Year 7 - Citizenship
How can we be active citizens?
Citizenship - what's it all about?
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils consider what citizenship is all about, they will explore what knowledge and skills they need to develop to become active citizens.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain what active citizenship is and what skills are needed to bring about positive change.
Key Notes
- An active citizen is someone who takes an active role in their community and society to bring about positive change.
- Citizens can bring about positive change using different methods, e.g. petitioning, protesting, boycotting and lobbying.
- To make a positive difference, active citizens need skills such as communication, teamwork and critical thinking.
Vocabulary To Learn
- community: a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common
- active citizenship: the process of learning how to take part in democracy and using citizenship knowledge, skills and understanding to try to make a positive difference in the world
- active citizen: a person who actively takes responsibility, becomes involved in areas of public concern and tries to make a positive difference in their community
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Only leaders, or those in power, can be active citizens.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
An active citizen is someone who takes an active role in their community and society to bring about positive change. Citizens can bring about positive change using different methods, e.g. petitioning, protesting, boycotting and lobbying.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'community'
a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Only leaders, or those in power, can be active citizens. Correction: Whilst leadership skills might help in some situations, many active citizens work behind the scenes, you don't need to be a leader or in power to be an active citizen.
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