WALT: How important is ideology to the mainstream political parties in Britain today?
WILFs: Can describe and explain the key ideas of Conservatism, democratic socialism and liberalism (C)..... Can compare and contrast party policy today to ideology (B)..... Can assess whether ideology is less or more important in British political life than it was previously (A)

Lesson Development

1. Starter - Find Someone Who

2. Study the Liberalism PPT and take notes

3. Mini Plenary: Quiz Quiz Trade

4. Watch the example party political broadcasts and discuss

5. Now in teams of 4 - Plan and film a Party Political broadcast for one of the mainstream parties

You broadcast must:

1. Show a clear understanding of the established ideologies of your party - either Conservatism, Liberalism or Socialism

2. Show a clear understanding of what you party stands for today on the big issues such as the economy, the deficit, crime, foreign policy (e.g. war on Terror), environment, taxation etc

Use the links on this page, your books and the library for research. Use the ipads for filming.

Plenary: Promenade your Study Buddy - how important is ideology to modern British political parties?

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