Your Choice Teachers Guide Sample by Collins

Book One • Unit 1: You and your identity • 1

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Your identity

Strand:

Resources:

• Personal wellbeing and mental health

• Book One: pp. 6–7 • Worksheets 1.1a and 1.1b

Learning objective: • To understand the factors that shape a person’s identity.

Key words: identity, influences, religion, traditions, environment

STARTER

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Since many of the activities in this course involve discussions, it is vital to make students aware of how they are expected to behave in group discussions. Give students copies of Worksheet 1.1a to establish the ground rules you expect everyone to follow. Invite them to discuss the reasons for each of the rules, and whether there are any other rules they would add. Alternatively, encourage groups of students to draw up their own sets of rules first and share them in a class discussion before comparing these with those on Worksheet 1.1a. Students can then discuss any they would like to add to the worksheet. With students, study the identity chart and discuss the various facts that Vikram has included in his chart. Ask: What different factors are important to his identity? (e.g. religion, immediate family, extended family, nationality, hobbies and career aspirations)

ACTIVITIES

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Hand out copies of Worksheet 1.1b and ask them to draw their own identity charts. Encourage them to share their chart with a partner and suggest any facts they could add. For example, ‘Who is in your immediate family? Who is in your extended family? What is your nationality/religion/ethnic background?’ Share students’ charts in a class discussion, considering whether different students have focused on different aspects of their identity. As a class, read the survey results on page 6 of Your Choice Book One. Organise students into groups to discuss the main findings of the survey; then discuss them as a class and list them on the board. Discuss whether students think their view of themselves will remain the same throughout their lives. If they think it will change, why do they think that? With students, read the list of factors that influence a person’s identity. Ask them to study it and rank the factors in order of importance. Then encourage individuals to share their views in a class discussion.

PLENARY

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Ask students to write a paragraph stating which three factors from those listed on page 7 they think have the most influence on a person’s identity.

RESEARCH

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Ask students to research three traditions or religious festivals that have been brought to the UK by immigrants from different cultures, such as celebrating Diwali or Chinese New Year.

EXTENSION

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Show students the BBC Bitesize videos listed in the links below and ask them to take notes and then draw an identity chart for one of the children. Then ask them to work in pairs to compare how their own identity is different from the person’s in the video. Further information and support for students: BBC Bitesize, Understanding identity (3 videos): www.bbc.com/bitesize/topics/z66hvcw/resources/1 Further information and support for teachers: Identity charts: www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/teaching-strategies/identity-charts Adolescent identity development: www.actforyouth.net/adolescence/identity/

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Worksheet 1.1a Our rules for class discussions

1. I will respect the comments made by other members of the class. 2. I expect other members of the class to respect my contributions to the discussion. 3. Personal remarks about others in the class will not be tolerated. 4. I do not have to reveal anything I do not want to about myself, my thoughts or my feelings. 5. I do not have the right to pressurise anyone to join in. 6. I must wait my turn to speak and not interrupt. 7. If I feel someone is behaving inappropriately, I have the right to say so. 8. If I am asked a question by anyone other than the teacher, I do not have to answer it but should still reply politely. 9. I should not try to force other people to agree with me. 10. I have the right to keep facts about my relationships and experiences private. Anyone who does not keep these rules will be asked to leave the room.

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Worksheet 1.1b An identity chart Create your own identity chart, similar to Vikram’s on page 6 of Your Choice Book One, using the spider diagram frame below. You can add more legs if necessary. Some factors you might want to include are listed below. You don’t have to include all of these, and you can include others if you’d like to – whatever you feel is most important to your identity.

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Family Gender Age Appearance

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Nationality Where you live Culture Religion

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Language Hobbies and interests Friends The media

1.2

Your personality

Strand:

Resources:

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• Book One: pp. 8–9 • Worksheet 1.2

Personal wellbeing and mental health

Learning objective: •

To understand how your personality is formed, how it affects your behaviour and the differences between extroverts and introverts.

Key words: personality, nature, nurture, environment, introvert, extrovert

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Write the word ‘personality’ on the board and ask students what it means. Collect their responses on the board and then write up this definition: ‘the combination of characteristics and qualities that make up an individual’s character’.

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With students, read the introductory section and ‘Nature or nurture?’ on page 8 of Your Choice Book One, and discuss how a person’s personality is formed by a combination of their genes and upbringing. Explain that experts disagree as to which is the more important.

ACTIVITIES

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Encourage students to think about the qualities they have by doing the discussion activity ‘What sort of person are you?’. Then read with them the paragraph beneath the activity about other factors. Ask students to read the five situations described on page 8 and think about how they would react in each. Then ask them, in pairs, to say what this tells them about their personalities. Example responses: Situation 1 – I am frightened, so I tell my friend I don’t want to go on with them. This shows I am confident enough to tell other people how I feel and to only do what is comfortable for me. Give out copies of Worksheet 1.2 for students to complete. Then ask them to share what they found out with a partner. Invite students to read the information on ’Are you an introvert or an extrovert?’ on page 9. As a class, discuss the characteristics of introverts and extroverts and ask: ‘What the advantages and disadvantages of being an extrovert or an introvert?’ Be sure to point out the advantages of both: for example, while extroverts may take the lead and provide energy, introverts may come to a more thoughtful and considered form of action by thinking things over.

