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Welsh Baccalaureate – Year 10Who influences our lives?

What is the National Assembly for Wales?The National Assembly for Wales is made up of 60 Assembly Members from across Wales. They are elected by the people of Wales to represent them and their communities, make laws for Wales and to ensure the Welsh Government is doing its job properly.

Unit 01 – What are young people’s views about

politics?

Who influences our lives?

Aims:

To understand who has influence on our lives and how do different people

affect our lives.

Resources:

Resource 01:‘Famous people’ cards.

Resource 02:‘Thinking pyramid’ worksheets.

Task 01:

You will need to split the class into groups.

Share the ‘Famous People’ cards out amongst the groups. One set of cards

for each group.

Once you have done this, ask the students to explain who of all the people

on the cards is the most influential and who is the least influential.

Note on the ‘thinking pyramid’ worksheet – the least influential on the

bottom and the most influential on the top.

Resources:

Resource 03: Spiderchart worksheet.

Task 02:

From the previous task we have two groups of people, the politicians and

the famous people.

Of these people, who can they vote for?

For whom else can they vote? eg. School councillors

Class discussion – Class to think about their own lives and who influences

them the most.

Individuals to note answers on the spider chart worksheet – they can work

on their own or in pairs.

Note who is the most influential and ask them to expand on this by noting

why they are influential, what the person’s special features are and how

these contribute to the fact that they influence their lives?

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Beth yw barn pobl ifanc am wleidyddiaeth?

Resource 01-

Famous People Cards / Slides

For Unit 1-

What do young people think about politics?

Carwyn Jones AC / AM

Prif Weinidog Cymru / First Minister of Wales

Dame / Y Fonesig

Rosemary Butler AC / AM

Llywydd y Cynulliad /

the Assembly’s Presiding Officer

David Cameron AS / MP

Prif Weinidog y DU / UK Prime Minister

Nick Clegg AS / MP

Dirprwy Brif Weinidog y DU /

UK Deputy Prime Minister

Huw Lewis AC / AM

Y Gweinidog Addysg a Sgiliau /

Minister for Education and Skills

Antoinette Sandbach AC / AM

Aelod Rhanbarthol Gogledd Cymru /

North Wales Regional Member

Leanne Wood AC / AM

Arweinydd Plaid Cymru / Plaid Cymru Leader

Guto Bebb AS / MP

Aelod Seneddol Etholaeth Aberconwy / Member of

Parliament for Aberconwy Constituency

Adele

Cantores / Singer

Olly Murs

Canwr / Singer

One Direction

Grŵp pop / Pop group

Wynne Evans

Canwr operatig a chymeriad hysbysebion teledu

/ Operatic singer and television advert character

Meddyg / Doctor

Athro neu Athrawes / Teacher

David Beckham

Chwaraewr pêl-droed / Football player

Gavin Henson

Chwaraewr rygbi a chymeriad teledu realiti /

Rugby player and reality tv character

Barack Obama

Arlywydd America / President of America

Kate Middleton

Duges Caergrawnt/ Duchess of Cambridge

Dick + Dom

Cyflwynwyr teledu i blant /

Children’s television presenters

Kerry Katona

Cyn-gantores a seren teledu realiti /

Ex-singer and reality tv star

Nelson Mandela

Cyn-Arlywydd De Affrica /

Ex-President of South Africa

George Osborne AS / MP

Canghellor y Trysorlys / Chancellor of the Exchequer

Who is the most influential?

Place the name at the top of the pyramid.

Who is the least influential?

Place the name at the bottom of the pyramid.

Resource 02

– Thinking

Pyramid

Resource 03

Who affects my life

the most?

How and why?