Your taskYour task

Sequence the PMs in chronological order. What characteristics make a great PM?

PMsPMs Sir Winston Churchill (1940-45, 1951-55)Sir Winston Churchill (1940-45, 1951-55) Clement Atlee (1945-1951)Clement Atlee (1945-1951) Sir Anthony Eden (1955-7)Sir Anthony Eden (1955-7) Harold Macmillan (1957-63)Harold Macmillan (1957-63) Harold Wilson (1964-70, 1974-6)Harold Wilson (1964-70, 1974-6) Edward Heath (1970-74)Edward Heath (1970-74) James Callaghan (1976-9)James Callaghan (1976-9) Margaret Thatcher (1979-90)Margaret Thatcher (1979-90) John Major (1990-1997)John Major (1990-1997) Tony Blair (1997-2007)Tony Blair (1997-2007) Gordon Brown (2007-2010)Gordon Brown (2007-2010) David Cameron (2010-???)David Cameron (2010-???)

Can you identify which party

these PMs represente

d?

Who was the Who was the greatest PM of the greatest PM of the Twentieth Century?Twentieth Century?

To be able to sequence the key To be able to sequence the key PMs of the C20thPMs of the C20th

To explain what makes a To explain what makes a successful PMsuccessful PM

Learning objectives

Watch this clip from Andrew Marr’s ‘History of Britain’. What do you think it was about Clement Attlee that made him such a great Prime Minister? Read more about Attlee in Marr, p.3-111

Your taskYour task A UK publisher wishes to include a feature in a new A UK publisher wishes to include a feature in a new

textbook on who was Britain’s greatest PM. What textbook on who was Britain’s greatest PM. What do you think will be the measure of their greatness?do you think will be the measure of their greatness?

Your teams (approx 2-3 members) will be asked to Your teams (approx 2-3 members) will be asked to make a 2 minute pitch explaining why your PM make a 2 minute pitch explaining why your PM deserves to be remembered as the greatest of the deserves to be remembered as the greatest of the twentieth century. Your presentation must include a twentieth century. Your presentation must include a ppt with 5 slides and maximum of 20 words per ppt with 5 slides and maximum of 20 words per slide plus an A4 handoutslide plus an A4 handout

Your teacher will assess your presentation and note Your teacher will assess your presentation and note the marks down as the marks down as RRAAG G based on team work, based on team work, research & presentation & persuasion skillsresearch & presentation & persuasion skills

Extension taskExtension task

You may wish to compare the skills You may wish to compare the skills of your given PM against the current of your given PM against the current PM. How much has he learned from PM. How much has he learned from or abandoned the ideas and policies or abandoned the ideas and policies of your PM?of your PM?

HomeworkHomework

Finish your presentation for next Finish your presentation for next lesson.lesson.

Make sure your glossary & your PM Make sure your glossary & your PM timeline is is up-to-datetimeline is is up-to-date

PlenaryPlenary

Define the key words your teacher Define the key words your teacher calls outcalls out

Explain the characteristics of a great Explain the characteristics of a great PMPM

Explain why your PM may win the Explain why your PM may win the debatedebate

Thatcher, wins 1979 general election