S1 Modern Studies

Course Outline

  Topics  Assessments 
August – January  Prejudice Unit 

  • Prejudice, Discrimination and Stereotypes 
  • Racism (and how to tackle it) 
  • Sexism (and how to tackle it) 
  • Homophobia (and how to tackle it) 
  • Transphobia (and how to tackle it) 
  

 

December – January  Prejudice test 
January – June   Democracy 

  • An Introduction to democracy 
  • Political Parties in the UK 
  • Devolution 
  • How to participate in a democracy 
  • Pressure Groups 
  • The First Minister of Scotland 
  • Making a Law and Committees 
  • Role of an MSP 
  • Votes at 16 
  • Class Election 
  

 

May – Votes at 16 Group Presentation 

 

 
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