Geography Teachers' Toolkit British or European Lesson 2 How united is the United Kingdom?

1. How united is the United Kingdom?

2. How united is the United Kingdom? Learning Objectives: To recognise the different parts that make up the UK To develop understanding of the different identities within the UK through images, music and words. Key Words: United Kingdom Great Britain British Isles

3. Starter Listen to the following clips of anthems from different parts of the UK. Which part of the UK might it relate to? Where might you have heard these anthems?

4. A large island made up of England, Scotland and Wales

5. A nation made up of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

6. All the islands that make up the UK, and the Republic of Ireland

8. Where are they? Decide whether the places on the following slide would be in Great Britain, the UK or British Isles or more than one of these. Draw an arrow to the correct place on the Venn diagram

9. Republic of Ireland Cardiff Scotland Wales Dublin London

10. National Anthems In your group, read through the lyrics of the anthem you have been given. Try to answer the following questions; What is the anthem saying about the place? What is the tone of the music? Be prepared to feed back to the rest of the class.

11. How united is the United Kingdom? Read through the card you have been given. Make (brief) notes about what the person on the card is saying; Are they for or against the UK? Why do they hold this opinion? What do these opinions tell us about identity within the UK? Does everyone in the UK feel ‘British’ or ‘English’? Put the subtitle ‘How united is the United Kingdom?’and write a couple of sentences to sum up the opinions on identity.

12. Homework The Queen wants a new National Anthem!! Look at the words of the current national anthem. What changes might you want to make?