Year 11 - Citizenship
What are changemakers?
Why do we need the right to protest in a democracy?
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Unit Summary
Pupils explore how rights have developed in the UK and how they are protected. They look at what changes in society have occurred due to protest.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to describe what a changemaker is and explain examples of the positive changes that people have made.
Key Notes
- Ordinary citizens can play a part in positive change.
- Change can take time and it can have a local, national or international impact.
- To create our own change, we need to be active citizens.
Vocabulary To Learn
- change: making something different; altering or modifying something
- changemakers: someone who wants to change the world and, by gathering knowledge, skills and resources brings about change through their deliberate actions
- active citizenship: the process of learning how to take part in democracy and use Citizenship knowledge, skills and understanding to work together and try to make a positive difference in the world
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- That changemakers are connected or influential people with lots of resources.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Ordinary citizens can play a part in positive change. Change can take time and it can have a local, national or international impact.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'change'
making something different; altering or modifying something.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: That changemakers are connected or influential people with lots of resources. Correction: Anyone can be a changemaker. It depends on the ability of the person to bring people along with them and build a cause people believe in.
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