1. Homework review:
After listening to the arguments, write down whether you think the school should or shouldn't proceed with the proposed new uniform policy.
Project: Community People. School: Anglo European School, Essex. Date: September 2016

2. Starter: What is a controversy?

3. Starter: What is a controversy
Starter: What is a controversy? Where there is public disagreement or heated debate on an issue.

4. How do we deal with controversial issues?
Learning objective: to learn about and consider the range of opinions that might exist on a controversial issue (eg animal rights) and consider the diverse range of opinions related to the issue and how people might respond.
L4: to be able to explain your own view (with reasons) on a controversial issue and how it should be dealt with.
L5: to be able to identify, compare and consider more than one point of view on a controversial issue.
L6: to identify the strengths and weaknesses in arguments.

5. What have we considered:
Society is made up of many communities/groups.
Many communities/groups are diverse.
Diverse groups have many differing views within them.
Wider society is therefore very diverse and there are many views with complex reasons.
People have different ways of approaching and dealing with issues and their approach depends on many factors related to their ideas or experiences.
Making decisions as a group is very difficult and means some people will feel ‘disengaged’ or angry.

6. YOU CAN NEVER PLEASE ALL OF THE PEOPLE, ALL OF THE TIME.
A useful proverb:
You can please some of the people all of the time.
You can please all of the people some of the time.
YOU CAN NEVER PLEASE ALL OF THE PEOPLE, ALL OF THE TIME.
(often, this proverb is written where ‘fool’ is used instead of ‘please’.)

7. How do we deal with controversial issues
How do we deal with controversial issues? Learning objective: to learn about and consider the range of opinions that might exist on a controversial issue (e.g. animal rights) and consider the diverse range of opinions related to the issue and how people might respond. Case study: Animal rights
How do we use animals?

8. How do we use animals?

9. How do we deal with controversial issues
How do we deal with controversial issues? Learning objective: to learn about and consider the range of opinions that might exist on a controversial issue (e.g. animal rights) and consider the diverse range of opinions related to the issue and how people might respond. Case study: Animal rights
TASK A: How do we use animals? (some suggestions)
Food (meat)
Non-meat animal products
Fur
Leather
Testing (vivisection)
Pets
Zoos
Circus
Sport

10. What are these groups?

11. Animal Liberation Front
How do we deal with controversial issues? Learning objective: to learn about and consider the range of opinions that might exist on a controversial issue (e.g. animal rights) and consider the diverse range of opinions related to the issue and how people might respond. Case study: Animal rights
Read the information sheets on the animal rights groups. One is illegal and one is not. Which one do you think is illegal?
TASK B:
Copy and complete the following table. Use the information sheet to identify and write down key facts on the work of each group.
(ALF)
A.L.F. Animal Liberation Front
PETA
Animal Liberation Front

12. Radicalisation and extremism What is radical? What is extremism?
How do we deal with controversial issues? Learning objective: to learn about and consider the range of opinions that might exist on a controversial issue (e.g. animal rights) and consider the diverse range of opinions related to the issue and how people might respond.
Radicalisation and extremism What is radical? What is extremism?
Most agree Most disagree with

13. How do we deal with controversial issues
How do we deal with controversial issues? Learning objective: to learn about and consider the range of opinions that might exist on a controversial issue (e.g. animal rights) and consider the diverse range of opinions related to the issue and how people might respond.
Is the use of violence (or crossing that line) ever justified when fighting a cause?
Most agree Most disagree with

14. How do we deal with controversial issues?
Learning objective: to learn about and consider the range of opinions that might exist on a controversial issue (e.g. animal rights) and consider the diverse range of opinions related to the issue and how people might respond.
L4: to be able to explain your own view (with reasons) on a controversial issue and how it should be dealt with.
L5: to be able to identify, compare and consider more than one point of view on a controversial issue.
L6: to identify the strengths and weaknesses in arguments.