Year 10 - Citizenship
How do I choose a topic to investigate?
How can I be a changemaker in my community?
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Unit Summary
This unit enables students to build knowledge and understanding of communities and develop active citizenship skills to make a positive change.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to choose an appropriate topic that will make a difference.
Key Notes
- Choose a topic that connects clearly to a key idea or value of citizenship you've studied in class.
- Make SMART goals to ensure your actions are focused, achievable, and meaningful for your chosen issue.
- Educate others and raise awareness to shift opinions and communicate with decision makers to share your ideas.
- Reember that the difference you make could be suble, but this is stil valuable.
- Fundraising is helpful, but combine it with awareness to make a real and lasting impact.
Vocabulary To Learn
- appropriate: suitable and relevant to the issue, community, and your ability to take action
- action: practical steps designed to try to raise public awareness or influence key decision-makers
- difference: a positive impact or change that addresses a real need or improves the situation
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Young people can't make a real difference in society or influence decision-makers.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Choose a topic that connects clearly to a key idea or value of citizenship you've studied in class. Make SMART goals to ensure your actions are focused, achievable, and meaningful for your chosen issue.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'appropriate'
suitable and relevant to the issue, community, and your ability to take action.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Young people can't make a real difference in society or influence decision-makers. Correction: Young people can create change by raising awareness, educating others, and working with leaders or organisations.
More Lessons In This Unit
- How can I build my skills to become an active citizen? Study Guide
- How can I ensure lasting impact? Study Guide
- How can I evaluate my action? Study Guide
- How can we achieve our goal? Study Guide
- How can we ensure effective safeguarding? Study Guide
- How do I carry out my action? Study Guide
- How do I inform others? Study Guide
- What issues are there in my community? Study Guide
- Why is it important to consider the views of others? Study Guide
- Why is primary research important? Study Guide
- Why is secondary research important? Study Guide
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