Sunday, 23 March 2014
Christopher Hitchens on Freedom of Speech
Saturday, 15 March 2014
Freedom of Speech Vs Trolling
L/01 To understand what freedom of speech is
L/o2 To identify the difference between freedom of speech and trolling
Freedom of Speech Vs Trolling
Stater
Last week on Daybreak TV Curtis Woodhouse, a former footballer turned boxer, came face to face with a person who had been trolling him.
Task 1
Find information and facts as well as your own opinions on the following questions:
- What is freedom of speech?
- Is trolling freedom of speech?
- Should you be able to always speak your mind online?
- What are the boundaries?
- What online laws are there to protect people?
- Find three examples where freedom of speech online has been cited in the news
Task 2
When signing up type A NAME OF YOUR CHOICE as your organisation.
Use your school email and choose a password.
Mural.ly is an online whiteboard where you can organise you ideas and research.
- Add your answers to the questions above
- Add images to support your answers
- Add videos to support your answers
- Add websites to support your answers
Plenary
Choose three pupils in your class to invite to view your room. Invite them by their school email.
Log on to your school email and accept invitations, you can now use their murals for revision too.
Post on your blog what you have done and remind yourself where your revision is for this topic.
Friday, 14 March 2014
Freedom of Speech - what does it really mean?
Task:
Research and create a revision tool for yourself, find information and facts as well as your own opinions on the following questions:
Research and create a revision tool for yourself, find information and facts as well as your own opinions on the following questions:
- What is freedom of speech?
- Should you be able to always speak your mind?
- What are the boundaries?
- What laws are there to protect people?
- Find three examples where freedom of speech has been cited in the news
Why do people troll?
Look at the comments ... why?
Wednesday, 5 March 2014
Trolling - What is it?
L/01 To understand what trolling means
L/02 To understand the consequences of trolling
STARTER
What is trolling? Open up your blog and give your own definition, do not copy and paste from the internet?
Some people believe that the word derives from a fishing term for towing bait behind a boat? What does this analogy mean?
MAIN TASK
Create a presentation on the topic of trolling using one of these techniques:
PLENARY
Showcase you work
L/02 To understand the consequences of trolling
STARTER
What is trolling? Open up your blog and give your own definition, do not copy and paste from the internet?
Some people believe that the word derives from a fishing term for towing bait behind a boat? What does this analogy mean?
MAIN TASK
Create a presentation on the topic of trolling using one of these techniques:
- Movie
- Podcast
- Prezi presentation
- Animation
Make sure you answer the following questions:
- What is trolling (include some statistics)
- Who is affected, what age groups? (Give examples, perhaps even celebrities)
- Why do people do it?
- What are the affects of trolling?
- How can we prevent people from trolling?
- Is trolling illegal?
Links to help you
Showcase you work
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