A WebQuest for 9th-10th Grade (Social science and English lesson)
Designed by
JP Raud Dugal & Janos Blasszauer
raud-dugal@wanadoo.fr & bjohnny@chello.hu
Introduction :
“This Europe represents a common destiny, a common,
complex history, common values and a common culture of life.”
Vaclav Havel,
President of the Czech Republic, Europe as Task.
An Address in Aachen on May 15, 1996.
Since the birth of
Charter of the Fundamental
Rights of the European Union, Nice (France), December 20th, the
debate on what is European citizenship has been very active. You are highly encouraged to be part of this debate
and to participate!
Tasks:
You are going to work in a group of 4.
One will be a European Member of the European
Parliament. He will try to explain the European values bearing in mind the
European citizens’ opinions.
Another will be an official in charge of creating a citizenship test for immigrants seeking to
take the European citizenship test.
One will have to organise in his/her school or on the Internet a referendum on European values
and citizenship. Based on the documents he will have to imagine questions on
these intricate issues.
Finally, the last one will be a journalist. He will
have to write a paper on what the man in the street thinks about European
values.
Process:
1-
The European main values:
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http://www.euro-know.org/dictionary/c.html
This resource provides you the best definition of what the European common values are.
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http://www.europa.eu.int/abc/cit3_en.htm
You can find some information concerning the European
citizenship.
2-
The Charter of the fundamental Rights of the European
Union:
http://www.europarl.eu.int/charter/pdf/text_en.pdf
The text of the Charter of the Fundamental
Rights of the European Union.
http://www.europarl.eu.int/charter/default_en.htm?redirected=1
The European
Parliament ‘s website on the Charter. Lots of information, highly recommended…
http://www.europarl.eu.int/charter/default_en.htm#declarations
Statements by the Presidents of the European Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on the Charter of Fundamental Rights
3- What the European people think about the European citizenship:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/public_opinion/archives/eb/eb45/chap7_en.pdf
A very useful file on Citizens
attitudes towards Europe.
http://www.russellmeans.com/speech.html
The following speech was given by Russell Means in July 1980, before several thousand people who had assembled from all over the world for the Black Hills International Survival Gathering, in the Black Hills of South Dakota. It is Russell Means' most famous speech
Additional resources
http://www.europarl.eu.int/charter/docs/default_en.htm
The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European
Union Reference texts
http://www.europarl.eu.int/charter/convent49_en.htm
Explanations
by the Convention relating to the Charter of Fundamental Rights.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,821228,00.html
http://europa.eu.int/citizens/index_en.html
http://www.france.diplomatie.fr/label_france/ENGLISH/DOSSIER/presidence/05.html
European citizenship in the future seen by the French
Ministry of the Foreign Affairs
http://www.chez.com/bibelec/publications/international/p1.html
http://www.euro-know.org/dictionary/e.html#Europeanidentity
Conclusion
You have discovered the main values of the
European Union. You are now able to understand the issues of a European
citizenship and to explain them to the others. Congratulation!