SP3150: Two significant features of the new Politics and Society Specification are its non-linear nature and the emphasis on discourse pedagogy: Teaching Methodologies in the Politics and Society Classroom, Assignment, NUI, Ireland

Assignment Question

“Two significant features of the new Politics and Society Specification are its non-linear nature and the emphasis on discourse pedagogy.” Discuss.
Design a series of activities (4 maximum) relating to two strands of the curriculum for a Politics and Society class, which promotes and models these two significant elements of the subject.

Your submission should contain the following:

• The title of the unit: e.g. the strand, topic, essential question

• The learning outcomes being modelled/assessed

• Curriculum planning for the unit
-Content: stimulus, activities, materials, lesson structure etc.,
-Key concepts
。 Key thinkers
。 Key skills
-Resources, methodologies, pedagogies being
employed