OCR 'PILOT' GCSE GEOGRAPHY RESOURCES
MY PLACE: LIVING IN THE UK TODAY
New page for June 2006 - updated January 2007
Check out the PILOT GCSE BLOG for more (much more)
Our place will be King's Lynn and the surrounding area (NW Norfolk). This will then be extended as the need demands... If you are teaching this unit in a different part of the country, you will need to adapt your particular examples...
Candidates use their own locality and community as a STARTING POINT.
This involves a study of a local area starting from candidates' own local place and community.
For many people, the GOOGLE EARTH application has provided excellent quality imaging (sadly this has yet to reach NW Norfolk) which was updated in the first week of December 2005. This would make exploration, measurement and annotation of the local area easier.
There is also scope for AFFECTIVE MAPPING, CRIME MAPS, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INDICES & TOWNSCAPE analysis, plus
CLONE TOWN work.
Need to develop their own personal geographies. Introduce some cultural ideas.
Have to do a piece of FIELDWORK and collect PRIMARY DATA
Processes affecting the CHANGING GEOGRAPHY of our own lives.
LINKS and CONNECTIONS the local community has with its REGION, the NATION and the WIDER WORLD.
Important issues about the UK's changing IDENTITY and CHARACTER
Provides OPPORTUNITIES for:
Exploring candidates' personal geographies
Using local community links and experiences
Undertaking fieldwork in the local area
Arranging visits from and to local people / organisations
Developing candidates' understanding of citizenship
Also remember the conceptual emphases: candidates should have opportunities to do the following:
compare, contrast and explain the similarities and differences between places and explain the consequences of unevenness - consider the UK's countries and regions
candidates should understand links between places and scales
identify and evaluate possible future scenarios for the local place (linked to the idea of sustainability and Agenda 21)
understand and explain how their place is linked to other locations regionally, nationally and globally
See my separate page of KINGS LYNN links. As this unit progresses, the page will be added to...
| LESSON OBJECTIVES | LESSON ACTIVITIES / RESOURCES | |
| Creating the need to know.
How are places represented ? What is my place ? Where is it ? What do I know about it ? How do I feel about this place ? Why is it important to me - and to others ? |
Introduction to study of place. PHOTOJAM - will post this online and give the details. What does the word 'place' mean ? (a particular location...) but can also mean - locations to which we have a particular link or of which we have first-hand experience e.g. place we were born, married, work, went to school, have relatives, go on holiday regularly Need to have a task which asks the candidates to define PLACE, using their own ideas.
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Google Earth - zoom in from
space and see it. Windows Live Local: improved aerial imagery for King's Lynn - good image of the school: Photo Jam / Photo Story of images with music. Aerial Photography of King's Lynn - have some laminated A3 photos... Other mapping of the town. Zoning of the town. Affective mapping. Videos of King's Lynn from library. Historical and future developments. Students need to DEFINE and EXPLAIN what constitutes their own place. Powerpoint introduction - images of England - Google searching... Google Photo Montages.... |
| King's Lynn - this is our
place / is this your place ?
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What are our experiences of King's Lynn ? Continuums: place whole town, and then other areas Images of the different areas of the town. Recognition of different areas ? Recognise that the views and images of others may differ from their own. HOW ARE THE VIEWS OF THE STUDENTS DIFFERENT TO THOSE OF ADULTS / TEACHERS ?? (Staff / student perceptions - sheet of words to describe King's Lynn) Different uses of the same space: children and adults.
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King's Lynn: Introduction... The local place... What do we mean by 'local' ? Prepare a presentation on what King's Lynn means for you, and images of the town. There will also be some details on a new page of KING'S LYNN stuff. GOODEY's MODEL (Smart Notebook file) |
| What makes King's Lynn
distinctive ? How has the place been influenced by its links with other places ? |
What are the key aspects of KL
as a place ? Personal geographies... Specific features of the environment and economic, social, political geography of the local place e.g. landscape, work, leisure, transport, cultural activities and identity. Links with other countries ? Portuguese population... COURSEWORK INTRODUCTION |
Simpsons
visit King's Lynn - which places would they visit ? What are the key places in KL ? Links that King's Lynn has with other places...
