Teaching controversial issues
You can find some very helpful information concerning how to teach controversial issues, such as Iraq, on these two websites. Citizenship Pieces Go th the left-hand column and click on 'War Against Terrorism 2003 - Advice & Guidelines for Teachers' (London Borough of Tower Hamlets, 2003).
Citizenship Foundation Go to 'Controversial issues' on the drop-down menu.
Activity Resources:
- Images
- Interactive
- Sound
- Text
- Video
Activity
- Go to the 'Global Express' section of the Development Education Project website. Development Education Project
- Click on 'Previous editions' and then click on 'Edition 7: The Iraq Crisis'.
- Click on 'Pupils' Pages'.
- Choose one of the activities listed, for example 'What do you feel?' These activities contain lots of ideas, which you can use as they are, or adapt for your classroom.
