Parliament
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Approach:  One to one ACCESS
Level: Year 8
Focus: Finding and analysing information on a poster  
Resources:
Poster, picture card, information card
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Questions/instructions:


Hand student poster.
Have a good look at this poster. You are going to use this poster to answer some questions.
Hand student picture card. [Pita Sharples.]


% responses
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poster

[Click on poster or information card to enlarge]

card

 

 Pita Sharples
1. Can you find this person on the chart?  
yes
94
If student can’t find the person, show them.  
Use the poster to find out about this person.
2. Who is this person?		  
Pita Sharples
 98
3. Which party does he belong to?  
Mäori Party
 83
4. What is he responsible for in parliament?  
Number of things mentioned:
(Minister of Mäori Affairs, Associate Minister of Corrections, Associate Minister of Education)		  
3 or more
 31
2
 5
1
11
0
53
Point to letters on parliament members’ pictures.
5. Why do some people have a letter on their picture while others don’t?		  
they are Ministers of Parliament/ Cabinet Ministers
38
Hand and read information card to student.
Use the poster to work out who this person is.
6. Who am I?		  
Pansy Wong
59

7. What is this poster telling us about parliament?

  
Number of valid points relating to the make up and structure of parliament:
(e.g. parties, responsibilities, number of seats, not specific information relating to individuals)		  
5 or more
 7
4
 13
3
16
2
32
1
 17
0
16

Total score:
12–14
 7
9–11
22
6–8
38
3–5
28
0–2
 5
Subgroup Analysis [Click on charts to enlarge] :
Year 4
 
Commentary:
Year 8 students were moderately successful at locating information on posters representing Members of Parliament. Pasifika students did not perform as well as Pakeha or Mäori students.