Year 10 - Citizenship
How do we decide on the issue to investigate?
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 Citizenship concepts, provide examples of related issues and describe how to select an issue for investigation.
Key Notes
- Citizenship covers broad concepts like equality, democracy, and justice, each addressing specific issues in society.
- Active citizenship projects can address various issues, but each issue must relate to a Citizenship concept.
- There are many factors that need to be considered before choosing an issue to investigate such as resources and impact.
Vocabulary To Learn
- advocate: a person or group that defends or maintains a cause or proposal
- Citizenship concept: a broad idea within Citizenship education
- investigate: to look into something carefully to learn more about it and find out the facts
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Issues do not need to be related to Citizenship concepts.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Citizenship covers broad concepts like equality, democracy, and justice, each addressing specific issues in society. Active citizenship projects can address various issues, but each issue must relate to a Citizenship concept.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'advocate'
a person or group that defends or maintains a cause or proposal.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Issues do not need to be related to Citizenship concepts. Correction: Active citizenship requires issues investigated and advocated for to have a clear link between a Citizenship concept and the issue.
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 can we plan our active citizenship project? 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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