1. PGCE Citizenship Lesson Plan
Date/Group 26/03/11 11ci3
Lesson aim or key Constructing your arguments
question
Learning outcomes A – recall the learning from last lesson and examine why it was
(label A, B, C etc.) a useful exercise
B – sketch out an argument to a general statement
You also may want to C – synthesise the general argument into their own topical
differentiate by argument
outcome (all, most,
some)
Key concepts/terms Argument, generalising,
used
Relation to previous Story-telling, allegory, constructing a narrative
learning
Assessment Silent debate
opportunities
Differentiation By learning outcome
Visual tools
Homework
Resources Sugar paper
PPT
Time Teacher activity Student activity Outcomes working
towards (A,B,C etc)

2. 0-5 Get class settled Get books out etc A,B,C
5-15 Presentation from Listening then q & a
student on topic of
their choice
15-25 Recall learning from Students must order what A
previous lessons. What they did in previous weeks
did we do? and what we will be doing
next week
25 – 30 Explain the rules of the Listening activity A,B
silent debate
30-35 Assisting with silent Silent debate activity A,B
debate
35-40 Re-visit silent debate; Students take points from A,B,C
show how arguments in silent debate to help assist
the silent debate are with the arguments in their
related to their topics review
40-50 Plenary: Six degrees of What’s your opinion? A,B,C
separation. Take an Feedback about how you
argument from students might use the argument
and see if we can put
them together.
Silent debate points -
People fear and mock what they don’t understand
Community cohesion is not important in today’s society
Renovating public buildings is not the way to improving living standards in the UK
Celebrity culture is ruining the youth of today
All religions will be a myth in two hundred years time
Modern technology encourages a materialist culture
Sport does more damage than good, to people
Traditional customs and practices are better than the modern interpretation