Year 11
Year 11
What are the debates around identity in the UK?
Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will explore debates around identity in the UK and the ideas around a national identity. This lesson will also discuss the concept of British values.
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6 Questions
Q1.
What does identity mean?
A person's character
A person's nationality
Q2.
True or false, someone's identity can be shaped by different things, such as a person's culture, religion, ethnicity, gender and hobbies?
False
Q3.
What is the difference between nature and nurture?
Nature refers to the natural world around us and nurture refers to how we are treated
Nature refers to the way we are brought up, whereas nurture refers to how we are raised by our family
Q4.
True or false, people only have one identity?
True
Q5.
Is identity fixed or fluid?
Fixed
Q6.
Why can people's identity change?
People's identity changes because they renew their passport
People's identity never changes, just their personality
5 Questions
Q1.
True or false, history, language, culture, tradition and region all contribute to a person's national identity?
False
Q2.
True or false, individuals may identify differently in relation to their UK identity? For example, someone may feel more Welsh rather than British.
False
Q3.
Which jurisdiction passed a law to enhance the status of their national language and give it equal importance to English?
London
Scotland
Q4.
True or false, Scotland was once an independent nation?
False
Q5.
The Department for Education defined British values as the belief in:
Freedom, justice, parliamentary sovereignty and patriotism
Multiculturalism, individual responsibility and tradition