Appendix

Sample Lesson Plans: Chapter Six

Activity 6.1: Round Table Simulation

TIME FRAME

 2 weeks

OBJECTIVES

Students will:
  • develop a Round Table simulation in class;
  • choose an important controversial topic to discuss;
  • research the topic;
  • interview interested parties;
  • prepare position papers and briefs; and
  • participate in the Round Table process.

MATERIALS REQUIRED
  • the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy Youth Kit

PROCEDURES

 1. Read through the NRTEE Youth Kit. It outlines the Round Table process very clearly.

2. Students will brainstorm and discuss various controversial topics in the community or region that could be used as the basis for a Round Table.

3. Students will choose a topic for developing a Round Table simulation in class.

4. Follow the guidelines in the NRTEE Youth Kit to prepare students to participate in the Round Table process.

5. Assist students to prepare position papers and briefs for the Round Table event.

6. When students are prepared, hold a Round Table simulation in class.

ASSESSMENT

Students can be assessed on the basis of work done to prepare and present different viewpoints on environmental or economic issues during the Round Table.

Students can be assessed on their behaviour, on their presentations, on their ability to work as a group of equals, to listen to the viewpoints of others, to work towards consensus on a win-win situation, rather than a win-lose situation.

Students can be assessed on how well they developed workable solutions in the Round Table process.

In this activity, the Round Table process should also be assessed by the students and other participants. Students should be ready to alter the process if it is not effective.

EXTENSION

Use the Round Table process to develop plans for further activities. Students could involve the community by staging the Round Table in public or by asking community members to participate.

Prepare a report of the Round Table process, the decisions reached, and the further action plans created to distribute to local newspapers, interest groups, and government officials.

TABLE OF CONTENTS | CHAPTER ONE: WHAT IS GLOBAL CHANGE? | CHAPTER TWO: WHY IS GLOBAL CHANGE IMPORTANT TO CANADA | CHAPTER THREE: THE CAUSES OF GLOBAL CHANGE | CHAPTER FOUR: THE CONSEQUENCES OF GLOBAL CHANGE | CHAPTER FIVE: HOW WILL GLOBAL CHANGE AFFECT SOCIETY? | CHAPTER SIX: CANADIAN RESPONSES TO GLOBAL CHANGE | APPENDIX | TABLE OF CONTENTS | CREDITS

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