Year 10 - Citizenship
How can we plan our active citizenship project?
How can we make a difference in society? Active citizenship project
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Unit Summary
Pupils are introduced to what an active citizenship project is, how it should be structured and the skills they need to complete one.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain how to analyse your research, and explain how to create an action plan for your active citizenship project.
Key Notes
- Research analysis in the active citizenship project planning stage ensures informed decisions before taking action.
- Analysis involves identifying findings, exploring cause and effect, checking reliability, and drawing conclusions.
- Action plans are created after research analysis, setting a goal, outlining tasks, and setting deadlines for progress.
- Action plans must be regularly reviewed and adjusted to stay effective and address challenges in the project.
Vocabulary To Learn
- analysis: the process of examining something in detail, breaking it down into its parts to understand it better
- action plan: a detailed overview of tasks or actions, and the order in which they need to be taken, designed to help achieve a specific goal
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- An action plan is a static document, there is no need update it once it has been made.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Research analysis in the active citizenship project planning stage ensures informed decisions before taking action. Analysis involves identifying findings, exploring cause and effect, checking reliability, and drawing conclusions.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'analysis'
the process of examining something in detail, breaking it down into its parts to understand it better.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: An action plan is a static document, there is no need update it once it has been made. Correction: Action plans are fluid and need to be reviewed regularly; they can become obsolete which can hinder the success as they are no longer relevant. Sometimes action plans need to be amended or adjusted to respond to challenges or barriers.
More Lessons In This Unit
- How can we carry out research for an active citizenship project? Study Guide
- How can we measure the impact and success of our action? Study Guide
- How do we decide on the issue to investigate? Study Guide
- What are the different types of campaigning methods we can use? Study Guide
- What is an active citizenship project and what skills do I need? Study Guide
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