EU Lesson 3: What is fact or opinion?

Starter
A quick quiz for the whole class to identify EU members. This draws on the previous lesson.

Main activity
Students work in pairs and are asked to investigate the following CBBC website on the advantages and disadvantages of Britain's membership of the EU

The Schengen Agreement Students identify key vocabulary and which needs further explanation from the teacher. Statements are then recorded under one of two headings 'facts' and 'opinion'. Students are allowed to split statements into parts.

They are then asked to compare lists with two other pairs.

Plenary
Debrief students by asking them how they decided that something was a fact or opinion? Were some statements more difficult than others to classify? Why are there so many different viewpoints on the European Union?

Students build on their experiences from the fact and opinion exercise on how the European Union influences their lives.

Homework
Students research a topical EU issue with a geographical focus, using the media, internet and newspapers to produce a report on it. It may be helpful for teachers to refer to some advice and information about the Geography in the News unit in the Pilot Geography GCSE, which can be found at www.geography.org.uk/projects/gcse_5fiii.asp.

They find out who their MEP is and contact him/her to ask views on the issue.

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