Year 7 - Citizenship
What is citizenship?
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 the subject of citizenship includes, what social change is and how statistics can help enact social change.
Key Notes
- Citizenship covers concepts such as the law, democracy, the economy, identities, communities and rights.
- There are many ways to make social change happen like volunteering, pressure groups and lobbying.
- Statistics help me understand society and social change.
Vocabulary To Learn
- citizen: a person who belongs to a country and has certain rights as they either live in the country, or were born in the country; it is a legal status given to people
- social change: changes that occur in society over time
- statistics: pieces of data or facts gathered in the form of numbers
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Citizenship is only about legal status.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Citizenship covers concepts such as the law, democracy, the economy, identities, communities and rights. There are many ways to make social change happen like volunteering, pressure groups and lobbying.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'citizen'
a person who belongs to a country and has certain rights as they either live in the country, or were born in the country; it is a legal status given to people.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Citizenship is only about legal status. Correction: Citizenship is all about being part of a society and being an active citizen.
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