Economics Christmas panto - Cinderella 2011

I have set my AS and A2 Economics classes a Christmas task, to write a panto script! The Story so far is in the attached word document - it tells the story of Cinderella (aka the UK economy) and the hard times she is facing, with a Wicked Stepmother and two Ugly Sisters to struggle against. But Cinders has some friends, and just as she is in despair, her Fairy Godmother, Buttons and Prince Charming (Supply-side and Demand-side fiscal policy and Quantitative Easing), turn up to rescue her.

The task for the students is to write the script for the rest of the story, as each of her friends describe how they can help, and as she decides which of them can help her to live happily ever after.

My A2 classes spent the last two lessons of term writing and acting out their scripts, with some truly memorable results! My AS classes have been set this as a Christmas task, and I look forward to some great performances to come in January - and I don’t see why this couldn’t be used as an early January lesson.

If I was setting the task now, I would probably insist that they should include at least 3 direct references to the data in Geoff’s great Prospects for the UK Economy in 2012 powerpoint

Cinderella_-_chrismas_lessons_panto_2011-1.doc