PLENARY

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Ask students to write one or two paragraphs stating what they have learned about their identity and personality from this lesson and the previous lesson.

RESEARCH

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Ask students to think about the strengths and weaknesses in their own personality and to research what strategies they could use to help them overcome or cope with any negative aspects.

EXTENSION

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Ask students, on their own, to think about what sort of person they would like to be when they are an adult and to write down three things. Then invite them to discuss these in pairs, thinking about how their personality might develop as they get older. Further information and support for teachers: Information on the Myers-Briggs personality types as it applies for teenagers, which can be adapted for use in class: www.psychologyjunkie.com/2017/09/23/teenage-struggles-every-myers-briggs-personality-type/ The enneagram for teenagers – written by one 17-year-old with cartoons to help: https://allymarthontheenneagram.wordpress.com/2015/01/16/the-enneagram-for-teens-follow-up/

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Worksheet 1.2 Your personality Consider these statements. Put a tick beside the ones that apply to you. When you have finished, share your answers with a partner and say what the answers tell you about your personality.

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I like to be surrounded by people. I prefer to be on my own or with a close friend.

I am excited by new challenges. I am very nervous when I have to do something new.

I am willing to take risks. I am very cautious.

I am easily embarrassed. It takes a lot to embarrass me.

I will always join in discussions and express my opinion. I won’t offer an opinion unless I’m asked to do so.

I am quick-tempered. I remain calm even when I’m provoked.

I work best on my own. I work well in a group.

I always look on the bright side. I always think about what could go wrong.

I’ll always volunteer if volunteers are wanted. I’ll never volunteer for anything.

10. I’m bossy and willing to take the lead. I’ll do what others suggest. I’ll follow others rather than lead them. 11. I’m patient and take my time working things out. I’m impulsive and always in a rush to do things. 12. I’m ambitious and want to do the best I can. I’m easy -going and not very ambitious. 13. I care about what people think of me. I don’t care what other people think of me. 14. I have a high opinion of myself. I don’t think I’m very good at anything. 15. I get upset when people make insulting remarks about me. I take no notice if people say nasty things about me.

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Unit 1.3

Who am I?

Strand:

Resources:

• Personal wellbeing and mental health

• Book One, pp. 10–11 • Worksheet: 1.3

Learning objective: • To understand that you are a citizen of the country in which you are born and entitled to a passport of that country, and how others may be entitled by residency or by parentage.

Key words: ethnicity, identity, nationality, refugee, immigration, deportation, amnesty, residency, ethnic group, descent, double descent

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Read the introduction on page 10 of Your Choice Book One and the section starting ‘You are a citizen…’ on page 11. Discuss how a person is a citizen of the country in which they are born and is entitled to a passport issued by that country. Explain that you can also qualify for citizenship by living in a country – this is known as ‘residency’.

ACTIVITIES

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Ask students in twos or three to study Marlon’s family tree and discuss his ethnic background. Point out that, depending on who their parents and grandparents are, one person may come from a number of different backgrounds. Ask them to discuss how easy it was to classify Marlon. Hand out Worksheet 1.3 and, with the class, read the information about descent and double descent. Check that they understand what these terms mean. Then ask them to do the discussion task on page 10 in the same pairs or threes. Bring the class back together to share students’ findings. Support students to complete the research task on the Windrush generation. Answers: The Empire Windrush was a ship that brought people to the UK from the Caribbean from 1948 until the early 1970s. The immigrants were invited to come because of labour shortages after the Second World War. Because they were considered British subjects, most lived and worked in the UK without additional paperwork – their landing cards served as proof of their arrival in the UK. In 1971, the Immigration Act granted indefinite leave to remain to all Commonwealth citizens already living in the UK. However, it did not provide any paperwork to confirm this. During a recent government crackdown on illegal immigration, many in the Windrush generation have had difficulty proving their legal right to remain in the UK. This was especially true after records of their landing cards were destroyed by the Home Office in 2010. This caused a political controversy in 2018 when what happened was brought to light. Ask students to read the left-hand column of page 11 and then to work in groups on the writing task. Now, with students, read the poem ‘Immigration Trap’ and invite groups to discuss the issues it raises about immigration. Ask students if they empathise with Farida’s situation. If it were their mother being deported, how would they feel? Draw students’ attention back to Worksheet 1.3 and invite them, in pairs, to produce a ‘True or false’ quiz, and then to give it to another pair to do.

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Ask students, in pairs, to discuss what they have learned about people’s heritage/background and about immigration, and how the two are linked. Bring the class together to share their ideas.

