Tom was not born caring about birds, and Maya was not born worrying about rent. Perspectives are shaped by what is around you.
People around you
- Culture (sociocultural norms): what feels normal at home
- Religion: care for the Earth
- Experience (lived experience): what you have lived
Facts and rules
- Science (scientific understanding): 40 bird species found
- Law: rules on wetlands
What is happening
- Money (economic conditions): rents are rising
- Events (local and global): a local flood, a global climate report
Same town, different mix: Everyone feels these, in different amounts. That is why neighbours disagree.
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Each influence has an everyday name and an exam term. Learn both.
| Influence | Exam term | What it means | At Reed Marsh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culture | sociocultural norms | what the people around you treat as normal | Tom's family has walked the marsh for years |
| Religion | religion | beliefs about what is sacred or right | caring for creation means keeping wetlands |
| Experience | lived experience | what has happened to you | Maya grew up in a crowded flat |
| Science | scientific understanding | what research and evidence show | a survey counted 40 bird species |
| Law | laws | rules about what is allowed | wetlands are protected by law |
| Money | economic conditions | income, jobs and prices | rents in town rise every year |
| Events | local and global events | things happening nearby or worldwide | a local flood; a global climate report |
Spot the influence: Find the detail in the question: a study is science, a rule or a fine is law, a job or a price is money, and something that happened to the person is lived experience.
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A perspective and an argument are not the same thing.
Perspective
- The view itself.
- Tom: the marsh matters more than the homes.
Argument
- The reasons given for a view, or against another one.
- Tom: 40 species nest here and it soaks up floodwater.
In your answers: Half an answer: Tom is against the homes.
Full answer: Tom is against the homes, because 40 bird species nest in the marsh and it holds back floods.