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| The Eastern region... How is this place seen, represented and experienced by others ? For what different purposes ? |
Starter image: distorted /
realigned images of the region. East Anglia: when does it end / start ? What do people associate with Norfolk, and with King's Lynn ? |
PhotoJam. Ideas from other geographers in other parts of the world. What do they associate with Norfolk and King's Lynn ? Different sources: travel writers...
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| SUSTAINABILITY |
Need to be able to explain how
future developments need to be SUSTAINABLE if at all possible. Refer to MILLENNIUM COMMUNITIES.
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Other
resources: TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS Geog.1 textbooks and student sheets / teacher guides which are related to this. Images of Greenwich village (FLICKR) There is also a local project in Norwich Remember also that NORWICH was recently voted one of the GREENEST local authorities in the country.
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| How is E. Anglia linked to other places in the world ? - nationally / globally ? | Links and connections to the
wider world: travel, journeys to work, migration, media and cultural
links, sport etc. CHINA LINK with Chongqing ? Coming up - we shall have a Chinese visitor in January. See the CHINA07 page for more on this area and the visitors that we hosted. |
Understand and explain the links
between the region and other parts of the UK and the World. Need to be able to ARTICULATE the ways in which it is linked to other parts of the world. |
| What issues arise from these links ? | In-migration to the region.
Retirement. Tourism. Housing - affordability Crime Changing demographics. What other local issues are there ? |
Continue with the coursework
planning. Visit by Mr. Clarke - January 2007 Research some possible plans for the future of KL - how would they like the town to change ? Need to present them to the group. |
| How might King's Lynn (your
place) change in the
future ? What changes might take place ? With what impact ? On whom ? Winners and losers ? What might be the impact of these changes ? What are my views on the changes ? |
Changes in King's Lynn - what
are they likely to be ? What are the key processes of change operating in the local community ? What are existing and future plans for the community ? - need to research these... Ways of seeing change. Ways of affecting and effecting change...
PLANNING ENQUIRY COURSEWORK ELEMENT WHICH INVOLVES PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION
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Plans: explain the plans which
are in operation, and the candidates' views. What do the plans mean ? What are the candidates' own plans for the future of KL ? Presentations of the students own plans for the locality and community. http://spamandchips.net/portuguese/index.htm - large Portuguese speaking community in Norfolk Queen's visit in 2057 - what will she see ? What will have changed ? What will be the same ? |
| Importance of KL in the UK as
a whole.
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How is KL like other local
places ? Constituent countries, regions. KL in UK... UK's location relative to Europe.
A bit of mapwork needed here... |
Outline of the UK Mapwork in the UK - IWB mapwork. Regional jigsaw. Identification. Stereotyping of images ? Dialect - sound files ? - soundmap of the UK... (Website) Foods ? Places ? Tony Cassidy has sent me some excellent resources relating to this theme.... Uses some questions from the Citizenship Test, which was introduced for new migrants. How well would you do on the test ? |
| Changes in King's Lynn
COURSEWORK |
Need to consider themes related
to problems in an area and planning to improve areas. Link to coursework. FUTURES FOR KINGS LYNN What changes have they noticed ? GOAD plan: changes in settlement - retail change or gravitation |
Thanks to Paula Cooper
and colleagues at the King Edward VI school in Birmingham for inspiring
the coursework once again - as it stands...
DOWNLOAD A WORD DOCUMENT OF THE COURSEWORK HERE |
| UK: My Place (link to one
above...)
