Credit crunch and the media

How does the media portray the economic crisis?

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Topic Aims

Learning objectives taken from key stage 3 and 4 programmes of study for Economic Well-being:

Risk

To understand risk in both positive and negative term
To understand the need to manage risk in financial and career term
To take risks and learn from mistakes

Economic Understanding

To develop a better understanding of the economic and business environment
To gain a better understanding of the functions and uses of money

Learning Outcomes

To understand the implications of the credit crunch for individuals, communities and nations.

To create a media report on a credit crunch related issue.

Differentiate by learning style

Students could plan and carry out a short role play or news reading instead.

Introduction

Introduce the activity by explaining that in this session students will be looking at how the media are portraying the credit crunch and the recession.