Curriculum for Excellence ‘Benchmark’

Level 2

• Compares and contrasts the lifestyle and culture of the citizens of Scotland as compared to the citizens of another country.

Activity

Rights of the child cont.

• Comparison with Children from overseas
• Child slaves
• Child soldiers
• Case study Investigation

Curriculum for Excellence ‘Benchmark’

Level 3

• Identifies their own rights and responsibilities as a Scottish citizen and makes a comparison with a contrasting society.
• Gives at least two simple explanations for the differences between their own rights and responsibilities and those in a contrasting society.
• Describes the role of elected representatives and/or groups which influence the political decision-making process at local, national or international level.

Activity

Living in a Democracy Pressure Groups

• What are pressure groups?
• What do they do?
• How do they do it?
• Insider/ outsider groups
• Case study Investigation

Curriculum for Excellence ‘Benchmark’

Level 3

• Identifies at least three sources of information that influence the ways in which he/she is informed.
• Provides at least two valid opinions about the ways in which choices and decisions might be influenced by bias or exaggeration.

Activity

Media

• The power of advertising
• Who shapes what you buy?
• How and why

Curriculum for Excellence ‘Benchmark’

Level 2

• Presents using appropriate methods an informed view of a current affairs issue.

Level 3

• Describes the unequal nature of trading relationships and the consequences on people’s socio-economic position, for example, Fairtrade, Arms Trade.
• Draws valid conclusions about the effectiveness of the response, for example, NGOs, NATO, UN.
• Identifies the advantages and disadvantages of international trade, and issues around free trade agreements

Activity

The development gap

• Examining the causes and impacts of global inequality
• Aid, Good or Bad?
• Trade, the positives and the negatives.
• Case study Investigations