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Consider different views of places.. Images of real, virtual and imagined places... |
Ask parents: what are the key
issues which are worrying them, or which they think will affect them in
the future... Extra question on the end of the questionnaire along with "Do you think of yourself as being British ?" or something similar... Idea of an English cuppa... |
| What are the big issues affecting the UK | What are the big issues
affecting the UK today, and how do they affect the students ? Come up with some ideas, or score from a checklist of ideas ? Perhaps use a poll at MONKEY SURVEY - this needs to be set up. |
Big Issues ?? Poll What are people concerned about in the UK ? This is the next thing to develop... |
| Identity.... BRITISHNESS |
Looking at what makes things typically
British. Places book has exercise with perceptions of other people on the UK Link to FUGIS "Cool Places" - thanks to Tracey Skelton, one of the authors of the book, for getting me a discounted copy ! |
British Identity: this is a bit
of a 'hot potato'... Benjamin Zephaniah poem "The British" is a useful resource in this area. Newspaper clippings. http://spamandchips.net/portuguese/index.htm I am indebted to Tony Cassidy for his resources looking at the UK and the British Citizenship test. |
| Finish off the unit:
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Recap on key themes. ASSESSMENT will be needed at some point this term to establish the tier of entry for the exams. |
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| "Virtual Places" & additional thinking... | 'The Sims' My Space and other online communities. Tracey Skelton & Gill Valentine: "Cool Places"
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| Berney Arms | Using clip from Anglia TV programme on the most remote railway station in the country. | |
| Catchment | Explore the
idea of CATCHMENTS a) School catchments - map for the local area ? Need to source... b) Mobile phone details c) Local radio station KLFM: 96.7 Radio Norfolk is the local radio station which has the largest audience. KLFM also serves the area around King's Lynn.
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  Very useful catchment map - good example of catchments. There are 131 000 potential listeners within this area. This information would be useful to advertisers who would know which customers they could reach. |
| Inspiring Norfolk | A good website
which has a link between Art and Geography. Look at Norfolk in a new way... http://www.inspiringnorfolk.co.uk
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A new project aims to identify the ICONS of England.
http://www.icons.org.uk/learn-play/teachers-guide - a useful site...
Useful book produced by COMMON GROUND: "England in Particular" - this has some wonderful evocations of place and England..
Some key terms which need to be developed - these are included on the front of the resource booklet.
| Multiple Deprivation | Lacking in many opportunities, which leads to a poor quality of life. This could include lack of employment opportunities. |
| Catchment Area | The area from which the school students come. Can also be measured in other ways... For example: see KLFM above.. |
| Urban regeneration | The redevelopment of an area such as an inner city zone. It may include environmental, socio-cultural and economic improvements. |
| Deindustrialisation | The decline of industry, which may be as a result of globalisation. |
| Brownfield site | A site which has been previously been built on and which is restored for further use. |
Also need to look for links to the FIVE KEY CONCEPTS:
Futures
Uneven development
Globalisation
Interdependence
Sustainability
You can make the acronym FUGIS, which is a helpful way of referring to the concepts and (hopefully) remembering them. E-mail me for a large PPT of the FUGIS idea.
Coming soon are some resources which are in preparation at the moment....
Keep an eye out for THE SIMPSONS GO TO KING'S LYNN (also see new SIMPSONS page)
A great poem to set the pupils thinking is Benjamin Zephaniah's 'THE BRITISH'.
Have included a range of ideas from this. If you object to the poem being here (all I want to do is bring it to a wider audience who will then want to seek out more of Benjamin's work...) let me know and I'll remove it...
Some interesting ideas on PLACE in the new ECLIPSE resource: available from publisher's website.
IDEAS FOR DEVELOPMENT
Head to any 'tacky' tourist shop in most large cities and you'll find lots of UK based souvenirs - I visited a cheap shop in York
Also check out the LOCAL STUDIES area of your local library. My local library has some useful videos showing the history of the town which would make good resources for the start of the course. I will probably take them out for the first 2 or 3 weeks of term.
Also bought some cheap resources in the sale at my local Ottakars:
Also going to make use of a MAKE YOUR OWN OPOLY kit, and develop a MONOPOLY BOARD for the local area.
Possible activities (these will develop over the next few months....)
THE SIMPSONS VISIT KING'S LYNN
PLANNING ENQUIRY
BIG ISSUES IN THE UK
A NICE CUP OF TEA
This is an idea related to work done by Stuart Hall (and no I'm not going to mention "It's a....)
He produced a nice analysis of this very 'English' tradition, which is not actually English...
"because they don't grow it in Lancashire, you know. Not a single tea plantation exists within the United Kingdom... Where does it come from ? Ceylon-Sri Lanka, India. That is the outside history that is inside the history of the English....."
More on this when we get to this topic...
