Year 7 - Citizenship
How can we get involved in our school community?
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 identify a number of ways we can make a positive difference in our school communities.
Key Notes
- An active citizen is someone who works towards making a positive change in society and in communities.
- Understanding who key decision-makers are makes active citizens more able to bring about positive change.
- An active citizen can campaign by raising awareness, writing letters, and more to bring about change.
- There are many famous young active citizens such as Greta Thunberg and Xiuhtezcatl Martinez.
- We can use the campaigning methods of famous active citizens to inspire us to make change within our communities.
Vocabulary To Learn
- community: a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common
- 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
- school council: a formal group of pupils who act as representatives for their fellow students in discussing school issues with the people who run the school
- campaigning: actions or events organised by an individual or a group of people to achieve an aim
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- To make a difference within the school community an active citizen has to make a big change.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
An active citizen is someone who works towards making a positive change in society and in communities. Understanding who key decision-makers are makes active citizens more able to bring about positive change.
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: To make a difference within the school community an active citizen has to make a big change. Correction: Even small actions at school can make a meaningful change.
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