In my multiple perspective learning activity I would like the students to imagine themselves as a citizen under different types of governments. First, I will explain to them the different types of government, and how they work. Then I will break the class into 3 groups and ask them to discuss their role as a citizen under these 3 different types of governments, Monarchy, Dictatorship, and Democracy. By this I mean I will give them different questions to stimulate thought so they can further imagine life living under these types of governments. The students should be able to explain to me how the government effects the social life, environment, political life, and personal life, of a person living under their type of government. Finally, I would like them to give an example of their type of government, past or present.
Questions
1) What are some rights and responsibilities towards the government that you may have?
2)
What
is your view of your leader, and how he/she became leader?
3)
What
effect does this type of government have on your daily life?
4)
How
will you be able to oppose the government policies?
5)
How
does your role as a citizen compare to the leader of the government? What does he/she have in common with you,
and how does he/she differ from you?
The expected results of this activity would be the
understanding of the various types of governments. The students should be able to answer the questions above with
sincere thought. The main goal is that
the students should understand what it is like to live under different forms of
leadership, hopefully, giving them a better understanding of members of other
countries. I will assess how well the
students did the assignment by asking looking at the things that they discuss
in the larger group. If I feel that
they took time to look at what it would be like for a citizen under their type
of government, they will do well.
However, if the student shows little though about the personal views
they may have under another type of government, they will not do as well. I should be able to judge this by the
information that they present as a group.
The students will be evaluated on how much thought
was put into coming to the views as a citizen under these different types of
governments. There will be no right or
wrong answers, only an organized view of how other citizens in other parts of
the world would view their governments.
This activity fits into Social Studies because it
allows the students to view the governments on a broader term. Rather than looking at different forms of
governments in comparison with our own, the students will begin to understand
how the form of government fits the people.
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Power, Authority, & Governance (High School a, c, e)
Steps to complete the activity:
1)
break
into 3 groups according to how I assign them
2)
first
define the type of government assigned to your group
3)
discuss
how a citizen under this type of government views life, and politics as it will
effect him/her in their everyday routine
4)
discuss
and answer the questions I have stated earlier
5)
in
the group discuss opinions and views you may have under your type of government
6)
convene
into one large group and present and share the results with the class, where at
this point the groups would give their general idea of the government assigned
7)
finally
within this larger group everyone will be allowed to ask questions about other
groups governments, and give their opinions on how they think government plays
an important role in society
8)
expected
results would be: the students have a firm grasp on the different types of
government, also they will have thought more critically about what it would be
like to live under such a government
Discussion Questions:
1)
How
do your views of these types of governments and life under each compare to each
other
2)
Is
there a right and wrong form of government?
Why or why not?
3)
Did
this activity broaden your views on the types of governments? If so, how?
4)
What
views may have changed about other forms of governments during this activity?
5)
Do
you think others in the world would view democracy differently from how we in
America under democracy may view it?