Lucas Nicola Sturgeon a) Research these politicians and create a short profile on each of them. It should include: • What political party are they from? • What is their role within their party? • What responsibilities do they have? • What constituencies do they represent? b) Choose 1 or 2 of the politicians and find a recent news article about them. Summarise the article in no more than 5 sentences. In your summary, make sure you are considering whether the article is positive or negative. Task 3: A Week in Politics For 7 days, keep a diary of the main political headlines and your response to them. Each day you should summarise: a) What are the main political developments of the day? b) Where did you hear about the developments? Think about the different places you get news from – the TV news, Twitter, newspapers, other online sources c) What do you think about these developments? Recommended viewing: Prime Minister’s Questions, Wednesday at 12 noon; Question Time, Thursday at 10.35pm; Have I Got News for You, Friday at 9pm; The Andrew Marr Show, Sunday at 9am. All shows are on BBC and available after broadcast on BBC iPlayer. 4 | Page Politics Home Learning NAME_____________________ Please use this pack if you are interested in continuing studying Politics Task 4: Political Satire: An Analysis Task Use the below cartoons to answer the questions on the next page 1) The Guardian 2) The Daily Telegraph 3) The Independent 5 | Page Politics Home Learning NAME_____________________ Please use this pack if you are interested in continuing studying Politics 4) Financial Times a) What is happening in each of the cartoons? Write a brief description b) What is the overall message of each cartoon? c) Is the cartoon a positive or negative interpretation of the government’s handling of the Coronavirus? How do you know? d) Find out what the political affiliations of each of the newspapers are. How might this affect the way in which they choose to represent the Prime Minister and the Government? e) Give each cartoon a caption / title Task 5: Write Your Own Manifesto Before an election, political parties release a list of their main priorities and what policies and laws they would put into place if they were to win the election. Imagine you are in charge of a political party. Follow the steps below to write your own manifesto: a) Have a look at the manifestos of the main parties from the most recent election: https://www.conservatives.com/our-plan https://labour.org.uk/manifesto-2019/ b) Having looked at the two main parties’ manifestos, identify: • Policies that you think are a good idea and why • Policies that you think are a bad idea and why c) Consider what your main priorities would be if you were the Prime Minister d) Identify a list of policies and / or laws that you would introduce to meet these priorities if you were Prime Minister e) Present your ideas either as a speech or as a poster outlining your manifesto 6 | Page Politics Home Learning NAME_____________________ Please use this pack if you are interested in continuing studying Politics READING Textbooks / Revision Guides Below are the list of textbooks and Student Guides relating to the course. Note: due to the cost of the textbooks, the only recommended buy is the textbook for Paper 3. Textbook: Paper 1 Textbook: Paper 2 Textbook: Paper 3 – Recommended Buy ISBN: 9781471889233 ISBN: 9781471889363 ISBN: 9781471889462 IMPORTANT NOTE: make sure this is the version which covers Feminism and Anarchism Student Guide: Paper 1 Student Guide: Paper 2 Student Guide: Paper 3 ISBNs: 9781471893179 9781471892967 ISBN: 9781471892998 ISBN: 9781471893193 7 | Page Politics Home Learning NAME_____________________ Please use this pack if you are interested in continuing studying Politics Politics Books 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism Ha-Joon Chang ISBN: 9780141047973 Written by an economist, this book discusses the relationship between big companies and global politics. No Is Not Enough, Defeating the New Shock Politics Naomi Klein ISBN: 9780241320884 A fascinating book that looks at how the age of Trump and ‘fake news’ was able to happen. Politics: A Very Short Introduction Kenneth Minogue ISBN: 9780192853882 A very good background on how politics has developed from the ancient world to the twentieth century. Prisoners of Geography: ten maps that tell you everything you need to know about Global Politics Tim Marshall ISBN: 978178394130 A great book to read if you are interested in the impact of Geography on politics. The Establishment and How They Get Away With It Owen Jones ISBN: 9780141974996 A very thoroughly-researched book about the impact that political decisions and policies can have on the lives of ordinary people. Why We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 9780008115272 Written by the award-winning Nigerian novelist, this short essay covers many of the issues we will be discussing for Paper 3. 8 | Page Politics Home Learning NAME_____________________ Please use this pack if you are interested in continuing studying Politics Recommended websites/follow on Twitter/ Apps on your mobile BBC News: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news Channel 4 News: https://www.channel4.com/news/ The Guardian, Anywhere But Westminster: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/series/anywhere-but-westminster The Guardian, Anywhere But Washington: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/series/anywhere-but- washington Vox News: https://www.vox.com/ Crash Course Government & Politics: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOfse2ncvffeelTrqvhrz8H TedTalks: https://www.ted.com/talks?topics%5B%5D=politics School of Life: https://www.youtube.com/user/schooloflifechannel/featured BBC Radio 4, A History of Ideas: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04bwydw 9 | Page Politics Home Learning NAME_____________________ Please use this pack if you are interested in continuing studying Politics FILMS The following films are recommended for background politics knowledge. Please note: some may contain mature subject matters, check reviews before watching. Brexit: The Uncivil War A satirical look at the role of Dominic Cummings in the EU referendum Curriculum Links: UK Politics,
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