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E.Q: Can a City be Responsible for its Past?

E.Q: Can a City be Responsible for its Past? . Liverpool……. “We can’t hide our history, it is built into the foundations of many institutions and buildings. What we can do is apologise. This is what we are doing, offering our unreserved remorse for the history of slave trading….”.

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E.Q: Can a City be Responsible for its Past?

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  1. E.Q: Can a City be Responsible for its Past?

  2. Liverpool…… “We can’t hide our history, it is built into the foundations of many institutions and buildings. What we can do is apologise. This is what we are doing, offering our unreserved remorse for the history of slave trading….”

  3. Apologies so far….. • Liverpool's in 1999 • London's in 2007 • The Church of England 2006/7 began to apologise and one of their members said "We the Church of England were at the heart of it". • Bristol 2014??

  4. What is an apology? • Apology: an acknowledgement of an offence or failure • Firstly: say "I'm sorry I hurt you" • Secondly: I admit I did something wrong. • Finally: what can I do to make it right? We know that something bad went wrong in the past and the legacy of that is quite profound. • What can we do to make it right?

  5. A European apology Which of the statements made do you think are the most powerful or effective? Order them most-least powerful

  6. Word bank • Acknowledge • Commerce • Bequeath • Legacy • Reconcile

  7. The Liverpool Apology

  8. The Liverpool Apology

  9. The Liverpool Apology vs European I believe that the………..statement is the most convincing because………. • ALL: correct spelling and punctuation in your opinion • MOST: use the PEE structure to complete the statement • SOME: explain exactly which words or phrases are persuasive • Extra: can you use any technical terms for the words? E.g. adjective, verb etc.

  10. Is it time for us? • http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/may/07/ameliahill.theobserver • Let’s make some notes whilst reading through the article together

  11. City apology? • OBJ: to understand the main arguments for and against Bristol saying sorry, beginning by analysing a newspaper article. • SKILLS: • Reading comprehension • Skimming and scanning • Deeper reading and analysis

  12. Reading comprehension • Level 3: • Highlight and label one argument FOR and one AGAINST apologising. • Level 4: • Find 3 other sources that the newspaper quote in their article. • Level 5: • Find 2 words that emphasise the argument that apologising is a useless gesture. • Level 6: • Highlight where the article discusses that an apology is just the first step. Who does it quote? • Level 7: • Highlight where the article states what an apology could lead to and why it is really important. Who does it quote?

  13. Discussion • What are the main points to come out of this article? • Do you agree with any one point more strongly than another? • What has persuaded you the most? • Have you changed your mind? By how much? • Which words or phrases made the most impact on you?

  14. Adding to your mind map • Can you add any points from the article to your mind map?

  15. Summary statement • Write a paragraph summarising your thoughts about Bristol apologising AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME. It may change and that's ok! • ALL: will use your own opinion backed up with why (from the article) • MOST: will use a direct quotation in the correct PEE structure • SOME:may explain which particular words and phrases had an impact on them - how do you think they we persuasive?

  16. The Assessment • Write a formal letter in which you apologise for Bristol’s involvement in the slave trade. Your letter should be persuasive and convince the reader that this should happen. • Who can we write to? • Who is apologising?

  17. Who should we apologise to? Who are we writing to?

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