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Year 9 - Humanities
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You may work alone or in groups of 4 maximum. Select an icon, living or dead, that you believe should be remembered forever for their positive impact on the world. You can, but are not limited to choose from the list below:
Stage 1: To be completed by the end of the 2nd week in January- Martin Luther King Jr
- David Attenborough
- Emmeline
- Pankhurst Ian McKellen
For your chosen person, create a 1 page document in your pupil booklet (on Teams) containing the information listed below. You may use the internet or books.
- Who are they? Basic information
- What did they do? What was their cause, and how did they try to achieve their goals?
- Why should they be remembered forever?
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Stage 2: To be completed by
the end of JanuaryIn stage 3, you are going to create a persuasive video explaining why your per son should be remembered forever. To do this, you need to make a speech! Write a persuasive speech in your pupil booklet, discussing your reasons your person has had a positive impact.
Make sure you briefly mention the opposing opinion too (why shouldn't they be remembered).
If you are working in a group, you must each have a copy of the instruction text submitted to Teams separately.
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Stage 3: To be completed before the Half Term holidayCreate your video. If you are working in a group, you will need to plan ahead to meet up to work on it all together.
Don't leave this part until the last minute! How are you going to make your video stand out? Don't forget to use persuasive techniques (power of three, statistics direct address etc.). You can use school resources to do this if needs be, such as iPads.
[VIDEO] -How to upload a short video into Teams
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