The document discusses socialism and utopianism. It aims to understand the basic premise of socialism as an ideology and how it started. Students will analyze different initial strands of socialism and give their opinion on whether utopia is achievable. The document contains tasks for students to learn about socialism, including its ideas and history. It also asks students to describe utopianism based on assigned readings and discuss whether a utopian theory is achievable.

1. Socialism
L/Ob: To understand the basic premise of socialism
as an ideology and how it started.
L/Ou: Be able to; analyse the different initial strands
of socialism and give your opinion on whether
utopia is achievable.

2. To start: Design your own island...
L/Ob: To understand the basic premise of socialism as an ideology and how it started.
L/Ou: Be able to; analyse the different initial strands of socialism and give your opinion
on whether utopia is achievable.
1. If you had control of an
island, what would your top 5
rules to live by be?
2. Who would have power?
3. How would people feed
themselves?
4. How would you maintain
control?

3. Task 1: What is Socialism?
• What do you know about
socialism?
• What kind of ideas does it
represent?
• Have a read of the handouts...
• Gimme 5! 4 things you’ve learnt, 1
question you have....
• L/Ob: To understand the basic premise of socialism as an ideology
and how it started.
• L/Ou: Be able to; analyse the different initial strands of socialism
and give your opinion on whether utopia is achievable..

4. Task 2: What is utopianism?
• Read the section from
page 72.
• Describe in your own
words, what
utopianism is...
• Do you think this
theory is achievable?
Why? Why not?
• L/Ob: To understand the basic premise of socialism as an ideology
and how it started.
• L/Ou: Be able to; analyse the different initial strands of socialism
and give your opinion on whether utopia is achievable.

5. Plenary:
• L/Ob: To understand the
basic premise of
socialism as an ideology
and how it started.
• L/Ou: Be able to; analyse
the different initial
strands of socialism and
give your opinion on
whether utopia is
achievable.