EXTENSION

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In groups, and then as a class, encourage students to discuss what backgrounds people have in the class, in the school and in the local area, and what positive things each brings. Further information and support: BBC Bitesize, series of videos on ‘Diversity in the UK’: www.bbc.com/bitesize/topics/z8dj6sg/resources/1 Runnymede Trust, helping end racism: www.runnymedetrust.org/ Celebrating diversity, Black history month: www.officialblackhistorymonthuk.co.uk/ and www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/

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Worksheet 1.3 The right to a British passport Your right to a British passport depends on a number of factors.

Birth

Residency

If you are the son or daughter of a British citizen and were born in the UK, you have British nationality and are entitled to a British passport.

You may apply for British citizenship, which will entitle you to a British passport if you have been resident in the UK for 5 years, speak English and have passed the ‘Life in the UK’ test.

You may be entitled to a British passport if you were born in the UK and your parents are not British citizens. It will depend on how and why they came to Britain.

You may apply for British citizenship if you are stateless: for example, if you fled from war in your country and came to the UK as a refugee.

Descent You are entitled to a British passport if one of your parents is a British citizen. Double descent

Marriage You can become a British citizen by marriage to a British citizen after you have been married for two years.

You are entitled to apply for a British passport if one of your grandparents was/is a British citizen. Your application for citizenship may be rejected if:

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you entered the country illegally

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you have been convicted of a criminal offence.

you applied for asylum as a refugee, but are not considered to have justification for leaving your native land

In pairs, use the information on this page to make up a ‘True or false’ quiz about who has the right to a British passport. Include some statements that are true and some that are false. Then give it to another pair to do. An example has been included in the table below to help get you started. Statement: 1.

True or false?

To be a British citizen, both of your parents must be British.

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1.4

Gender and your identity

Strand:

Resources:

• Personal wellbeing and mental health

• Book One, pp. 12–13 • Worksheet 1.4

Learning objective: • To understand how far gender shapes your identity, what gender stereotypes are, and how to challenge them.

Key words: gender, sex, stereotypes

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Ask students as a class if there are any common views of what girls and boys can and can’t do at school. For example, are there certain sports, such as netball or rugby, that only girls or boys can play? Note two or three examples on the board, avoiding any that are listed on Worksheet 1.4 (see below).

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With the class, read the introduction on page 12 of Your Choice Book One. Make sure that students understand the difference between sex and gender.

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Ask students to work in pairs to read ‘Gender development’ and then discuss the questions in the ‘Discuss’ box. Bring the class together to share their answers and discuss any differences in opinion.

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Hand out Worksheet 1.4 and ask students, in their pairs, to read ‘Stereotypes’ on page 12 and then do task 1 of the worksheet. Bring the class together to discuss their responses to the task. Do they generally agree on the sorts of stereotyping that they are aware of at school? Do they think people realise that they are stereotyping?

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Organise students into groups to read ‘Changing times’ on page 13 and encourage them to do the research task individually outside class time. At the start of the next lesson, you could ask them what they found out, and which approach they prefer and why.

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Ask groups to read ‘Challenging stereotypes’ and ‘When your gender doesn’t feel right’ before doing the discussion task on page 13.

PLENARY

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In a class discussion, invite students to discuss their responses to the discussion task. Bring their attention to task 2 on Worksheet 1.4 and use the prompts to discuss the best ways to combat stereotyping.

EXTENSION

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Encourage students to work in pairs to do the research task on page 13. Further information and support for teachers: Ten ways to challenge stereotypes in the classroom: http://lettoysbetoys.org.uk/ten-ways-to-challenge-gender-stereotypes-in-the-classroom/ The Telegraph – article on what happened when a primary school went gender neutral: www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/happened-primary-school-went-gender-neutral/ You could search on YouTube for the full documentaries. There are a few short clips on the BBC site: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09202jz/clips Gender stereotype resources from the NSPCC and the PSHE Association: https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/research-resources/schools/making-sense-relationships/

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Worksheet 1.4 Gender stereotypes 1. Which types of gender stereotyping are you aware of at your school? Tick any that you are aware of in the second column. Now decide whether you think each stereotype is fair or unfair, or you’re not sure. Say which in the third column. There are some empty rows for you to fill in with any other stereotypes you think are occurring at your school.

Stereotype

Girls are more emotional than boys.

Boys are better at science and computing; girls are better at arts subjects.

Only boys should be allowed to play football.

Boys should never cry in public, but it’s OK for girls to.

Boys should never wear pink.

Girls are more mature than boys.

Boys find it hard to sit still.

Believed by some at your school?

Is this fair? Yes/no/ not sure

8. 9. 10. 2. Which of the following do you think is best the best way to combat stereotyping? Give reasons for your views.

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Having a positive role model Education Taking stereotypes to their extreme to show how ridiculous they are Using humour and laughing at stereotypes Challenging stereotypes wherever you find them

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