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UK General Election 2019
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UK General Election 2019
General Election Day
Thursday 12th December 2019
General Election Day December 2019
Learning Objectives
What do you need to know about the main UK political parties and their policies in today's General Election?
Objective 1: To identify the main political parties and their leaders
Learning Objectives
Objective 2: To explain the differences in their policies
Learning Outcomes: I will be able to ...
- Identify the main political Parties and their leaders
- Explain how their policies differ
- Demonstrate how their policies relate to the core political ideas I have been learning about this term
Starter
Over the last few weeks the following parties have been trying to attract British voters
Political Parties in the United Kingdom
Write down the names you know of these UK political parties in the first slice of pie
Can you name the political Parties?
Extension - Can you identify their ideologies?
Key Words
Mandate -
Manifesto -
Minority Government -
Hung Parliament -
Why is the UK holding a General Election?
1. Note down two reasons for a General Election
Why is there an election today?
2. Explain why you chose these two reasons.
3. Watch this 4 minute video carefully - note down the reasons given for an election
Three concerns for the UK voter
The video highlights three key policy areas.
What are they?
What about the policies?
Return to the 'Pie of Progress'
Note down what you now know about the main political parties.
1. Sort through the manifesto cards and sort the policies you read about into the correct political parties
2. Discuss why you are making your selections as you do it.
Work as a Pair
4. On the next few pages you will see space for details on each party.
a. Cut up your page of Leaders and logos and stick them on the correct page (start with the main Parties)
Complete your Fact File on the election
Sort out the names of the main Party leaders and write them at the top of the Fact File Sheets
Party Leaders
Jonathan Bartley
Boris Johnson
Nigel Farage
Sian Berry
Jo Swinson
Jeremy Corbyn
Manifesto Policies
In the Party fact files
Party Policies
Write one sentence that best represents each of the three policies
Writing Challenge
Which of the Party policies are the same or similar to other Parties?
Making comparisons and links
Write three paragraphs on the similarities and/or differences for each of the key policies
Extension Exercise
1. Repeat the exercise for the Parties from the UK Nations
2. Write your own Fact File for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales
Extension Activities
3. Identify the Core Political Ideas that best fit each of the Parties.
4. Justify your choice by referring to one or more of the core values: society, the economy, the state, human nature
Return to the Pie of Progress
Add the extra things you now know about the UK General Election to the last slice of pie.
What have we learned?
Tell the class about the most important thing you have learned today
Remember to look out for the results tomorrow morning.
Results Day
This was how it looked after the 2017 election