Opinions on the UK Riots 2011

Learning Objectives

• To analyse what people thought caused the riots.

• To consider why people hold these particular views.

• To form and opinion of my own on why the riots occurred.

PLTS objective

Creative Thinker

I can link my ideas to other people’s ideas and experiences in interesting ways.

Habits of Mind

Metacognition

Thinking about thinking

Keywords

recession

unemployment

disempowered

Create a Haiku or an acrostic to sum up the UK riots.

To write an acrostic write the works UK riots down and create a word or sentence starting with each letter:

U nrest spreads across the landK icking and fighting and breaking

glass

RIOTS

Haiku

Haikus are Japanese poems written about the seasons.Choose some words about the riots then arrange them so you have: 5 syllables on the first line7 on the next5 on the last.

I am first with fiveThen seven in the middle Five again to end.

between the haveand have notsLondon fire

Writing a poemIn seventeen syllablesIs very diffic(John Cooper Clark)

What did Pauline think?Why do you think this is her opinion?What did she do about it?

Hyperlinked to youtube

Examine the view point carefully and then write an explanation of why you think each person holds this point of view.

The person is ... this means that... They think... this might be because they.... I believe they think...as a result of...

In pairs create a radio or TV interview script.

Write a script in which you interview someone with strong opinions about the riots, write their responses to your questions and tell the listeners why they hold these opinions.

It will be even better if you give some supporting and opposing views.

Listen to your neighbours’ interview and write down in their books two things they have done well and one thing they could improve on.

On your whiteboards...What is your opinion on what caused the riots?A – lack of parenting and adult role modelsB – people taking advantage of a situationC- unemployment and lack of hope

D – discrimination E – the financial cuts F – social networks like facebook

G- wanting the latest fashions

something else – if so what?

Why do you hold this opinion?

Can you explain why you think this?