Year 10 - Citizenship
How do grassroots campaigns operate?
What tools can we use to challenge injustice in our communities?
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Unit Summary
Pupils consider a diverse range of case studies to develop their understanding of how and why people challenge injustice in their communities.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain how people start grassroots campaigns and give examples of how these campaigns have made a positive difference in communities.
Key Notes
- Grassroots campaigns are started by ordinary people, not powerful leaders.
- Grassroots campaigns often focus on local issues that affect communities directly.
- Campaigners use simple methods like petitions and protests.
- Working together helps grassroots developments stronger and more effective.
- Even small actions can lead to real change when many people get involved.
Vocabulary To Learn
- grassroots development: when a group of people come together to pursue a common goal, largely on a volunteer and non-profit basis, to serve a local need in their community; often called a community-led project
- advocate: a person or group that defends or maintains a cause or proposal
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Grassroots campaigns cannot make a big difference because they are local, small-scale, and led by people without influence or national recognition.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Grassroots campaigns are started by ordinary people, not powerful leaders. Grassroots campaigns often focus on local issues that affect communities directly.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'grassroots development'
when a group of people come together to pursue a common goal, largely on a volunteer and non-profit basis, to serve a local need in their community; often called a community-led project.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Grassroots campaigns cannot make a big difference because they are local, small-scale, and led by people without influence or national recognition. Correction: Grassroots campaigns often start small, but grow as more people join. Their local focus makes them powerful, and many have led to national policy changes or raised public awareness.
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