Pressure Groups
Lesson Objectives:
- To be able to understand what a Pressure Group is and how it differs from a Social Movement.
- To be able to recall the different types of Pressure Groups.
- To be able to explain how a pressure group can influence public debates and policy formation and how the media can be an effective tool.
- To be able to form and justify an opinion on a pressure group case study.
Starter Task: Have the following clip playing as the young people arrive with some water related music. Ask the young people to sit down in silence and to write down what the clip shows and any thoughts or feeling that they have. Then after (2 minutes) ask the young people to feed back their thoughts and feelings.
Play the clip in the background whilst explaining that each drop of water represents each one of the young people, and that each enter society (some louder than others) and can make a small ripple or a big ripple on society. In other words their actions can influence others which can have an impact right across the world. Explain that being heard can sometimes be helped by joining with others.
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Sandeep cr (2011)
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Task One: Explain to the young people that we are going to look at what a pressure group is and various examples. Explain to the young people that we are going to watch a clip that helps us to understand what a pressure group is and the various different types of pressure groups. The first time that the clip is watched we are just going to watch and listen. The second time that the clip is watched i am going to stop it so that the young people can make notes on pressure groups using the resource below and a class discussion can be had. (15 -20 minutes)
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Differentiated Activity: For those young people who struggle with writing and need more support in structuring their ideas and sentences, i have written some key information from the clip. This information can be copied directly under the appropriate headings or act as a stimulus to formulate their own sentences.
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Digestible Pol (2014)
Task Two:
Explain
to the class that we are now going to look at two different Pressure Groups.
For each one show the young people a short clip and then question the class
about;
- What did the Pressure Group Campaign for?
- Why is the Pressure Group campaigning about this particular issue? What injustice is/was there?
- What are your thoughts, feelings or questions about the subject being campaigned about?
- What methods did the Pressure Group use?
- How have they used the media?
- Has the Pressure Group influenced public debate and or Public Policy making?
- How successful do think the campaign was?
Differentiated Task: Some young people may not be confident in completing a piece of writing; therefore i have tried to produce a writing frame that will give the young people a starting point. However, i have tried to make sure i do not limit their writing.
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Task Three: Ask the young people to write a short paragraph about the Pressure Group which covers these points and any of their own. (20 minutes)
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evenToddlers (2008)
A New Social Movement or a Pressure Group ?
The link above: A Greenpeace ship, impounded in Russia for months after a protest over oil drilling, has returned to her home port in the Netherlands.
The Arctic Sunrise was boarded by Russian security forces in September, and 30 Greenpeace activists were temporarily jailed on charges of piracy and hooliganism.
The BBC's Anna Holligan joined some of the original crew as they sailed back to a hero's welcome.
The Arctic Sunrise was boarded by Russian security forces in September, and 30 Greenpeace activists were temporarily jailed on charges of piracy and hooliganism.
The BBC's Anna Holligan joined some of the original crew as they sailed back to a hero's welcome.
to do what is the difference between a pressure group and a new social movement bit, plenary game and thress videos. (BBC News: Europe 2014)
Task 4:Explain to the young people that Greenpeace is sometimes
classified as a social movement. Ask the young people if they have any
understanding of the different between a pressure group and social movement.
Then you could use the resource to explain/reinforce the difference between the
two. The resource simply shows how social movements are 'umbrella' groups that campaign
for large scale causes such as the environment. Pressure groups such as
Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth stem from the Environmental Social Movement
and usually have a specific aim.
(5-10 minutes)
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The above resource could also be blown up onto A3 paper with a set of cards containing Social Movements and Pressure Groups. The young people could then sort the cards as to whether they thought the card was a social movement or pressure group.
Plenary Task: Explain to the young people that they have (1 minute) to
look at what they have learnt about in the lesson and to come up with one
question, and an answer concerning anything that has been covered in the
lesson. This could also include asking a peer what they feel about one of the
clips they have seen. After one minute a young person will be chosen and then
then they ask their question to a peer who then responds and then the process
continues. (5 minutes)
Note:
Mention to the young people about their homework project
that was set last lesson. Talk through any difficulties that they may be
facing. Offer support and guidance where needed.