1. Question 2 – Advocacy. Making Yourself Heard Copy the title, date and key word into your exercise books. Starter: Thursday, 07 January 2016 Advocacy Speaking up for your self. Putting your opinions across Who has ‘Power or Influence’ over the issue of alternatives to prisons? How can they use this power?

2. To know the meaning of Advocacy To be able to write a letter expressing your views on the alternatives to prisons. To know the meaning of Advocacy To be able to write a letter expressing your views on the alternatives to prisons. Learning Objectives Question 2 – Advocacy

3. Key Words Advocacy Speaking up for your self. Putting your opinions across Question 2 – Advocacy. Making Yourself Heard

4. Task Contact a someone with Power and Influence over the issue of alternatives to Prison. Task Contact a someone with Power and Influence over the issue of alternatives to Prison. Who has power or influence over the Alternatives to Prisons? Members of Parliament (MPs) Pressure Groups Journalists/ Newspapers Judges and Magistrates Lords/Peers Members of the Government

5. Section1 Introduction explaining why you are writing to them. Section 2 Explain YOUR views on the Alternatives to prison. Back your points up with evidence. Try to be persuasive Section 3 Ask them questions about the alternatives to prison? Section 4 Thank them for their time and sign of appropriately (yours sincerely) Task You need to show you can use the skill of advocacy to put your point of view across to someone with power over the issue. Your letter should contain the following: Task You need to show you can use the skill of advocacy to put your point of view across to someone with power over the issue. Your letter should contain the following: Remember you will be marked on how well you put your own point of view across and back up your opinions with evidence. This skill is called Advocacy.

6. Dear Sir or Madame, I am a student at Gaynes School in Upminster. As part of the assessment for my Citizenship GCSE I am investigating the issue of alternatives to prison. As you know the issue of alternatives to prison has been in the news lately. I am required to contact people in positions of power or influence relevant to this issue and find out their views on the subject. I would also like to explain my views on alternative punishments to you. PointIn my opinion we should send (more/less) people to prison. EvidenceMy evidence for this is… Explanation This supports my argument because… Point I think a more suitable punishment for (say what type of offender) would be (say what punishment) Evidence My evidence for this is ExplanationThis supports my argument because Point However in other cases a more suitable punishment for (say what type of offender) would be (say what punishment) EvidenceMy evidence for this is… ExplanationThis supports my argument because…

7. Plenary: Thursday, 07 January 2016 Write Title Here ISSP Community Service Death Penalty Restorative Justice Curfew/ Tagging ASBO Tell me an advantage or disadvantage of one of these alternatives to prison.